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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 301 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by gharter on 2/12/2024 & rated 90 points: Short decant, not really needed. Still have a big nose with black cherry, cocoa, anise, plum, currant and spice. Similar flavors with black cherry, currant, anise, plum spice and vanilla. Medium bodied and rich. Long smooth finish with soft tannins. Holding well, has not really changed much with age, but very enjoyable. (285 views) | | | Tasted by sfcrushaz on 5/26/2023: Happily, held up well. Decanted an hour and enjoyed it with steak & potatoes. Like wine enthusiasts notes. (671 views) | | | Tasted by johnwine on 5/1/2023: Magnum and bottle 70% Napa and 30% Sonoma. (630 views) | | | Tasted by jsander on 4/2/2023 & rated 90 points: Classic aged cab. Well balanced and silky. Drink up. (712 views) | | | Tasted by AJG on 2/18/2023 flawed bottle: Corked. (841 views) | | | Tasted by Bimal on 2/4/2023 & rated 88 points: Well Structured and Balanced. Classic new world fruit forward approach. Plums, Raisins, Mocha, and dark fruit. Lacks complexity, character or terroir. Good but Mono dimensional. (703 views) | | | Tasted by Macross on 12/22/2021: Delicious! Fruit forward and bold. (1244 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 5/9/2021 & rated 92 points: huge mixed wild dark berry; plenty of oak (more than i prefer) but it is integrated and more mocha-like than woody; good length; on day one it was too big for BBQ lamb (a hard feat), then just right on day two for a fancy pizza; a bigger wine than i drink these days, but still great in its own style.
BTW, decant for heavy sediment (1673 views) | | | Tasted by Jefferyist on 9/15/2020 & rated 88 points: Oak and vanilla on the nose, very fruity on the palate, lots of raisins and plums and an oaky finish. Light on tannins. Boring. No complexity at all. (2067 views) | | | Tasted by dslaven on 9/5/2020 & rated 93 points: Excellent Cab. Perfect night with GG Florence and parents. (1894 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 8/3/2020: Drinking really nicely but even with soft decanting the tannins stand up after 90 minutes. (1982 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 5/25/2020: similar to my previous note; mountain fruit; more slightly bitter oak tannins than i prefer. (1710 views) | | | Tasted by mfriedman12 on 5/12/2020 & rated 95 points: Exceptional wine. Stunning combination of mature hammy fruit with clove and dark cocoa. Tannins in harmony. This is at peak or possibly even one or two years from perfection. (1481 views) | | | Tasted by Jdog on 3/29/2020 & rated 90 points: Purchased recently from Cellaraiders. Clearly a well-stored bottle. Wine was decanted for 1 hour and served in Riedel stemware. Four tasters had consistent notes on this wine which is to say nose of dark fruit dominated by very high alcohol volatility which was sometimes so pronounced it was like sniffing nail polish. Similarly, on the palate big, ripe fruit but the wine is overwhelmed by its alcohol content. Disappointing effort from Pride. Perhaps additional bottle age or longer decanting would help this wine, but I'm not sure it will ever come together into a more balanced, elegant style. (1224 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 3/24/2020 & rated 90 points: inky dark deep blackberry, some graphite and wood; leaner mountain style; still has a rustic 'young' quality that made it too big for the chicken/veggies, but good with the BBQ steak. Plenty of stuffing to age further, but not my fave style.
Less enjoyable on day two, when the woody tannins became more prominent. I am drinking lighter style wines these days. (1158 views) | | | Tasted by Mdubnik on 12/7/2019 & rated 93 points: fantastic! smooth. beautiful. silky. ready to drink. not too soon. not too late. will buy plenty more! (1363 views) | | | Tasted by Bachus Maling on 9/2/2019 & rated 92 points: Drank it from the magnum last night paired with a beef and a lamb pasta. Tremendous fruit soft tanins. Just pop and poured. Delicious! (1595 views) | | | Tasted by Charlie C on 5/4/2019 & rated 94 points: Drinking beautifully. Dark fruits on the nose and a bit of spice. The palate has plenty of fruit, but not blowsy or overblown. Bitter sweet chocolate, currants, black cherry, blackberry, smoke. Firm tannins, great acidity and balance. Could use another 2 years to soften the tannins a bit more, but no reason to wait. 70% Napa, 30% Sonoma. 14.8% ABV but not hot at all. (1872 views) | | | Tasted by vpoms on 4/6/2019 & rated 91 points: Clear deep ruby. Clean nose of pronounced intensity with aromas of stewed, dark fruit, ripe black cherry, forest floor, chocolate, toast, leather, wine is fully developed. On the palate it is dry with medium plus acidity, medium plus tannins, medium alcohol, full body and pronounced flavor intensity that matches the nose. Very good wine. Drink now, at its peak. I would not suggest any further aging. (1700 views) | | | Tasted by deogracias wine on 2/17/2019: For us, this was ready to drink. There was some hints of fruit but definitely the secondary tobacco and earthiness was there. Solid color but not the deep colors like a younger wine (1852 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 1/9/2019 & rated 89 points: good and maturing mixed dark berry; Good acidity; as the fruit is more mature, the oak and alcohol are more notable on the finish. (1771 views) | | | Tasted by tomoem on 11/8/2018 & rated 92 points: Soft and very velvety in mouth. Aromatic with asphalt, some graphite and aged fruit. This is a very good wine and is drinking well right now. On the palette this is dark cherry & prune with a great mouthfeel and long lingering flavor. (1812 views) | | | Tasted by mfriedman12 on 11/3/2018 & rated 92 points: I agree with Rick 4 wine, this bottle is still super young. Very ripe lush fruit and big bold legs. Need a good decanting to help it settle down. I think it easily has two more years to peak. (1434 views) | | | Tasted by yasha on 7/6/2018 & rated 92 points: good time to drink. my last botle ,but its ok, a lot of good wine around (2126 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 5/14/2018 & rated 93 points: Drinking nicely over here. As usual, CT has the drinking window closing way too soon. I’d give this early 2020s. (2381 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144
(Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa County/Sonoma County) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/20/2009)
(Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon) Dark red violet color; cassis and red plum nose with a hint of eucalyptus; tight, tart, plum, cassis and black fruit palate, needs a few years; medium-plus finish 90 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/23/2009)
(Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon) Cassis and plum nose; tight, tart cassis, plum palate; medium-plus finish 90 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/25/2008)
(Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon) Cassis and herbal nose; deep, juicy, cassis and plum, structured palate; medium-plus finish 92 points |
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| Pride Mountain Vineyards 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information) |
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