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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Geaux Tigers on 3/6/2023 & rated 98 points: DD then recorked and let rest for 90 min. On the palate, not a hard edge anywhere, red and black berry fruit dominated, juicy plum, with a touch of dried herbs and a faint fleeting blood orange note. Intense floral perfume on the nose along with ripe crushed blueberries and a hint of mint. No oak or tannins. With more time, dark chocolate and chocolate covered berries appear. What a wine, flawless flow from front to back, with a 30-45 second finish!
That said, I think this is either at or slightly past peak for my palate. Not a flaw, just an observation. Some of the usual Bevan intensity has seemingly become subdued. The acid has waned leaving me to wonder how much more life this can sustain it lovely drinking window (couple of years?). My last bottle, so not a legitimate worry for this amateur. (515 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 4/19/2020 & rated 94 points: Drank straight for the bottle over five plus hours. Cool and juicy dark fruit centric (blackberry and plum) with a nice mineral component. Juicy and smooth yes but not a ton of complexity with time bringing out only more cool black fruits. Overall high caliber but was just hoping for more. Might need another 5 years. (1010 views) | | | Tasted by WojoWineCave on 1/23/2020 & rated 100 points: Ok. So last time I tried this it was phenomenal and rated 98. Tonight it was perfect. From a PnP on through to the end it evolves and left me and my wife speechless. (1129 views) | | | Tasted by WojoWineCave on 3/9/2017 & rated 98 points: Wow this is so good. Dark fruits. Lots of blackberries, blackberry brandy, vanilla extract, thick, smooth, fruit. nose opened up after 4 hours in decanter. Floral notes, tobacco. Admittedly I have a soft spot for all things Bevan and for joe & pat harbison so I'm likely two points higher. (1664 views) | | | Tasted by Geaux Tigers on 3/5/2017 & rated 95 points: Decanted 90 min. Thick blackish purple extracted quality juice. Had an overly sweet note that I couldn't figure out. Didn't seem fruity, maybe from the oak. True Bevan style, this is a big bad mutha without being overly hot or alcoholic. Slightly ahead of the 12 Pony Express at this point, but, not as complex either. Tannins were a little more grippy here but in line with the flow. I prefer this one at this point in time. Blue and purple fruit dominate with raspberries trying to peek in, pipe tobacco, touches of sweet vanilla, not as much chocolate mocha as the Pony Express, but hints of dark chocolate showed up at the 3 hr point. (1454 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 6/6/2015 & rated 97 points: The best descriptors are dense, black, and extracted. Glass and mouth staining black coloration with a thick viscosity that borders on syrupy. Soaring nose and palate dominated by super extracted blue/black fruit and vanilla extract. Supporting notes of lead, dusty earth, and cassis keep it from going over the top. Medium tannins that only are only apparent in the finish. Decanted 4 hours and drank over 6. Definitely a good product and exactly what you’d expect from a Russell Bevan made wine.
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| 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)Oakville |
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