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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2018 (based on 15 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 78 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ed8888 on 11/17/2020: I’m a big fruit forward California cab guy. Maybe too much sometime. This was a perfect balance of fruit and a little tannin. Smooth but not too smooth if that makes sense. A bit of sediment but that’s expected in an 08 I think. Made a couple Costco steaks that we sous vide beforehand then finished on the grill. Perfect. Probably a bit much for a Tuesday! (531 views) | | | Tasted by rcdyer on 7/10/2020 & rated 82 points: Might have been past it's optimum life (590 views) | | | Tasted by gjv115 on 5/8/2020 & rated 92 points: Drank over 3 days. Needed only about 20 minutes to open up. A little tannic at first but good with a long chocolate, mocha finish. Got better with time. Great on the third day. Still a lot of life left and good now (587 views) | | | Tasted by libero on 1/15/2018 & rated 91 points: Full body, complex aromas and it is time to drink it up. (1263 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 7/25/2017 & rated 93 points: Loved every sip! Still plenty of life left in these bottles. Thx Sam Baxter! (1652 views) | | | Tasted by Endodr on 2/19/2017 & rated 89 points: Dark purple colored with aromas of lavender, violets, and dark berries; it almost has the same perfumed nose as a Cabernet Franc. It tastes fruit forward, with cassis, black cherries, and vanilla. This wine is medium bodied with good acidity and gritty tannins. Drink now! Excellent QPR ($24). (1300 views) | | | Tasted by Martnmac on 10/12/2016 & rated 91 points: Excellent.
We got at a bargain
Didn't realize what a gem this would be
Drinking amazingly well right now
Big beautiful spring mountain cab (1476 views) | | | Tasted by FoxStreet55356 on 9/12/2016: - Garnet color. (1411 views) | | | Tasted by libero on 1/9/2016 & rated 90 points: Too Tied . It requires AT least 2,hours decanting (1265 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 12/6/2015 & rated 91 points: Remains consistent with previous notes. Not yet near peak. (1077 views) | | | Tasted by Steve Baxter on 10/14/2015 & rated 91 points: This was excellent. Still has some life to it. Drinking wonderfully right now. (1057 views) | | | Tasted by MLD70 on 5/1/2015: Decanted 3 hours. Drank really well, somewhat more approachable than the others that night. Paired well with the short ribs. Re-bottled after a total of 5 hours in the decanter and then pumped, the last couple of glasses were still quite good two days later (though everything was understandably less intense). A nice bottle of cabernet. (1213 views) | | | Tasted by UofM on 3/24/2015 & rated 92 points: Boy, what a little bit of time did for this baby! Nice dark fruits - some plum, blackberries, currant. Tannins have mellowed, but could still use a bit more integration. Overall a great wine, at a great price. (1199 views) | | | Tasted by srshane on 10/26/2014 & rated 91 points: Great fruit flavors with a balance of tannin and acids. Drinking very well immediately out of the bottle. (1221 views) | | | Tasted by djlevin on 7/10/2014 & rated 90 points: My wife and I really appreciate the producers on Spring Mountain. If your wine nirvana is mountain grown Cab Sauv, Spring Mountain will be one of your go-to AVA’s (wine growing region). We have been meaning to try Terra Valentine for quite some time. We see their sign every time down the mountain from Pride Mountain Vineyards… On our last visit, we spoke to the family over at Schweiger and they shared the story of the Wine Growers Association’s effort to keep resort development out of the Spring Mountain area. A great story of family owned wineries who love the beauty and character of their home, trying to keep it that way. The fight prompted an agreement between the wineries to allow a last right of refusal – in case of a principal’s death, the surviving winery owners would be able to purchase the land, before a sale to an outside party. I have not been able to confirm this, but I hope it is true.
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Fruit forward nose with with black plum, blackberry, mint, cinnamon, oak and alcohol. On the palate, has not quite come together yet. Needs another 2-3 years in the bottle to hit its stride. Good structure, high tannins and medium-high acidity… plenty of mojo for continued bottle aging. I would put the prime drinking window at 2016 – 2019. This is moving towards a silky texture and soft tannins… I will try my other bottle in a couple of years. Strong fruit forward flavors of black fruits that follow the nose. Really enjoy the mid-palate of cinammon, vanilla, leather and a touch of mint that comes through. The oak is present, but does not overpower. A bit of milk chocolate on the finish, but it is weak. Perhaps it will improve as the fruit calms down and the tannins soften. At $30/btl. this is a great value for wine from Spring Mountain Estate fruit! (1481 views) | | | Tasted by UofM on 6/20/2014 & rated 89 points: Nice cab from Spring Mtn. I haven't had a TV bottling for a few years. Nothing memorable to speak of. Mellow tannins. Unfortunately didn't have the pop to compete against a '09 Pride cab and '10 Epoch Authenticity. (1260 views) | | | Tasted by srshane on 2/12/2014 & rated 90 points: Clear, garnet color. Clean nose with black fruits and spice. Good balance with a medium finish. Classic Napa cabernet sauvignon. Good with a lot of things. (1540 views) | | | Tasted by Whooah on 9/7/2013 & rated 91 points: nice (1783 views) | | | Tasted by Tednitka on 2/24/2013 & rated 91 points: Sally sez equal in red to Rombauer in white (1709 views) | | | Tasted by Tednitka on 2/16/2013 & rated 90 points: Full & moderately heavy. Rombauer quality (1479 views) | | | Tasted by 1961Vintage on 1/22/2013 & rated 90 points: Nicely layered and full of extracted deep red fruits. Excited to see how much more this develops with each remaining bottle (1732 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 12/19/2012 & rated 90 points: Persuasive nose, dark and full bodied. Rich & hardy with berries, plum and the right amount of oak for me. Chewy tannins complemented by a dense mouth feel. A compelling, modestly priced cali cab, I like this one 90++ (1938 views) | | | Tasted by Blue Shorts on 11/24/2012 flawed bottle: Badly corked. Didn't need to taste it after smelling the cork, but I did. Yuck. Terrible. Hopefully the vendor will take it back (1470 views) | | | Tasted by Stevecci on 9/22/2012 & rated 90 points: PnP. Solid cab. A real mouthful with plenty of dark fruits, cherry, earth, spice, dusty tannins and acidity. Medium finish. Drinking nice now, but will improve with additional time in the cellar. (1823 views) | | | Tasted by cab blends on 9/18/2012 & rated 93 points: Dark fruit and chocolate with smooth heavy tannins and a French dry finish. More French than California fruit forward. (1319 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Terra Valentine Producer websiteCabernet 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)Spring Mountain DistrictWikipedia article on the Spring Mountain Distric AVA. |
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