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2011 Fontanella Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Mt. Veeder
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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AllRed wrote:
July 24, 2018 - Finishing up the remnants of the bottle opened three days prior. Sour big and ripe, similar to Saturday evening though much less interesting- has faded a good bit by this point.
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AllRed wrote: 88 points
July 21, 2018 - 4th Saturday Group: Global Cabernet Sauvignon (Our house): Double blind. Vanilla, brown sugar and dark fruit aromas, and a good bit of alcohol too...this is somewhat "hot." Thick and syrupy on the palate, with flavors of raspberry jam and a lot of wood in the finish. Adds a blue fruit quality the longer it sits. Others enjoyed this more than Domino and I. Good for the style, but not a style we enjoy all that often. Easy to pick out as Napa.
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ListenToMeWine Likes this wine: 92 points
November 24, 2017 - On the nose this is subtle cut bell pepper, olive tapenade, blackberry and sweet vanilla. The palate reveals some sweet tobacco, wet earth and spice with a medium length finish. A very nice to drink now Cabernet. If you have these laying down I would say try one now and space them out over the next year in a drinking window. Thank Jean and Bob for this lovely bottle!
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SenorMonito Likes this wine: 93 points
August 8, 2017 - Excellent. Great intensity - still mostly primary and secondary flavours. Super balanced with lovely acidity and fine-textured tannins. Super length as well. I haven't given higher than 93 on the basis that it could benefit from a little more complexity.
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ThistleB Likes this wine: 90 points
May 21, 2017 - Drink now- don't hold this!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Fontanella Family Wines
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Mt. Veeder
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 175 (37%)
- Consumed 302 (63%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerFontanella Family Wines
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationMt. Veeder
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