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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2017 (based on 9 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 60 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dalemosier on 6/21/2017 & rated 93 points: This is the reason for having a wine cellar to keep this bottle for 6-7 years and drink at what is its peak by my taste. Very smooth, well balanced now at low tannins. some cherry, chocolate. nice lingering taste. Sorry it is my last bottle (1991 views) | | | Tasted by BBinSC on 9/4/2016 & rated 87 points: This bottle is the last of my Maroon from 07, and I may have waited too long. Still fairly rich, but now has some herbal notes and some bite. It might be shifting to some secondary flavors, but I think it's just past prime.
I've had a bad feeling 07 was going to be like 97, and wines will be better younger. Will have to pull out some other 07s to find out. (2423 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 6/11/2016 & rated 90 points: Decanted for half an hour before dinner. Dark crimson color. Notes of cassis and black currant liqueur, incense and chocolate. Full-bodied with medium tannins and flavors of cassis, cherry, chocolate and vanilla. Medium+ finish. (2704 views) | | | Tasted by Sniffy-Sniff on 2/6/2016 & rated 91 points: PNP. Big, rich, and chewy. Beautiful dark fruit, with chocolate overtones. Plenty of acididity to keep fruit in check. Smoking deal for $25. Drink now. (2918 views) | | | Tasted by HarlanPSU on 10/10/2015 & rated 89 points: Very good but not as I'd hoped/remembered from other '07 Maroon's. Like another review stated, I expected more from an '07 and was relatively disappointed from that perspective. Still a nice bottle but not memorable. (3236 views) | | | Tasted by juffer on 6/21/2015 & rated 87 points: Decent, but fairly simple wine, lacking complexity. Fruit is mostly in the direction of blueberry. Relatively low acid, medium weight. A bit disappointed, since I'm usually a fan of the 07 vintage in Napa. (2234 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 2/23/2015 & rated 89 points: PnP. Black Napa fruit with a wicked tannic backbone. Pleasant, but not complex (2041 views) | | | Tasted by PourSomeRed on 12/31/2014 & rated 91 points: Huge Cabernet. Lots of dark fruit and oak. Popped and poured. (1831 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 9/5/2014 & rated 91 points: Friday Night Brown Bagger (Ron's): Vanilla, blackberry and cassis aromas with chocolate, plum and violet notes emerging later on. Nice fruit on the palate; balanced with dusty tannins and a nice finish. Chocolate and plum notes on the finish. Guessed Napa Cab. (2440 views) | | | Tasted by AWineFan on 3/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Showing quite well now with elegance, balance. Fine, dusty tannins balance out the rich dark fruits. Some coffee and chocolate on the palate. But finish seemed a little short. (2499 views) | | | Tasted by AMC Eagle on 9/29/2013 & rated 93 points: 2 hour decant. Similar to my notes of the past 2 years. Coming along very very nicely. Smooth and rich with a very nice finish. Bravo! (3042 views) | | | Tasted by maitredgreg2 on 9/3/2013 & rated 95 points: I've had this wine as a PNP, as a one day opener, as a 2 to 4 hour decant, as a 2 day tester, and by fortune a three day stopper. All of them bringing this wine above 92pts. But the latter so happened to be the best. My friend and I were testing the 2009 b Cellars B 26 Blend, and finished within 2 hours. He brought over the 2007 Maroon, opened three days before, which probably had 2 glasses poured from it with a stopper on. He left the bottle with me, saying that it may be done because of oxidation, and he left. Though, I was hesitant, and about to pour it out and try something else, I poured myself a glass, and wouldn't you know; WOW!!!! Everything that I had experienced with this wine on separate occassions, was brought to life with the first taste, Red Berries, Blackberries, Blue Berries, Currant, Light Oak, Spiced Box, Licorice, Chocolate, & Coffee, expanding to to a silky smooth, sweet berry tannic finish which lasted at least 40 minutes. This experience lasted until the last drop. 94+ The best QPR I've ever encountered. (3004 views) | | | Tasted by WineCPA on 8/14/2013 & rated 90 points: Good value. Maybe should have waited another year or two on this one. Still came in with just a bit of heat. But the flavors were still there. Classic Napa cassis and some hints of cedar. Just a bit off balance on the finish because of the alcohol. Still very good though. Will buy again. 2012-2017 (2597 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 3/24/2013 & rated 89 points: This is a very nice cab, showing lots of (blue?)berry, cassis, and hints of tobacco. It also showed a lot of butterscotch, which some people really enjoy in wine, but I don't. So take my rating with a grain of salt -- if you like butterscotch in wine, then add a couple points. (2664 views) | | | Tasted by EvanJB on 3/18/2013 & rated 92 points: Excellent. Wish I had gotten more (2262 views) | | | Tasted by pols on 2/10/2013 & rated 92 points: the last 1 , enjoyed the case , great wine , wish I could find more (2044 views) | | | Tasted by SeaSmoke on 12/22/2012 & rated 90 points: Dark fruits, blueberries and vanilla evident. Tannins are very soft. Finish is short. Color is deep burgundy. This wine is an excellent QPR. Very nice but don't see this developing further. (2119 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 9/30/2012 & rated 90 points: Better through the vinituri.
Big wine, nice structural backbone. Some really nice Napa fruit, enough acidity, a bit heavy on the tannin right now. Spice, maybe a hint of herbs and black licorice. May improve, wish I had more than one left . 90-91+ (969 views) | | | Tasted by AMC Eagle on 9/17/2012 & rated 93 points: This is coming along really nicely since tasting it last year. Dark fruits, cassis, cedar, and a tad of toasted vanilla and blueberries envelop the palate; more focused and a bit richer as well. Medium bodied with a medium finish. Very good price tag. (2754 views) | | | Tasted by DanielJ on 9/4/2012 & rated 90 points: Gave this an hour decant and drank it over 2 hours. Once it opened up, it was good but not great. I thought this might develop into something special if I gave it enough time. Now I don't think so. (2405 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 5/6/2012 & rated 92 points: Best cab I've had this year. Cassis, blueberry, raspberry, oak, cedar and smokiness, with nice acidity and long finish. (2721 views) | | | Tasted by DanielJ on 3/25/2012 & rated 91 points: This is a really good wine. It's still very young but has delecious flavors and lots of tannins that are just beginning to soften. Big flavors and a really nice finish. (2673 views) | | | Tasted by pagejshawjr on 2/11/2012 & rated 89 points: Big blueberry nose with a nice layer of tannins to finish the wine out. Beautiful long finish. (2853 views) | | | Tasted by EvanJB on 10/28/2011 & rated 91 points: Excellent wine
(3194 views) | | | Tasted by EvanJB on 10/28/2011: Excellent wine
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| Maroon 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) |
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