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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 47 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by RMundell on 12/14/2020 & rated 93 points: Drinking really nice. (1290 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 2/18/2017 & rated 92 points: 75 min decant. Medium bodied, not much fruit up front, above average balance and finish. Some spice. Certainly in prime and will continue to hold for a few more years. (2752 views) | | | Tasted by JJB007 on 12/19/2016 & rated 98 points: excellent with chicken and vegetables (2886 views) | | | Tasted by mmorenoaz on 4/30/2016 & rated 97 points: Well rounded and balanced. Nice fruit (light berries) notes with a great finish - Ready to drink now or within 1 to 2 years (no longer)
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It tastes like raspberry, fig, dust, medium toast, rose and sherry. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. (3182 views) | | | Tasted by wicozani on 3/12/2016 & rated 88 points: Bordeaux in the Black Hills Inaugural Blind Tasting Event (Our Home): #6. Served double-blind in Riedel Vinum XL Cabernet glass. Dark garnet robe. Nose of eucalyptus and plum. Decent intensity and concentration. Good acidity with a reasonable finish. The most simple though disjointed of the group. 88. My #6, Group #6 (3351 views) | | | Tasted by jmorgand on 1/30/2016 & rated 95 points: Magnificent tonight. Popped and poured. Getting even better as the night progresses. (2580 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 10/10/2015 & rated 93 points: Needs an hour. Great balance. See prior review. (1598 views) | | | Tasted by Jwd12 on 5/19/2015 & rated 91 points: Very good wine, well balanced and smooth. Tasted red berries and some wood. Definitely a stand alone wine. Decanting not really necessary (1707 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 5/15/2015 & rated 93 points: 30 min decant- much better than last bottle, in prime, medium bodied, great balance and above average finish- will hold for another 2-4 years. (1363 views) | | | Tasted by andtheodor on 4/25/2015: Poured triple blind. Jerky, plum, smoke, brown sugar, tomato leaf, tarragon nose that was layered and intricate right out of the gate. Sweet plummy palate, luscious, soft and inviting, kiss of deft oak. This was immediately appealing and the most interesting wine on the table but suffered as soon as we tasted the other wines with food. No one even mentioned Cabernet, which I think is pretty damning. The longer it was open the sweeter and simpler and low acid it appeared. (1608 views) | | | Tasted by Doc90 on 4/18/2015 & rated 91 points: Tasted blind. Raspberry puree, graham cracker, white pepper, and potting soil on the nose. Really creamy palate with coffee and mocha notes. White pepper floats over berry pie. Very layered. The first half was better than the second. It seemed a little out of place in the context of drinking three dry Italian reds alongside it. I recommend enjoying this wine by itself, without food, and I think its complexity will really come through. I had no idea what this was. A very unique Napa Cab. (1064 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 3/5/2015 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured at Ruth Chris- this needs about 20 min. Verrry smooth and above average balance, average finish and medium bodied- unfortunately this is on the decline. Certainly in prime and should be drank by 2016. Average value. Drink up. (1191 views) | | | Tasted by Tarokun on 3/31/2014 & rated 91 points: very very smooth - introduced about 45 min of air in the glass before drinking - very nice mix of light purple fruit and soft tannins.. very refined for a "california cab".. looking forward to the last bottle in about 1-2 years.. (1881 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Monkeys on 12/23/2013 & rated 90 points: Purple, almost to the edge showing very little lightening considering it's age. Nose of dark cherry, leather, and a hint of spiciness/tobacco. Those follow through to the palate and, after an hour of decanting, merged nicely. Not an overpowering Napa cab, but very nice with a medium plus finish. (1907 views) | | | Tasted by Mel-o-Vino on 12/5/2013 & rated 92 points: Excellent! This is not a typical fruit bomb Napa cab. We noticed a lot of savoury notes. The black fruit took the back burner to olives, sweet tobacco, leather, savoury herbs. The tannins are silky allowing a nice finish. No astringency at all. We popped and poured. There was no need to decant. Wine of the night! (2258 views) | | | Tasted by N.Bonaparte on 11/11/2013 & rated 94 points: 2 hour decant- not a huge wine with typical cabernet pepper on finish but very elegant and well balanced. Average finish and value. (2283 views) | | | Tasted by JJB007 on 11/9/2013 & rated 97 points: it was very good (1739 views) | | | Tasted by mactheknife on 1/26/2013 & rated 87 points: For a wine at this price, a bit disappointing. A little green at the beginning. As it opened, a backdrop of tar was present. It eventually improved but no elegance whatsoever. Fruit notes were totally muted. (1455 views) | | | Tasted by Doc Argyle on 1/4/2013 & rated 91 points: Great nose, good but not too long finish. Great purity of fruit with nice balance of tannins. (2816 views) | | | Tasted by LegalWine on 12/24/2012 & rated 89 points: This wine has a green character to it that softens over time but remains prominent. Eventually the fruit and oak reveals itself, but leaves me wanting more. Full bodied with a medium-long finish. There is plenty of better wine out there for this price. (1437 views) | | | Tasted by Jwd12 on 12/22/2012 & rated 92 points: Second bottle after 6 people destroyed a bottle of Dancing Bear. A very good Cab smooth intense berries a little red cherry (1953 views) | | | Tasted by Gabriel & Priscila on 10/14/2012 & rated 91 points: Earth, leather, spice at first. After two hours breathing, all of these features harmonized beautifully with a red fruit finish. Amazing wine. (2217 views) | | | Tasted by sdrum on 10/5/2012 & rated 92 points: It's fairly concentrated. Tannic. Needs lots of time to breathe before drinking. (1506 views) | | | Tasted by GA on 6/3/2012 & rated 89 points: 6/12 Decent red fruit with balanced medium finish - drink now. 89 pts. (2599 views) | | | Tasted by Lee Fining on 5/12/2012 & rated 95 points: Dark garnet color with just a hint of orange thrown in. Beautiful classic cabernet sauvignon nose with just enough oak influence to complement the aromas. Excellent palate of fruit flavors. Acids and tannins are very well balanced. Just a little hot on the finish and I expect this wine to improve further with age. (62 vi (2468 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Jarvis (California) Winery 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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