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2009 Swanson Cabernet Sauvignon Alexis
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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jpwineguy Likes this wine: 93 points
November 6, 2019 - PnP into a decanter and allowed to breathe for 30 min.
Nose: ripe plum, strawberry, rosemary, lavendar, candied fig
Palate: rich red and blue fruit, blueberry, rose water, white pepper, loamy earth. More time helps balance the rich fruit with a hint of earthiness. The ripe fruit dominates at first out of the bottle, but after an hour plus it really starts to integrate.
Medium plus body, medium minus acid, fully resolved tannin, medium finish.
Just starting to enter it's first plateau of maturity and could have used another 5 years at least. Plenty of life and structure to grow and mature. -
sjkirkland16 wrote: 92 points
February 2, 2016 - Fruit forward, jammy, a hint of spice. Soft tannins and a wonderful soft finish. Delicious!
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uncle al Likes this wine: 92 points
June 11, 2014 - Beautiful, smooth but jammy. Very nice fruit and full bodied with great finish.
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uncle al Likes this wine: 94 points
January 18, 2014 - Beautiful fruit. Very well structured and balanced. Good finish. A very smooth wine that if decanted a couple of hours if drinking beautifully at present.
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OlegE wrote: 88 points
October 12, 2013 - Smooth, flawless to perfection, light pleasant fruity flavor with very subtle coffee, with light tannins which feels only after some aeration - and a disappointment. I expected so much more, jumping into higher price (for me) territory. Nice, but flat, jammed flavor lacking structure, complexity and richness. Flat taste reminding pleasant high-quality fruit punch. Absolutely no Cabernet Sauvignon signature character, and no cassis flavor mentioned by others. Very nice wine - if it would cost 8 times less.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Swanson
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Alexis
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oakville
- UPC Code 022588418831
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 159 (49%)
- Consumed 164 (51%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationOakville
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