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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 31 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jeff Schwimmer on 2/18/2023: Awesome. Dark purple. Big tanin. Janet likes (271 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 6/4/2020 & rated 90 points: Time to drink up. The nose is nicely lifted with sous bois, wet fir tree. Pretty steely, wet stone, backed up by boysenberry and finished with tannin impact. Drink 1-2 years, it’s not going down but it’s at or past the peak. (1026 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 1/14/2020 & rated 86 points: Fading with plenty of sediment on the side of the bottle. Smoke, dirt and cranberry on the nose with tight cherry, tannin, oak and drying finish. I'd drink any time and sooner than later. (1106 views) | | | Tasted by NutmegNative on 10/31/2019 & rated 90 points: Last opened 3 years ago. Blueberry and black raspberry flavors and solid body. Some of the aromatics appear to have faded. Am racheting my score down a bit. This wine is likely at or near peak, and it's time to drink up! (1157 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 6/4/2019 & rated 91 points: Blueberry and aromatics in the nose, flavors of blueberry, pepper and moderate tannins finish a bit chalky and stony. I’d drink 1-2 years if not sooner. (1234 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 4/14/2019 & rated 90 points: In its prime. Blueberry, resolved tannin with hints of oak. (1051 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 2/13/2019 & rated 88 points: Fading a bit, I’d probably drink in 2019 (687 views) | | | Tasted by grayfont on 11/17/2018 & rated 91 points: This was absolutely delicious. Wish I had a lot more as this bottle still seemed like it had years to go before its peak. Great typicity of high quality Napa cab, but would have guessed much younger due to the power it is still packing. (771 views) | | | Tasted by Rfree on 2/19/2018 & rated 91 points: Really nice Napa cab aging gracefully drink them now if you have em wont get any better (684 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 2/12/2018 & rated 90 points: Nice blueberry and pepper with classic currant and a bit of heat on exit. I see no reason to wait on these. (809 views) | | | Tasted by apspr on 2/10/2018 & rated 90 points: Fine wine, still on the upswing. (792 views) | | | Tasted by weinmatt on 11/25/2017 & rated 92 points: From magnum. Brambly berries and herbs, still quite a bit of tannic spine. Very good, but not the equal of the 2008 Les Pavots that was on tap this evening. (798 views) | | | Tasted by Sniffy-Sniff on 5/1/2017 & rated 92 points: In a good place and ready to go with a few minutes of air in the glass. Lovely expression of aged Napa Cabernet. Drink now. (1008 views) | | | Tasted by NutmegNative on 5/30/2016 & rated 94 points: Wow! Bramble berries and herbal bouquet (sage essence?) in the nose. A full-throttle Napa cabernet sauvignon that is a joy to drink. Will age well for a few more years, at least. (1286 views) | | | Tasted by Sniffy-Sniff on 3/27/2016 & rated 92 points: Much better on day-2. Muscular with great minerality. Drink now or hold for another few years. (1057 views) | | | Tasted by shaffej on 12/5/2015 & rated 86 points: Monotone cab that was a disappointment (1163 views) | | | Tasted by shaffej on 10/9/2015 & rated 86 points: A one dimensional cab that was tight and never really opened up after two days. Harsh tanins with little fruit. Not a crowd pleaser by any means! (1188 views) | | | Tasted by hackey37 on 5/2/2014 & rated 91 points: Opaque dense color garnet with hints of purple violet at the rim. The smells are cassis, smoke, light spice, espresso, blackberry, and menthol. The tastes are currants, dark fruit, vanilla, toast, earth, espresso, and cedary notes. The acidity is very zingy and the tannins are stout and woody with velvety furry texture. This begs for juicy steak or lamb. Had this with bison and it was a good food match. (1636 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 9/16/2012 & rated 89 points: This improved greatly by day #2. This was good but oaky and edgy on first day. Came together nicely on day 2. Big, dark wine. A bit extracted but very tasty cassis flavor in a velvety package by the end. Borderline outstanding last glass which is what the score reflects but wasn't complex enough for me. (2169 views) | | | Tasted by JenTomHank on 7/22/2012 & rated 89 points: Needs more time. Opened three hours early and decanted, but still tannic. (2088 views) | | | Tasted by CMN on 6/6/2012 & rated 90 points: Nose of dark fruit with some alcohol (14.5% abv) poking through. The alcohol was less noticeable on the palate. Flavors of dark fruit, boysenberry, and some pleasant herbal notes. Fine tannins and a silky mouth feel. Med+ finish, with just a touch of heat on the back end. A very solid effort. (2096 views) | | | Tasted by Decster on 5/15/2011 & rated 87 points: Large bursts of ripe fruit. Lots of burnt oak. Good length but it was a little disappointing compared ot the 04. Leave for at least 2 - 3 years (2451 views) | | | Tasted by grayfont on 4/3/2011 & rated 90 points: this was lovely. the tannins are soft and smooth, unusually so (in a good way) for a cab. the fruit flavors are satisfying but the wine isn't very expressive (yet?) so time may help but the mouthfeel is the star of the show here for the time being. If you've got one bottle, save it a few years. If you have multiples, it's worth opening one now for a peek with the others to save and follow. (2019 views) | | | Tasted by apspr on 2/14/2011: Copious dark fruit, tannins are present but pretty much under control... But I think it just needs more bottle time to bloom to its full extent. I decanted for several hours before trying, then finished the bottle the next night. At the moment I don't think any amount of airing will do the trick -- recommend giving it 2-3 years -- eventually it should be fantastic. (1813 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Cornerstone Cellars 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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