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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 3/18/2018 & rated 89 points: Dark garnet colored, medium full bodied, blackberry and tangy black cherry fruits with slightly earthy leather, hints of tobacco leaf, anise and cedar on a moderate tannin finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2018/03/cal-wine-flight-highlights-st-pats.html (1118 views) | | | Tasted by brunellolover on 6/21/2013 & rated 88 points: Waited too long. Over the hill. Not bad just not as good as it should have been. One note. (2399 views) | | | Tasted by Aovalle on 10/6/2012 & rated 87 points: Dark in color, silky with black berry, fig and nice oak notes. Caramel and mocha come later with just a hint of tobacco. Good length in the finish but the acidity just doesn't drive it all the way home. Still a very good wine. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by daisy1212 on 3/19/2012 & rated 91 points: this wine is still going strong. tannins have mellowed. vanilla and sweet fruit up front and a smooth finish. not too complicated. (2779 views) | | | Tasted by kbhiggins on 6/27/2010 & rated 92 points: Great wine. Long finish with notes of raspberry. Very hot when first opened. Decanted for 90 minutes before drinking. Hit its peak after 3 hours in the decanter. (3126 views) | | | Tasted by winoj on 4/20/2009 & rated 92 points: Wonderful full bodied cab with a lingering finish and long on fruit. Drank with Willie who purchased the bottle at the vineyard. Paired excellently with a nice ribeye. (2399 views) | | | Tasted by GolferChris on 9/22/2007 & rated 92 points: The '03 vintage has delivered many very fine Cabs and this one is no exception. Purple color. With aromas of earth, black currant, licorice and smoke. Well integrated tannins provide wonderful balance. Deep and complex with a long, lingering finish. (1686 views) | | | Tasted by rloomis on 3/18/2007: tasted@winery: more balanced than the 05 "Lot S" toasted oak monsters. I think this was offered to us to help wash down the wood flavors before we tasted the zinfandel port. (1502 views) | | | Tasted by Paul Lin on 11/13/2006 & rated 86 points: Tasted at a retail tasting. Raisiny, port-like nose. Overripe black fruit flavors. Clipped finish. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by Winetex on 10/1/2006 & rated 89 points: Rather nice cab that matched up well with the food. Very young and fruity. I took away points for a lack of complexity but it was very nice to drink. (1706 views) | | | Tasted by tanglenet on 6/18/2006: Opened not decanted. Must have had this way too soon: tasted hot and disjointed. Let sit for a day and it got worse. Didn't even finish the bottle. (1749 views) |
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Del Dotto Napa Valley Cave Tour Barrel Tasting -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/del-dotto-napa-valley-cave-tour-barrel_12.htmlCabernet 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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