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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2022 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 44 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bin905 on 12/26/2023 & rated 91 points: Rich full bodied big boy. (130 views) | | | Tasted by bin905 on 11/23/2022 & rated 90 points: Spicy pepper and kirsch scent. Grippy, earthy tannins. (280 views) | | | Tasted by fats1976 on 9/14/2019 & rated 91 points: Competent, but unremarkable. (1126 views) | | | Tasted by Dale Rattles on 6/24/2019 & rated 91 points: Been drinking these since my last note, with fairly consistent notes, but now is pretty much open for business with VinAire or even a splash decant with 30 minutes. (1106 views) | | | Tasted by vincemcd61 on 4/12/2019 & rated 91 points: Nice wine. Had with pizza (1094 views) | | | Tasted by Dale Rattles on 12/17/2018 & rated 91 points: Wow, much has changed with this wine. Opened and decanted through VinAire to find an overwhelmingly chocolate, full bodied taste, to the point where I wondered what on earth could stand up to it. Corked with Vacuvin and on day 2 the beast had settled and it was.....really nice. Fully integrated fruit core with ripe (but not overripe) cherries, blackberries and a hint of vanilla. Tannins were smoothed out. Delicious, and much better than I expected. Drink up if you still have this, it’s in a really nice spot but might have a good 2-3 years left. (1231 views) | | | Tasted by VinCrush on 11/30/2017 & rated 90 points: Much improved on day two... give it some air. Nice strong nose of dark fruits accompanied by dust, rock, and smoke. Rich and full bodied. Silky. A bit of dryness at the end. Could use just a touch more acidity. Long finish. www.vincrush.com (1613 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 10/15/2017 & rated 89 points: Another great bottle. All 8 bottles were excellent and provided a great experience at a Very Good QPR. This bottle, even though it was 5 years old was very solid, dark in red color with great depth and texture and very fresh. This may have another 5-7 years to age. I should check with WTSO and see if they have any more. (1394 views) | | | Tasted by Dale Rattles on 6/21/2017 & rated 89 points: Interesting bottle. Absolutely closed upon opening, we recorked and put back in the wine fridge after giving it a few hours of air. Day 2 found it Bordeaux-like, with muted fruit and a short finish, but pleasant. Recorked again and finished the last half bottle on day 3, when it started to shine. Much more depth and complexity. Still not "amazing" but quite good on day 3. Will let this sit at least a year before I try again. Rating is based on a combination of days 2 and 3 (88 and 90 respectively). (1759 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 4/12/2017 & rated 89 points: Very nice. Excellent color, aroma and taste. Everything came together and it was just so rich, dry & powerful. I had this bottle with a very simple, but solid, grilled smoked gouda burger. It was a great pairing.
I'd give this 89 points and a Very Good QPR. Get more without question. I'm new to CT, so my previous reviews were in another location, but this is actually my 6th bottle of this wine and they've all been very solid and very consistent. And to be fair, I believe my scores to be 1-4 points lower than most. Which looking at the other scores on this wine/vintage pans out. (1829 views) | | | Tasted by vincemcd61 on 2/7/2016 & rated 91 points: Delicious. Had with pizza (3269 views) | | | Tasted by BinVA on 11/18/2015 & rated 90 points: Better than the first bottle we had last week, not sure why, but more fruit than we thought the first bottle had. For $29.99/btl, good deal (3032 views) | | | Tasted by BinVA on 11/14/2015 & rated 87 points: Lacking fruit and any complexity...watery maybe....will hope the other 5 are better (2793 views) | | | Tasted by Elisecbrown on 9/29/2015 & rated 92 points: Dark concentrated color, well balanced aromas in glass of dark fruit and sweet oak, drinks young with great acid and rich underdeveloped flavor.
Enjoyable now with good potential for cellaring. (3324 views) | | | Tasted by maitredgreg2 on 7/31/2015 & rated 93 points: Get it! Cellar Select, 5 years, not now, but in 5 years; 93+ (3626 views) | | | Tasted by vincemcd61 on 7/14/2015 & rated 89 points: Needs more time in the cellar. Opened up after 1-2 hours. Had with eggplant pizza (2369 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Buoncristiani Producer web siteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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