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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by thh18731 on 3/6/2022 & rated 93 points: This is an awesome example of Gerhart’s wine making. It is still drinking well in 2022. The wine opened up after few hours to a great nose of black cherry and leather followed by a beautiful palate and finish. (399 views) | | Tasted by heyjon on 2/10/2019 & rated 92 points: Nose of dark fruit, cedar & green bell pepper, woody palate of black cherry & plum, cedar, espresso, tobacco leaf & dark chocolate sauce, well-integrated tannins, long finish. Perfect with braised pork loin, whipped sweet potatoes & sautéed green beans. (1241 views) | | Tasted by CoryDean44 on 1/27/2019 & rated 90 points: Burnt violet color with a cedar and nutmeg aroma. Firm mouthfeel with flavors of plum, blood orange, and a hint of apple. Lovely wine that is mature with big tannins. Pleasantly surprised by this 2011 vintage. (1159 views) |
| Delectus 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 County |
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