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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 179 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 1/28/2023 & rated 92 points: Deep, dark reddish-purple garnet in color with no signs of aging. Nose was initially reticent but eventually developed into a full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with overtones of floral & earthy/dusty notes, cocoa, coffee, herbal notes of mint & anise, tobacco, leather, minerals, some spice notes & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with herbs, minerals, cocoa, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but at 16 years old, it is approaching its peak of development although should hold onto its current peak for a few more years. Fill was mid-neck; cork was clean & intact. (967 views) | | | Tasted by scaredone on 11/8/2022 & rated 93 points: This wine is drinking nicely right now, it has mellowed but still good depth. (927 views) | | | Tasted by mmeyers1984 on 3/16/2020 & rated 93 points: Lovely wine. Decanted for 3 hours.
The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry. It tastes like black currant (cassis), mineral, petrol and mushroom. The body is full. (2892 views) | | | Tasted by Rhone Rick on 1/1/2020 & rated 91 points: (From a magnum)
I liked it but had hope for more. Crowd liked it a lot as they had no expectations. Mellow cab fruit, still bright and youthful but missing some roundness and integration. (2853 views) | | | Tasted by Lax4 on 12/26/2019 & rated 91 points: Wine was great to drink after taking some time to breathe. Hints of plumb and cherry and smooth finish beginning to end. Little sediment toward the end of the bottle and recommend a filter to use. (2780 views) | | | Tasted by brjasa on 10/30/2019 & rated 93 points: October 30, 2019 - at its prime, balanced with subtle complexities. (2515 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 8/19/2019 & rated 92 points: Deep ruby red with a slight brick hue around the rim of the glass. Wonderfully expressive nose consisting of black peppercorns, licorice, blueberries, coffee, mint and toast. Soft and balanced tannins and acidity. The palate consists of coffee, toast, dried figs, peppercorns, licorice, cocoa and cassis. Terrific wine that has rewarded patience and time. (2446 views) | | | Tasted by Fatty Cat on 1/2/2019 & rated 91 points: Early Jan 2019: dark crimson color; cassis, cherry, chocolate and some cedar aromas/flavors; round texture; slightly acidic and extremely tannic on the palate; medium/full body.
This Duckhorn 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon is still not fully developed. Guess it takes another 5-7 years for the tannins to mellow down to a moderate level.
Tasted in direct comparison to a Duckhorn Merlot 2007 (see tasting note). (1781 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 12/16/2018 & rated 91 points: Very dark ruby red. Expressive wine consisting of dried figs, licorice, toast, tar and pencil lead. Very soft layers of tannins, toast, black licorice, cassis, dried figs and cherries. This wine is at it's peak and maybe on the downhill side of it's life cycle. Enjoy now. (1737 views) | | | Tasted by sfbikeguy on 10/27/2018 & rated 91 points: This wine was so soft when I first opened it that I was worried. The bottle was open for 4 hours prior to drinking to a dinner party. It was very good and was one of the favorites. You can probably hold longer, but it is worth drinking now. 1 bottle left. (1915 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 8/31/2018 & rated 93 points: This is drinking splendidly and punches way above its weight, even at its current price. It’s full bodied, perfectly integrated, and driven by an intensity and complexity of flavor that is bright, juicy, and literally gushing with plump, luscious, lip-smacking notes of cherries, black raspberries, currants, carob, and eucalyptus. Long and satisfying finish. Simply hedonistic. 93+ (1985 views) | | | Tasted by danscellar on 3/27/2018 & rated 90 points: solid Cab (2346 views) | | | Tasted by Snag One on 2/17/2018 & rated 92 points: PnP this bottle. Wonderful wine, terrific balance and mouthfeel. This wine has aged very well. (2153 views) | | | Tasted by jrhaynie on 2/8/2018 & rated 90 points: Nice hints of cedar, dried black fruit on the most, on the palette most of the same, some tobacco. Typical cab flavors. Drinking much better than other bottles and probably at its peak right now, suggest quaffing this bottle soon, not sure it will get any better. Had it with filet and crab cakes, great fit, not fabulous but very good. (2169 views) | | | Tasted by mat600 on 11/5/2017 & rated 91 points: Vin américain qui supplante l'italien du même millésime. Beau fruit éclatant sur une longueur importante. Le vin est plein. J'aime beaucoup. 91 sur 100. (2310 views) | | | Tasted by TosaWine on 12/26/2016: Still great. (3894 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 11/9/2016 & rated 90 points: Much better than the bottle I drank a year and a half ago. Dark fruit on the nose, the palate is blackberry, plums, figs and a touch of wood. Nice smooth finish. (3595 views) | | | Tasted by MemorialWineFan on 6/2/2016 & rated 90 points: Like previous note cedar and plum. Like most 2007s they just need time and many are still closed. Was glad this one was drinkable. My advice is to continue to cellar 2007s. This one could have gone many more years. Wanted a cab and it was handy.. (4530 views) | | | Tasted by lundmc on 4/15/2016 & rated 92 points: Cedar and fig on the nose- cedar carries through seamlessly to the palette. Medium-bodied with plum joining in, nice evolution over a couple of hours. Went nicely by itself and later with filet. Restrained and well made. (4638 views) | | | Tasted by merryberry on 3/12/2016 & rated 92 points: Deep ruby with light edges. Leather, fig, and warm blueberry compote nose. Medium bodied, blackberries, spice, black cherries, sage, well integrated tannins, pepper, some green olives, and a long, long finish. Drinking really well right now. (4538 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 7/6/2015 & rated 92 points: still young (4554 views) | | | Tasted by Tiderunner22 on 4/11/2015 & rated 90 points: Solid well balanced Napa Cabernet. At first taste found the wine to be tight and restrained. Poured thru airator and an hour later the wine opened up nicely revealing solid structure and balance. This wine exhibits a beautiful finesse and complexity if allowed enough time to breathe or spend a few more years in the cellar. (4303 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 2/16/2015 & rated 85 points: Nothing special, i read the reviews and decanted through a vinturi for 2.5 hours. There is dark fruit on the nose and on the palate but any other flavors are subdued, the finish is medium. Based on its pedigree and price I expected a lot more. Perhaps it was an off bottle, I have more in my cellar and will wait a year or so before trying another one. (3905 views) | | | Tasted by SCosgrove on 12/28/2014 & rated 89 points: Rough to start, smoothed out after an hour, much better with food. Waiting another year or two for the next one. (3774 views) | | | Tasted by srshane on 6/8/2014 & rated 90 points: Rough at first but it opened up after an hour. Nice balance, great fruit. (5023 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156
(Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (2/16/2011)
(Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/31/2011)
(Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Lifted cassis, black currant nose; tasty, ripe cassis, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 90 points |
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Decoy Wines 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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