2018 Cardano Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/13/2024 - Raywilliams420 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Inky color. This wine is extremely opaque. Deep dark fruits on the nose. It’s so dark it looks like they added dye to the wine. Get a bit of alcohol on the nose but not as heavy as most cali cabs i smell. I smell some oak also I get a typical cali cab smell Taste pretty good. The fruit isn’t powerful. Neither are the tannins or the acidity. I popped an poured by the way. Finish kinda sits on the back of the palate. Not a ton going on here but a good drinking wine all in all. Would go well with some bbq. An okay drinker whether or not you are enjoying with food. Would’ve given it a higher score if the wine was more complex.
  I did get a slight headache the next morn. This could be one of those altered wines with additives. Smh. I will find out tomorrow morn if I wake up with another headache. I pumped the air out of the wine on night wine. Stored it in my reg refrigerator came back to it two days later I’m getting some earth notes on the nose with dark fruits an some wood influence. Wine does feel better than it did on the palate when I jumped right in the first night. Not as one dimensional as it was. Has a second gear now. Dark fruits on the palate. Still nothing jumps out , it’s kind of balanced.

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  11/21/2023 - scotty_b wrote: 90 Points

  Classic cab notes of blackberry, green pepper, and leather. A little acidic and over-oaked. Needs time to integrate. Try again in late 2024.

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  10/27/2023 - matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Shines at the 2 hour mark on the decanter. Nose: blackberry, leather, licorice, greenery. Palate: blackberry, leather, chewy tannins, medium + body, nice earthy tones. Long red fruit finish.

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  12/30/2022 - LEEJV123 Does not like this wine: 89 Points

  Medium full body, fruity, short, a bit off balance.

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  12/23/2022 - seijaro Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice Cab for $34 but we didn't get anything special from it.

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