US Cabernet/Blends and Bordeaux Tasting

Another good tasting put on by Matt and the team at Knightsbridge. Cost was $25, applied to purchase.

• 2013 Buried Cane Cabernet Sauvignon 86 Points

  USA, Washington

  Notes of plum & spice. Medium tannins; flavors of barrel spice, plum and black fruits. Nice value at <$15.

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• 2010 Cade Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Fruit is sourced from seven valley vineyards. Loads of spice & vanilla with mixed fruit. Firm tannins.

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• 2010 Cade Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 93 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

  Cassis and pepper, barrel spice and licorice notes. Firm but sweet tannins, with flavors of cassis, licorice and black fruits. Well-balanced.

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• 2010 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon Bartolucci 82 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Vanilla, oak spice, red fruit and tomato paste. Not enough fruit and slightly austere with the tomato paste note on the palate as well.

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• 2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Lyndenhurst 87 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Notes of cassis and dark berry over vanilla and clay. A good bit of fruit on the palate with firm, chalky tannins. 87-88 pts.

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• 2011 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 93 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Cassis, plum, blackberry and pine forest aromas. Black fruit, licorice and spice flavors on the palate. Firm but fine-grained tannins are not obtrusive. Juicy; balanced. 93+ pts.

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• 2010 Revana Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Dark color. Very pretty- perfumed floral notes over dark fruits. Well-balanced with plenty of fruit for the structure here. Mix of black and red fruits. Good length on the finish.

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• 2010 Château Lescalle 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur

  Dark fruit and spice notes. Has a rustic quality on the palate; bell pepper note as well.

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• 2010 Château Barreyre 85 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur

  Notes of dark fruit and bouillon. Structured and firm- I'd like just a little more fruit here.

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• 2010 Château Haut-Maurac 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc

  Red currants, spice and herbs. Mix of red & dark fruit on the palate; spices in the finish.

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• 2009 Domaine de Saint-Guirons 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Tobacco, plum and dark fruit notes. Black currants and dark fruit with chalky tannins.

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• 2011 Château Rocher-Bonregard 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Perfumed & pretty- florals and red fruit notes. A bit more ripe on the palate, fruit tending toward black currants and plum. 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 88-89 pts.

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• 2011 Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Notes of black currants and plum with floral undertones. Black fruit and herbal notes on the palate. Moderate length.

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• 2010 Château St. Georges St. Georges-St. Émilion 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Georges-St. Émilion

  Aromas of dark fruit, smoke & oak. Ripe dark fruit on the palate with firm, large-scaled tannins. 88+ pts.

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• 2010 Château Laroque Margaux 88 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Plum, black currants and tobacco with a "dirty" undertone. Full-bodied; tobacco, spice and dark fruit.

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• 2010 Château Blaignan 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc

  Roasted bell pepper, red red fruit and green herb notes. Dark fruit and green herbal tones on the palate. Could be better if the fruit comes forward and the green qualities meld into the background. 86+ pts, 88+ if things come together.

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• 2012 Chappellet Mountain Cuvée 90 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Very pretty black fruit- cassis and currants, kirsch and violets. Cassis and pepper tones on the palate. Fine, sweet tannins. Nice value.

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• 2011 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 92 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Clay, tobacco and spice notes over red fruits. Mixed fruit on the palate with judicious oak. Hints of vanilla and spice on the finish. Balanced.

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• 2011 Quilceda Creek Red Wine Columbia Valley 80 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  I am so glad I dropped off their list. Smells of brandy, as if it were fortified. Kirsch and plum liqueur notes underneath. Definitely not my style of wine. Might be okay with cigars, but why ruin a good smoke?

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• 2008 Casa Piena Cabernet Sauvignon 87 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Black fruit, spice and kirsch notes. Another with relatively high alcohol, though certainly not to the extent of the QC. Ripe through the finish; spice & ripe plum dominates.

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• 2010 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 90 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga

  Notes of dark black fruits and spice, vanilla and black cherry. Balanced, with a nice mix of red & black fruit on the palate. Balanced, but young and simple now. Patience will be rewarded.

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• 2010 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Incense and black fruit notes. Black and red fruit, incense and vanilla. Lush, ripe and "modern" but nicely balanced and not overly ripe/alcoholic.

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• 2011 The Vineyardist Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain

  Spice, perfumed florals and dark fruits with a nice funky undertone adding complexity. Balanced. Pretty.

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• 2010 Seven Stones Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Red & black fruit with a woody overtone. Palate follows the bouquet; plum on the finish.

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