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| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.7 pts. and median of 85 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Tpalmquist on 12/25/2012 flawed bottle: - Brick color with a short finish - Wine is long gone, tasted like grape juice. Would make a good sangria. (3861 views) | | | Tasted by schuey on 11/18/2009 & rated 83 points: Very one dimensional with fake fruit up front. Not a terrible wine, but very forgettable. (4264 views) | | | Tasted by fmoehl@yahoo.com on 12/8/2008 & rated 86 points: Quite decent Cabernet (4256 views) | | | Tasted by RichardZula on 12/9/2006: Quite a bit of sweetness; black cherry fruit, kind of simple, but inoffensive. (4956 views) | | | Tasted by dcslack on 2/20/2006 & rated 88 points: Aromas of red berries and currents. Strong acidity at first that mellows to nice tannins and a medium finish. (5279 views) | | | Tasted by GlenD on 9/2/2005 & rated 84 points: Quaffable, light, and a little on the sweet side. (2713 views) |
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Producer website2002 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Private Selection Central CoastPer www.robertmondavi.com, for 2004 version:
87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Syrah, 3% Merlot, 2% Petite Sirah. 89% from Central Coast AVA (American Viticultural Area), and 11% from North Coast AVA.
Total Acid: 0.63%
Alcohol: 13.5% by volume
pH: 3.6Cabernet 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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