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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Tturco on 12/28/2013 & rated 85 points: Ok but a bit beyond peak. Decant for at least an hour first. (2014 views) | | | Tasted by knlowery on 4/22/2012 & rated 94 points: Wow, Great bottle of 2000 napa cab. 15% alcohol is a hint that this was extracted from ripe fruit. Great earthy nose with just an occasional hint of mushroom or truffle amid cooked fruit. Excellent fruit still on the front an mid palette. Soft tannins still present. this would have lasted a bit longer. But a great wine for an evening of relaxation on the porch watching the sunset. Still have a bit of a buzz. wish it wasn't my last bottle. Overall great bottle of wine. I think 2000 has gotten a bad rap if you have been able to let it lay down until now. It is showing it chops. (3085 views) | | | Tasted by robnmo on 6/19/2011 & rated 91 points: WoW what a nice bottle, wish I had more. Opened and ran it through a filter into a decanter for about an hour. dark in the decanter with a very nice rich floral nose. In the glass the nose was very fragrant, with dark fruit jumping, and a nice floral component. On the palate the tannins were still kicking, but not overpowering. What a nice bottle, went well with Rib-Eyes. (3460 views) | | | Tasted by cabdave on 2/27/2011 & rated 95 points: I was afraid I had waited to long to drink this; now I'm glad I have another left. This was superb! And excellent nose, dark purple color and rich taste with tannins remaining on the finish. I've overwritten the drink-by date for the other bottle to 2014. (3666 views) | | | Tasted by longhorncab on 5/26/2010 & rated 99 points: One of the best wines I've ever tasted. Brilliant fruit, with elegant structure and
silky, velvety mouth feel. (3953 views) | | | Tasted by knlowery on 8/20/2009 & rated 83 points: May have waited to long. very acidic, litttle fruit not well balanced waiting to see if it opens with a little time on air but am skeptical (2330 views) | | | Tasted by Bobo N on 6/21/2009 & rated 91 points: Much better than my last bottle, which must have been an aberration b/c there is no green vegetal in this bottle. It was a pop and pour and good black fruit from the beginning thru the mid-palate. Agree with the description of graphite and blackberry on the nose. Tannins still hanging in there and sweet. This bottle reminds me of the '99 bottling, which is a real treat considering this 2000 vintage overall. (1933 views) | | | Tasted by Bobo N on 1/18/2009 & rated 86 points: This wine is certainly drinkable, but the green vegetal on the nose is overwhelming, even after a decant. There are good layers of fruit on the palate, but it's hard to get to it. Drank @ party with a 2000 Chimney Rock Reserve Cab and a 2000 Burgess Enviere (Napa Bordeaux Blend) and this wine collapsed in comparison. It is an average wine from a bad vintage. This wine from both the '99 and '01 vintages is excellent, but this bottle from 2000 drinks like a $15 South American Cab, not a $60 Napa Cab. (1912 views) | | | Tasted by whynblog on 4/18/2008 & rated 88 points: The nose is blackberry and graphite. The flavors are muted but blackberry and currant still hang in there. This wine is still very tanic. Drink up. (2043 views) | | | Tasted by CMCLR on 8/13/2006 & rated 88 points: A little green, good body. More tannic than the typical 2000 vintage wines (2578 views) |
| Delectus Producer websiteCabernet 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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