2018 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Weitz Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
msuwine wrote:
Friday, December 3, 2021 - This ripe and extracted Cabernet is just a bit too much for me; similar to the 2016 at the three-year mark, the 2018 tastes syrupy, fruity, and not much else. I've never enjoyed the Weitz as much as the OG or Verdad, but I loved almost the entire Carter lineup in the 2012-2015 vintages. Now... dunno... but this particular wine is too boozy to be that impressive (or even fun!?) for me.
Inky red in color and full (full) in body, the wine smells like the cherry festival has stumbled into town (e.g., pie cherry, candied cherry, cherry liqueur), with notes of black licorice and mochacino (or some other middle schooler Starbucks concoction). The flavors are as sweet as they are seamless, with notes of boysenberry, Hershey bar, and coffee bean, with a sugary and brief finish. This got better at the three-hour mark, so maybe bottle age will help this wine turn the corner. 14.9% alcohol. 92 at the moment.
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Comment posted by #1Winelover:
12/4/2021 4:19:00 AM - Well that's too bad. I believe that ripe, extracted and syrupy is why Carter switched winemakers. Although Russell Bevan can sometimes make a similar effort. Bevan's Dr Crane from 2018 was just great and hopefully, that style will transfer over to Carter.