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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Trader79 on 1/23/2016 & rated 93 points: Pure silk, medium to long finish, delicious. Somewhere between primary and secondary flavor profile, tannins only slightly noticeable on the finish which leads me to believe this will hold up for a few more years w/o issue. (1334 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 4/18/2015 & rated 94 points: Beautiful again. Fragrant nose with spice. Complex with nice acidity. Long finish. (1375 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 11/18/2012 & rated 93 points: Really drinking well right out of the bottle. Dark, earthy cab with nice aromatics and finish. Viscous on the palate with tobacco, spices and black fruits. Well integrated. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 7/8/2012 & rated 94 points: Drank amazingly well right out of the bottle. WOTN against big competiton (2124 views) | | | Tasted by flashvictor on 9/2/2010 & rated 93 points: Deep ruby color leads to a nose of chocolate covered cherries leads to a very structured palate of dark fruit, tobacco, currant, and chocolate. Finish lasts 40 seconds. Beautiful wine which will continue to improve for another 5 years. Lovely! (2671 views) | | | Tasted by wineguy58 on 7/17/2010 & rated 93 points: A complex piece of art. Initial taste of sweet tannins throughout with red berries and currants leading way to a black forest floor with powdered coccao lingering into a 20 second finish. This baby is meant to last. A beautiful appellation cab (1978 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 12/28/2009 & rated 93 points: Really fragrant nose of violets, plum. Very balanced, deep and a nice finish. Smooth and sophisticated. (2078 views) | | | Tasted by CultCabKing on 12/7/2009 & rated 90 points: cherries and more cherries - fantastic! (670 views) | | | Tasted by WineForRob on 4/15/2008 & rated 93 points: Chocolate covered cherries and mocha on the nose with that typical 04 supple mouthfeel. Has a little firmer acidity than some of the other Cliff Lede bottles bit has that same silky finish. Built to last a little longer. (2268 views) |
| Cliff Lede 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)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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