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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 1/4/2019 & rated 91 points: From Magnum. This has held up for a few days so I'm calling this still in its drinking window.
Simple fruit flavors but nice notes of spices and some pepper really carry it along. I would seek out this wine again. (794 views) | | | Tasted by Javachip on 1/4/2019 & rated 90 points: Allowed to breathe in glass one hour. Clear inky garnet-black color. Lovely notes of black fruit (both fresh and freshly baked) and fruit liqueur, nutmeg, cardamom, anise, vanilla, spicy oak, forest floor. Youthful, robust, full body with some noticeable alcoholic heat. (869 views) | | | Tasted by lolo66 on 6/25/2018: A bit past its prime. Some stewed plums and balsamic notes. Very dark. Not much acidity but still tannins. Velvet tones. (1194 views) | | | Tasted by lshraibati on 11/14/2015 & rated 91 points: Big body and slightly heavy on the pallette. We had wonderful meaty ribs with this wine and my husband insists it smells like and tastes like dark bing cherries without the sweetness of summer and just a slight hint of mature pepper. True it's not complex but it is very pleasant and a good compliment to the meal. Not past it's peak and definitely ready to drink now. (1877 views) | | | Tasted by Ralphie1 on 9/7/2013 & rated 90 points: Very nice. Still has good fruit. (2723 views) | | | Tasted by Food Daddy on 12/21/2012 & rated 94 points: Drank at a wine tasting. Perfectly cellared example. Fresh and vibrant. Huge white pepper nose red fruit earth mushroom, quite muscular but beautifully balanced. Seems to blow the 10 year California wine rule out the door. (2563 views) | | | Tasted by Raja on 7/4/2012 & rated 91 points: Absolutely loved it! Perfectly aged. Although medium finish, nice body, wonderful nose, and velvety tannins. (2897 views) | | | Tasted by smcilhen on 2/14/2012 & rated 88 points: Slightly more integrated than the last bottle I consumed. Smoke, wood, cedar, oak, coffee and blackberries predominate in this wine. Shortish finish and moderate complexity. It was good, but I expect more from this maker (first vintage w/ Mark Herold as winemaker), at this price point, and from this vintage. Drink now.
88 points; purchased from Winebid.com for $34.50 on 12/5/2011 (2709 views) | | | Tasted by smcilhen on 1/6/2012 & rated 86 points: Drank over 1.5 hours. I really want to rate this highly, since I love Kamen, but it's just working for me like the Kamens I've had in the past. Muted nose of blueberry, other dark fruit, and some oak. Wasn't as balanced on the mid-palate or the finish as the other vintages I've had. Some tannins left, so perhaps all hope is not gone. Fruit is fairly reserved. It just never came together. I would drink any bottles you have now. I have one more, so I'll update if something changes with that one. (2270 views) | | | Tasted by rjayson on 2/1/2010 & rated 88 points: used a vinturi for pouring. Tried to compare with and without even though we knew which was was. The wine was a dark red with a better nose from the vinturi poured glass. The taste was almost the same with both. No long finish as the wine was rather linear. This was better than my first bottle. I'm interested to see if time (either cellar or decanting) makes this any better. (2405 views) | | | Tasted by jbro on 12/11/2009 & rated 94 points: This is written the second night and is a 180 degree reversal of last night's impressions. Last night the wine was closed, almost skunky on the nose, dull on the palate and uninteresting overall. Second night the nose is tar, tobacco, earth and minimal fruit, but in the mouth it is as good as any like aged second growth and better than many, Plenty of fruit, still some oak, and a very fine finish. Good stuff--sorry I drank half the bottle last night. (1793 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 10/3/2009 & rated 88 points: Much better bottle. Balanced. (1780 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 8/26/2009 & rated 87 points: A bit lean. (1782 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 3/1/2009 & rated 88 points: Drinking well now out of 375ml. (1864 views) | | | Tasted by Maz on 2/18/2009 & rated 88 points: OK Cab but not great value for the $50 price point I paid. A bit on the overripe side for my taste. Good tannins and finish. (2080 views) | | | Tasted by eschwet on 2/15/2009 & rated 93 points: Our bottle was great, best cab I've had in a while (admittedly not drinking this price point...) Still dark, firm core of fruit with nose of tar/lead/earth. Not overly oaky, but strong backbone of the wine stands up to the noticeable oak. Ate with chateaubriand/madeira sauteed portobellos and lemon steamed asparagus with hollandaise for valentine's at home. Decanted three hours. (1942 views) | | | Tasted by zeke26 on 12/21/2008 & rated 93 points: Fantastic wine. A big cab with a classic nose and huge taste, with distinctive note of sweet, ripe berry on the finish. More fruit than oak. Find more. (2030 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 11/11/2008: Grippy and a bit green this was heavy and sullen overall. Bit tart with a weak midpalate this just wasn't very expressive. Not horrible but not something you look forward to drinking. Not going anywhere anytime soon. (1881 views) | | | Tasted by htiffen on 10/29/2008: Heavy, rich, not very interesting. Short finish. Tooold? (2041 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 5/31/2008 & rated 87 points: cedar and toasty oak. falling apart a bit with notes of raisins. had from 5l. showed far worse than some mags I had awhile back (2150 views) | | | Tasted by psmith on 5/27/2008: From 5L. Dark fruits and heavily toasted oak - overly ripe, porty profile despite straight-from-the-winery provenance. Sweet and pruney, with VA evident. Not my style at all. (2099 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 11/4/2007 & rated 90 points: enjoyable bottle, good dark fruit. I remember maybe one glass out of this mag, it disappeared fast and the only other person drinking was a drunk friend (2251 views) | | | Tasted by zimmy07 on 3/17/2007 & rated 91 points: spice, currant and cedar. Fruit has greaty diminished. Drinking good now. Third bottle I have had of this, 2 needed to be drank now and 1 could have gone another 5 years. I would suggest drinking now. (2330 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 3/24/2005 & rated 88 points: WIML88,WA89,NOWS
Tasted March 24, 2005 at an offline so brief comments only. Opened and served immediately in Spiegelau Authentis Magnum glasses. Dark garnet color, clear hue throughout. Nose of dark fruits, plum, melted licorice but just a little to much “hotness”. Flavors remind me of cigar box (yep, I know it’s an aroma) along with some plum, black currant and wet earth. If this wine was selling at half its’ current price I’d recommend it as a good value play. Pass instead. (2396 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, The 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Stepping Back in Time (Apr 2023) (4/1/2023)
(Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, January/Feburary 2005, IWC Issue #118
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| Kamen Estate 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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