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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2013 (based on 17 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DanielJ on 9/6/2012 & rated 88 points: Nice flavors of cherry. Short finish. Nothing to write home about (2097 views) | | | Tasted by alphabiotics on 8/22/2011 & rated 89 points: I thought this might be past its time but no; still drinking lovely. Still deep and rich in color, soft & plush on the pallet and a lovely smooth round cab. Excellent QPR (3519 views) | | | Tasted by Red White on 6/19/2011 & rated 84 points: Pleasant cedar/cherry flavors on the front palate; balanced, soft tannins, w/ moderate acidity. Pretty short finish (save for the tannins). Color still dark purple/red, with only a hint of the onset of "brickishness". Probably best consumed within a year, although I don't think it'll fall off a cliff if you don't polish off the last one by 2013 (2864 views) | | | Tasted by jcurl on 12/2/2007 & rated 84 points: Really didn't like this that much. It was drinkable but very tight, not much nose and not much on the pallet. I'm generally a big fan of Dry Creek Valley but this one never opened up for me. (3189 views) |
| Collier Falls 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 CountyDry Creek Valley Winegrowers of Dry Creek Valley | Dry Creek Valley Association | Appellation America | San Francisco Chronicle Article |
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