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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2012 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by vinovin on 4/30/2012 & rated 88 points: Drank this about three years ago- back then it was a 90. Drank Sunday and bottle had lost its ripe fruit. Tons of oak and initial heat- was hoping that after aeration and cooling it would open up. Never did. kick myself for aging. (2699 views) | | | Tasted by flwinos on 6/30/2011 & rated 91 points: Great wine for the money. No details as this was consumed last weekend. (3516 views) | | | Tasted by TEKinsider on 6/9/2011 & rated 92 points: Lots of big black fruit, licorice and cedar here. Not a big concentrated wine, but more finess and soft mouthfeel. Nice finish with medium/full body. This wine is at it's peak but should drink well for several more years. I can't imagine it getting better than this. (2938 views) | | | Tasted by swanson.art on 12/1/2009 & rated 91 points: Very interesting woody nose - some sandalwood, I think. Nice fruit in the middle and some spice and toast on the long finish. Really nice cab - I enjoyed it and will be getting a couple more bottles! (3311 views) | | | Tasted by communion on 7/29/2009 & rated 88 points: Strong fruit, overripe plums (prunes). Seems over concentrated. Moderate wood that somewhat counterbalances the fruit. Dark fruit finish andl light-med tannins add some interest in the medium-long finish. ...could be due to drinking a bordeaux lately... (3415 views) | | | Tasted by Shawna Benson on 4/18/2009 & rated 88 points: Lots of woodsy flavor, spicy plum and cherry on the nose and palate. A really great QPR! (1984 views) | | | Tasted by THaas on 3/26/2009 & rated 88 points: Garnet with a touch of mahogany on the rim. Spicy oak, cassis, plum, and some floral notes on the nose. Powerful flavors in the mouth, cherry, cassis, blueberry, plum, and spice. Tasty. Well-balanced, with a long finish.
Drink 2010 through 2014. (1611 views) | | | Tasted by EMichels on 8/5/2007 & rated 90 points: Wally's Central Coast Tasting: Good interest; Good finish; Ever so slightly dark (2615 views) |
| Cabernet 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)Atlas Peak Atlas Peak Appellation Association |
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