| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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1997 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
10/9/2013 - Rich S Likes this wine: 92 pointsDark crimson color. Some currant and dark red fruit notes on the nose along with some earthy, barnyard notes, a bit of green veggies, tobacco and cedar. Really nice mature cab nose. Similar flavors on the palate with a really nice mix of cassis and tomato sort of going on with a bit of oak on the back end. Fine, sweet tannins and medium acidity. Finished smooth as well. Really impressive showing from this wine and it is unbelievable that the wine is 16 years old. It drinks like it is half that old. |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
6/13/2012 - KravChick Likes this wine: NRdecanted for 30 mins, aromas of dark fruit, Brambly berries, old world wood on the palate, similar fruit, marionberries... 18 mo in Oak... ( picking splinters out of my teeth) Medium body, long husky finish. My friend equated this to two Rhinoceros making love on a beach. agreed. Big but sensuous :) |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
6/14/2012 - Befloyd Likes this wine: 85 pointsA big thick viscous wine. Dark color with a nose of oak, raisins and bramble fruit. The taste was very interesting with big notes of prune juice, raisins, vanilla and big oak! A great cherry mid-palate with an almost savory goat cheese finish. I know that sounds crazy but the cheese aspect was always there. This is a kind of a nerd wine. Excited about it's evolution over the next years. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2006 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
3/6/2014 - ICaWineGuy wrote: 90 pointsExcellently balanced, understated cab with wonderful black fruit tones, and a luscious palate of cassis, blackberry and a bit of vanilla. Nothing truly unusual, just a quite solid and well made Napa cab. Unlike other reviewers, my bottle had very soft tannins that suggested it was ready to drink, though I'm sure it will also hold up for several more years. Salud! |
| Red |
1996 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
3/13/2014 - nathanbsmith wrote: 93 pointsLast bottle of this 1996 Cab was polished off tonight. Fantastic wine!!! |
| Red |
2006 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
4/9/2015 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 pointsFull, ruby appearance. Lovely bouquet of cherries, raspberries, and cedar over notes of leather, conifer, and mountain air. Tightly wound but resolves itself after an hour in the glass, offering a full body, plenty of red fruit, and flavors that toggle between youth and maturity. Exhibits grip and length on the green peppercorn finish. This is a serious effort. Decant or let it slumber a few more years. |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
7/16/2012 - Grape_ape wrote: 87 pointsnot up to the previous bottle, but the short finish was consistent... the WL hype was definitely unwarranted, but still OK for $20. |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
7/16/2012 - volstead wrote: 84 pointsThis was the second bottle of Ardente and it wasn't and better than the first. Very old world on the nose, light color. Still very tart even after a two-hour decant. Day two not much better. Very short finish. Not thrilled given the hype. |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
7/17/2012 - jdidom wrote: 82 pointsMy first try on this was among other wines of much better quality so I went easy on it. I figured I would open one to see how it stood on its own. I wanted to like this so much, I really did. It just is not very good. In fact, rather than giving this away as x-mas gifts, I may use this for cooking wine... Nose of barn funk and some spice, not unpleasant. It has a weird sour red fruit thing also, but not in a good way like a chianti. Palate is tart and flimsy, like it is a little watered down, but still hot. Mid is OK, soft with some acidity. The finish is a train wreck, short, very sour and tannic with a little chalk element. Not good. This seems very old word in style but without all the goodness of old word wines. It falls somewhere in between, not good on its own and also not good with food. Just not good! Will be scrutinizing WL offers more carefully from now on... |
| Red |
1997 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
3/2/2014 - wmccone54 wrote: 90 pointsA mature Cabernet showing some slight bricking. Spicy red currant, savory plums, wet pine needles, and lots of earthy tobacco. Structure is holding this together. Very nice, but fruit has really started to fade over the last year. Given the $25 price point this was a great opportunity to checkout an aged and mature Napa Cabernet. |
| Red |
