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Manage Subscriptions2009 Anakota Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Montana Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Knights Valley
Community Tasting Notes 23
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Mushman Likes this wine: 93 points
July 21, 2021 - Real nice, big, tasty, good grjp and balance.
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Cailles wrote: 88 points
June 23, 2021 - Informal dinner, no notes taken. This was no winner. While the years have certainly helped the integrate the fruit and all other components well, the wine doesn’t have the complexity and precision to pay in the big league. I actually got the impression that this might be in its last leg with not enough tension and freshness left to stand the test of time. Slightly lactic notes too which I don‘t like.
Decanting: Not decanted, followed over two hours with little change. No long decanting needed. -
Es7e2003 Likes this wine: 91 points
January 10, 2021 - Blackberry, plum, toast, hint of tobacco. Still youthful. Burly tannins. Better with food. Missing that special X factor.
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rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 points
August 15, 2020 - Good cabernet. Plenty of fleshy plum, cassis, and eucalyptus. But nothing special that would make me think this warrants a price of over $100 per bottle. The flavors are standard cabernet flavors, and the intensity is good but not great. Drink now. (The tannins are light compared to similarly priced Bordeaux at this age.).
Maybe I'm being hypercritical though. This is delicious wine. -
bonedoc wrote: 91 points
August 3, 2020 - A little grapey, lacking some depth of flavor - I like the Dakota bottling better.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Anakota
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Helena Montana Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Knights Valley
- UPC Code 784798410011
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 331 (50%)
- Consumed 332 (50%)
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
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