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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2020 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.1 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by KC Lawyer on 2/15/2023 & rated 90 points: Quite tannic at first taste but softened nicely; no oxidation visible or apparent to the taste - should be okay for another couple of years; neither harsh, bland nor complex. Good choice for a simple meal. (371 views) | | | Tasted by Mootsie on 9/20/2022 & rated 89 points: Sale bin find for $5. Thought why not. Pretty much a classic cab. Black cherry, new leather, a touch of anise, tobacco. An oak influence throughout, my bet is American oak based on the bourbon like smokiness. The wine feels like it could go 5-10 years easily. Drinks like a $25-$30 wine. So for $5, nice QPR. (445 views) | | | Tasted by kenj001 on 11/8/2019 & rated 89 points: Surprised us. Very drinkable now. No tannins. Not long lasting but still good. (1325 views) | | | Tasted by ManuKey on 11/2/2018 & rated 88 points: La robe du vin est violette et intense. Il dégage des arômes de fruits noirs mûres, de cassis, de réglisse et de noix de coco. La bouche est assez corsée et corpulente, sur des tanins semi-fermes et un boisé affirmé, mais le tout reste bien intégré et l'acidité garde une certaine fraicheur. Rétro-olfaction réglissé et mentholé. Un peu chaud avec ses 14.5% mais très acceptable. Bon Calicab, un peu cher pour le rendu. (1536 views) | | | Tasted by Drinking Trees on 10/27/2018 & rated 91 points: Slick, light-bodied wine, with focused acidity and moderate, woody tannin. Bright, fruity, almost floral flavours: blackcurrant and blueberry, with hints of cola, violet, and cinnamon. (1794 views) | | | Tasted by graemeg on 8/10/2018: {cork, 14.5} Big, ripe, malty, licorice-infused, vanilla & coconut-tinged black wine. Has marked - but fine - powdery tannins which have a not-quite-natural feel to them. Like a Penfolds winemaker was doing a master-class here and the students followed-on. It has rich jammy fruit, seems very low in acid, so the finish, although fairly impressive for size and length, isn't quite balanced enough. Mostly this just lacks freshness; it was in a lot of ways a very near miss. But still a miss...! Cellaring is unlikely to help. (1886 views) | | | Tasted by skurtz on 2/20/2018 & rated 87 points: PnP at 213 Restaurant in Salisbury MD. This "house wine" is a jammy, slightly sweet, and otherwise typical CA cab. Fermented fruit juice. (2450 views) | | | Tasted by Jeremydean918 on 1/15/2018 & rated 91 points: Good and a lot of flavor without being dry. Tastes more like a Syrah (1664 views) | | | Tasted by fissfiss on 11/27/2017: Saved for cooking (1743 views) | | | Tasted by Grateful4Red on 10/10/2017 & rated 87 points: Hint of pyrazines, slightly better the next day (1767 views) | | | Tasted by Timarc007 on 5/27/2017 & rated 95 points: Californian cabernet sauvignon is always great (2304 views) | | | Tasted by WineGal56 on 3/18/2017: Not a"big", "in your face" Cab. Nice, soft tannins; not oaky; very pleasant. (2555 views) | | | Tasted by Avicenne on 3/7/2017 & rated 87 points: SAQ N° 12819654 25$
Sonoma. 92% cab sau, 8% merlot.
Toujours avec le roastbeef, offert par le paternel, sans trop d'attente.
Fait très calicab tel qu'attendu: girofle, oak à la tonne, vanille, épices douces.
Bouche d'une épaisseur californienne: ça rempli la yeule. Mures. Tannins comme sucrés mais 1,9g/L de sucre résiduel.
Facture très honnête. De la matière pour le prix. Faut pas s'attendre à plus de profondeur ou complexité.
** (2297 views) | | | Tasted by srh on 2/25/2017: Taste Cabernet Sauvignon (San Diego Wine Co.): N: Seems ripe with notes of tar? Poss cherry cola?
P: Med body; Almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which SOMEWHAT irons itself out by the long, very slightly astringent finish. Could use 12-18 mos, then a potential steal @ the tasted $12.99? 90 pts WE & “Editors' Choice” (Gordon, 12/1/16) @ $19. [As of early Apr '20, wine-searcher still shows 2 sources @ $17 & $20]. (684 views) | | | Tasted by clio_wine on 1/28/2017: Good.Lightweight California cab. Opens with a strong nose; closes with a short finish. Just ok in between. Drinkable, not not notable. (2145 views) | | | Tasted by Virescit Vulnere Virtus on 1/11/2017 & rated 78 points: Dark, strong (66 views) | | | Tasted by Hydrotyler on 1/6/2017 & rated 89 points: Good Cabernet, had it with homemade beef bourguignon. Fragrant nose of dark fruits and oak. Opens strong with cherry and dark fruits, finishes with bitter spice and vanilla. Full body. (1913 views) | | | Tasted by USNA1976 on 1/5/2017: Gift from Bruce Baxter. Drank it New Year's Eve w baxters, Simkins and fields. (1099 views) | | | Tasted by Atxglfer on 12/8/2016 & rated 88 points: Full body, good nose, blackberry, soft tannins (1024 views) | | | Tasted by Robwild on 12/4/2016 & rated 86 points: Deep purple color. Unbalanced and unstructured. Berries and fruit (966 views) | | | Tasted by TN1962 on 9/26/2016 & rated 80 points: Easy drinking Cab. Black cherries, spice, and pencil lead. (1025 views) | | | Tasted by alfredtarbelli@gmail.com on 7/16/2016 & rated 90 points: Bitter for my taste (1029 views) | | | Tasted by Tharn on 6/26/2016 & rated 85 points: Interesting and slightly spicy and jazzy on entry. Great finish with hints of cherry and vanilla. (958 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Silver Palm 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)North CoastLodi |
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