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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 36 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Lype on 4/8/2023: After one hour upon opening the bottle this felt one dimensional and past peak, not interesting to say the least. Left to its devices and sipping other wines. After five hours - what a change. Fruit fully intact, spicy and sweet cassis and licorice flavors. A Cabernet Sauvignon which is sweet, round, smooth and classy. Good long finish. I did not see this coming, ended up sourcing more. (444 views) | | | Tasted by tplskylrk on 8/5/2021: 3L. Daughters graduation in Woodlands Hills, Mexican. This was just popped opened and glasses filled. Really mature and all the tertiary flavors out. A wee ibt past her prime even in this format. But got better as the night went along and the last glasses were really magical. (1383 views) | | | Tasted by mercury6 on 5/18/2019: Excellent quality. Still youthful. Good balance. Soft tannin. (1633 views) | | | Tasted by rickspicks on 11/18/2015 & rated 90 points: Opened 2 bottles, one pretty good (my notes are about this one), other one was a bit over the hill. Surprising amount of fruit - not fresh, but also not dried out. Overall a very enjoyable wine - velvety with round edges, medium body, good concentration and decent structure. Soft and lush in style, if tasted blind I would have guessed it for a meritage with some merlot, or perhaps even a right-bank bordeaux. A bit straightforward, but no flaws. (3596 views) | | | Tasted by Outplaying on 3/14/2014: Tasted blind. Lots of bell pepper, some herb and leather, red fruits. Really good acid. Guessed an old world cab franc from Chinon. Was really surprised this was from California. 13.5%, great acid, red fruits. Ahh the good ole days in CA. Ok - some green/herbaceous notes but I liked this wine. (4638 views) | | | Tasted by Vino2Vino on 6/16/2012 & rated 80 points: Not sure, but could have been corked. Very chemical on the nose. Taste wasn't bad, but hard to get past the plasticky smell. A bit moth bally on the palette. Bummer. (5575 views) | | | Tasted by mygrogro on 8/19/2011 & rated 87 points: tannic needs an hour decanting' ..needs food
nice for the price (5569 views) | | | Tasted by wfdeacon on 12/19/2009 & rated 89 points: Decanted for 2 hours. Very nice for the age and price point. Still moderatly tannic which was a surprise. Dark fruit and bubble gum on the nose. This bottle was dry! (5852 views) | | | Tasted by slmral on 5/5/2009 & rated 87 points: My last bottle. Fully mature and at the end of its peak. Nice tertiary character. Cigar box and cherries. Drink up. (4428 views) | | | Tasted by Teamcrev on 1/30/2009 & rated 88 points: Last bottle of a case. It seems it is now on the downslope for sure, but still very enjoyable. Pop and pour and the cherry / black cherry nose is still very prevalent. Cherry on the palate and very smooth with the tannins virtually gone. Stand this one up a few days before and use a strainer as it is loaded with sediment. Not hot at all with only 13% alcohol. If you have any left we suggest drink up. (3455 views) | | | Tasted by Jack on 2/3/2008 & rated 89 points: Good fruit to begin with but turned a little flat. (3016 views) | | | Tasted by biff_of_burl on 9/16/2007 & rated 92 points: Excellent structure and complexity - held up well from a hot vintage. New York Strips and '97 Supery. Heaven (3222 views) | | | Tasted by Jack on 6/20/2007 & rated 90 points: Pleasantly surprised. This has held up well and is drinking nicely. (3288 views) | | | Tasted by jeff nowak on 11/13/2006 & rated 90 points: 13.5% alcohol. rutherford, napa.
for what, a $20 wine? this is pretty damn good. nice mouthfeel and balance, combined with classic cassis and sweet tannin. not decanted, and it opened in the glass nicely; mild sediment in the bottle, so it could have been decanted. i'm a big fan of the meritage, and wild about the dollarhide ranch from this vintage. st supery really hit the target in 1997.
(2802 views) | | | Tasted by sinebubble on 11/12/2006: Hay on the nose, black licorice. Became more pleasant through the meal, but did not show as well as the shiraz we drank prior. (3894 views) | | | Tasted by Lando on 10/7/2006 & rated 89 points: Worth the wait. Decanted. Nose had a slight mushroom tinge to the ripe plum & stewed tomatoes. Good fruit (plum/blackberry) ratio to the tannins. Medium finish. Very good experience. Recommend drinking now-should have at least 2-3 more years left but hard to pass on now. Why wait? (3568 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 8/21/2006: Opened my last one on Chris' 40th birthday. (3625 views) | | | Tasted by budman on 5/5/2006: mildly corked. I can't give a good opinion on this. I'm disappointed, as this was my last bottle. (3974 views) | | | Tasted by cgul629 on 4/14/2006 & rated 90 points: Really nice wine. Cedar, cassis and plum on the nose. The fruit is still fresh on the palate and the tannins are integrated pretty well, though still firm. Drinking very nicely right now. (4237 views) | | | Tasted by rmodak on 1/27/2006 & rated 90 points: Wonderful depth of fruit, just starting to show secondary characteristics. Will last 5 more years. (4035 views) | | | Tasted by slaintebmr on 1/12/2006 & rated 86 points: Very good bottle from a great year. Will need to check in on it in a couple more years of cellaring. (4126 views) | | | Tasted by Crackers on 8/26/2005 & rated 89 points: Last bottle. Not as good as I remember previous bottles. Seemed to be just slightly cooked. Nice berry and currants with round tannins but doesn't have the weight or depth I remember just one or two years ago. Still a great value (4184 views) | | | Tasted by fhmesq on 7/2/2005 & rated 92 points: 50+5+12+17+8. MUCH better than the last bottle. I decanted for about 3-3.5 hours and wow, what wonderful dark berry and cherry. This paired fantastically well with a nice filet. Very smooth tannins and overall a very nice bottle. Unfortunately this was my last bottle, probably the best of the 6 or 7 that I had. It was so good, I can't imagine it betting better. However, it didn't at all fall apart in the glass or decanter so I may be wrong. Can't go wrong drinking it now. (4098 views) | | | Tasted by BradA on 6/18/2005 & rated 87 points: Second bottle from a box of 9. Hmm, very open and accessable; fruit is tasty without any harsh tannins. Why does the wine seem a little flabby? It doesn't fall apart in the glass or the next night, but it is very open and drinkable. I wouldn't cellar these long term and will consume most of mine in the next two years. (4369 views) | | | Tasted by fhmesq on 3/16/2005 & rated 89 points: Not drinking as well as the last time I had it, which was about a year ago. However, I didn't have a chance to decant it for as long and the wine got better and better the longer it was decanted last time. Very nice complex nose with strong berry scents. The initial flavors were berry as well with a longer dry finish of anice or black licorice. Definitely has more legs in it. (4073 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/21/2004)
(St. Supéry Cabernet Sauvignon) Nice, subtle boysenberry nose; tasty cassis, deep palate; good but short to medium finish 92 points |
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| St. Supéry Producer web siteCabernet 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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