1996 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
8/9/2015 - Wicked Panda wrote: 93 pointsI want more. It was way young. Needed a decant for almost an hour. In a 96! 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
| Red |
2007 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
12/31/2013 - Furry Goat wrote: 88 pointsCedar closet, sweet tobacco, and cherries on the nose. Dense. Strong acid profile, cherry driven palate. Medium finish. Good wine, but simplistic palate. The nose carries it. |
| Red |
2007 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
3/22/2014 - Furry Goat wrote: 88 pointsNot drinking it's best right now. Nose is great, palate is muted and numb. Improved after an hour + open so I would suggest a long decant, or hide it away for a while. |
| Red |
2007 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
8/9/2014 - Furry Goat wrote: 88 pointsOpen for 3 hours before I got to it. Nose has the classic Ardente funk, cured meat, strawberry, cherry, and tobacco are all on the nose. |
| Red |
2012 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Select ReserveAtlas Peak more |
2/8/2017 - wtianseter wrote: 88 pointsMaybe the wine just hasn't awakened in my cellar yet but it seemed to be very big fruit, but the flavors were just not at all pronounced. It was really good but, I expected it would knock my socks off -- it barely excited 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
1997 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
2/7/2013 - ERMD54302 wrote: 92 pointsBeautiful aged cab with all of the typical nuisances |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
6/24/2013 - JasonA wrote: 84 pointsDry tannins and medium body. Great nose that the taste didnt live up to. Just not my cup of tea. Disappointed |
| Red |
2002 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
11/6/2012 - Ajrod27 wrote: NRColor: Deep crimson with slight bricking. |
| Red |
1997 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
1/21/2013 - jasonbolton Likes this wine: 91 pointsleather, small cherry, tart and delicious |
| Red |
1997 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon EspressioneAtlas Peak more |
1/21/2013 - ERMD54302 wrote: flawedFlawed 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
12/21/2012 - pinotron wrote: 86 pointsVery disappointed after viewing Wine Library's glowing review. Did not improve much after a 90 minute decant. |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
12/27/2012 - ecola Likes this wine: 90 pointsEarth, dried red cherry, medium body. Excellent food wine. Very easy to drink. Why don't people like this? |
| Red |
2004 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Grande RiservaAtlas Peak more |
1/1/2013 - Phredd wrote: 88 pointsDark in the glass and still on the purple side, the nose is a really nice mix of berry and spices, sweet but with some depth. On the palate, this begins with more of that sweet berry along with some cherry, then the medium-bodied mid-palate kicks in with solid but smooth tannin that dominates for just a moment, but then backs down into a nice smooth finish with cinnamon and a bit of licorice. The finish is medium length, at most, but there is a nice acidity that balances with the fruit and keeps this wine remarkably fresh for an 8-year-old bottle. My one complaint might be a lack of depth, but I certainly am not seeing anything that would cause me to score this wine in the under-80 class. It's a good daily-drinker-type effort that delivers on the $20 price point. Not particularly special, but certainly not plonk, either. I drank my first two bottles without posting a note, but the bottles I have had have all been the same, with no substantial bottle variation noted. |
| Red |
2008 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Select ReserveAtlas Peak more |
7/9/2017 - jdjtk Does not like this wine: 75 pointsRegretting the purchase. |
| Red |
2008 Ardente Estate Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Select ReserveAtlas Peak more |
9/12/2017 - jdjtk wrote: 85 pointsUpdating my earlier review to upgrade the score. This wine needs to be opened at room temperature (which I define as between 68-72 degrees F), decanted for no less than 2 hours and served with decently marbled steak. The meat's fat will neutralize the tongue-drying tannins and bring out the best in this wine. The nose is excellent (like a nicely aged Bordeaux) which leads to my concern with letting the wine age too much longer: The bouquet will diminish and not outlast the softening of tannins. Best to drink in the next two years, manage the temperature when the wine is served and pair with marbled meats to maximize the fine attributes of this wine. Upgrading to 85 points. |
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