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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2011 (based on 9 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 47 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 7/4/2012 & rated 89 points: Last one...wanted to see how it aged. Overall, no improvement...maybe degrades a little. starts off a bit medicinal/syrupy, then after an hour or so settles. muted prune, boysenberry, then softer tannins. Not adding too much complexity or range with 10 years. (3553 views) | | | Tasted by Leejgreen on 10/16/2011 & rated 91 points: Drinking very well right now. Smooth and full. (3858 views) | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 5/9/2011 & rated 90 points: aged plum, prune, vanilla hues. Doesn't seem to have aged at all. (3907 views) | | | Tasted by MountainMak on 11/26/2010 & rated 88 points: pretty decent, getting a bit too mellow, but still a nice bottle. drink em if you got them. (4436 views) | | | Tasted by GGinSF on 9/8/2010 & rated 84 points: Over-oaked and a bit too sweet. Not bad for a $12 cab, but nowhere near 90 pt wine. Any heat that was there before is gone, so it's pretty smooth. (4447 views) | | | Tasted by team-blackburn on 4/2/2010 & rated 89 points: In it's prime drink now. (1968 views) | | | Tasted by bwillia on 3/26/2010 & rated 82 points: I am so dissapointed with this wine! I've had previous vintages of this bottling that I really enjoyed but this one represents all that can be wrong with Cali Cab. HUGE Vanilla from all the oak and over-extracted fruit with no structure. What were they thinking? (1978 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 3/13/2010 & rated 89 points: Last bottle. popped and poured by itself. Still a big Calif cab with all the wood and stuff you expect. Very enjoyable. Nothing to add from my last notes. If you still have some of this, drink or hold for a couple years.
This was a great value and I'm glad I got several bottles when it was around. Will look for some more of it, even though I'm focusing more on Washington state and European wines now days. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by Jkwapis on 2/6/2010 & rated 87 points: Smooth with solid fruit and chocolate notes. Nice. (2004 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 9/27/2009 & rated 89 points: Still terrific, as good as it is likely to get though. It can hold antoher year easily enough.
Lots of fruit, some wood, not quite dust or leather in finish, but rather understated notes. Round and mellow tannins. A bit of acidity left in it too, and perhaps a bit more than I would like, but not really out of balance.
A pretty good wine. (2177 views) | | | Tasted by sachsen on 12/26/2008 & rated 87 points: Our last of several, and by far, the least impressive. Fruit seemed to be fading--drink up now! (2456 views) | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 12/7/2008 & rated 91 points: Wow....aging slowly. Opens over time....starts off a bit medicinal/syrupy. then smooths out to a cherry, blueberry deep fruit core surrounded by brambles and cinammon. Pretty concentrated and good smooth tannins in a long finish. (2314 views) | | | Tasted by jnastynebr on 10/21/2008 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured. Opened up very quickly. Beautifully complex nose bursting with red fruit, cedar, currents, and spicy oak. Perfectly balanced acidity that complimented the firm and persistent finish. Smooth, mouth coating texture with refined tannins. Always a house favorite, and an exceptional value. Will reward the impatient wine collector. Drink or hold for the next two years. (2477 views) | | | Tasted by dwmcubed on 6/27/2008: Oak!!!! - vanilla, Black Cherry. Oak showing some signs of integration, but still intrusive imo. A little heat on the finish - but not as hot as I recall my past bottle was. Drink 'em if you've got 'em (and serve them cold). (2588 views) | | | Tasted by Jack on 1/6/2008 & rated 88 points: The oak that was intrusive before has integrated. A little sweeter than I like and just a touch of heat on the back end keeps the score down. (2542 views) | | | Tasted by docmckay on 10/24/2007 & rated 82 points: Have had several bottles of this wine and must admit that this one was the most disappointing. All the fruit seemed to be covered up by the alcohol. Maybe I drank it too warm (room temperature) This wine was muddled and not very interesting. The color has moved on to that garnet stage. Shows no purple whatsoever. The tannins seemed almost non existent. I think this wine was drinking was better in its youth. Luckily it was my last and I can move on to better bottles. It did taste better with food (fillet and truffled mash potatoes. Over all I don't think it waiting in a dead phase ready to move on to better flavor profiles. Highly recommend drinking now. I have had better success with this wine in the past. (2728 views) | | | Tasted by dwmcubed on 9/16/2007: Oak, More Oak, Black Cherries, Vanilla, Black Pepper, Tobacco & a hot finish (alcohol). Nice mouthfeel . I'm afraid the alcohol won't dissipate - and will drink my other bottle soon. Showed well at a cooler temperature, which tempered the heat. Drink 'em up! (3152 views) | | | Tasted by vintage61 on 9/15/2007 & rated 85 points: Poped and poured from my 55 degree cellar. Eggplant color and a modest nose and palate in the beginning due to the chill. As it warms it opens up into a delicious expression of dark fruits and tobacco. Initially revealed great balance, but as the wine continued to warm, the high alcohol (14.3 on the bottle) began to rear its ugly head. In short, the wine became hot on the nose and palate. I soon lost interest in all the heat and placed the last of the bottle in the fridge under a vaccu-vin. 9/16, Day two: Cold from the fridge, the wine regained it composure, only to loose it again as it warmed. Basically, a delicious wine, marred by unbalanced alcohol level. (2772 views) | | | Tasted by DesMarteau on 7/4/2007 & rated 93 points: The best one of these I've had in a while. Nice deep purplue hue. Blueberry, cherry, rasberry fruit...nicer integration and medium weight than the last couple of these I've had. Tar, pine, long finish... (2581 views) | | | Tasted by Jack on 3/27/2007 & rated 90 points: Tannin and oak have begun to integrate. Good fruit with a little mocha. Tasted with the 2002 Paul Hobbs and while not as good was respectable. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by cafeweston on 2/25/2007 & rated 89 points: Classic smoke and leather flavors. A great red meat / barbecue wine. (3094 views) | | | Tasted by vintage61 on 1/23/2007 & rated 88 points: I fear this wine has peaked. The flavors went more to raisin and less fruit, allowing a little heat to come through on the palate, not previously noticed. Maybe an off bottle, but I am glad I only have one more. (3063 views) | | | Tasted by Cheers_mate! on 11/22/2006 & rated 90 points: Very well structured, well balanced, delicious wine. (3059 views) | | | Tasted by ScottS on 10/19/2006 & rated 90 points: 50+5+13+15+7=90 pts (3199 views) | | | Tasted by ScottS on 9/21/2006 & rated 90 points: Medium garnet red in color. Chocolate, raspberry & a hint of vanilla on the nose. Medium to full bodied wine with flavors of cherry, pepper & mint. On the finish the tannins were well rounded and smooth. The oak and heat from prior tastings has dissipated. This wine was showing very well.
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Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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