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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Kathrynfore on 12/24/2022 & rated 87 points: This was our fifth time trying the Cliff Lede Cab (different vintages), and although it was certainly not bad, it was not as good as the previous four vintages, in my opinion. Yes, it was smooth and soft, but just TOO smooth and soft for our liking. It did not "stand up" well to the prime rib, and I think it would have almost disappeared with a grilled steak.
I think this might be better suited as an accompaniment to cheese and/or hors d'oevres. (556 views) | | | Tasted by VinoViking on 6/11/2022 & rated 93 points: A really good and distinct wine. Intensely dark color and aroma. Full body with big legs. Full mouthfeel. Smoothed out tannins after an hour decant. Big cheery and blueberry fruit with some chalky tones. Awesome with a steak, but a bit too strong on its own. Drinking well now. QPR is “worth it” because of depth and distinction. (735 views) | | | Tasted by Julio Iglesias on 1/4/2022 & rated 96 points: just outstanding. the cliff lede Calistoga cab might be my favorite of all of there cabs. Only had poetry once and that was outstanding but this is right there with it. (956 views) | | | Tasted by Chefcar on 10/22/2021 & rated 92 points: This was yummy - full bodied and smooth all around. Great balance of fruit, earthiness with a nice long finish. (1144 views) | | | Tasted by Julio Iglesias on 6/15/2021 & rated 95 points: delicious. So much flavor and power. Love cliff lede's calistoga cab. (1318 views) | | | Tasted by rkww on 2/3/2021 & rated 92 points: Cliff Lede Winery Tasting: Sourced from Cliff Lede's hillside estate vineyard, these grapes get some reprieve from the typically unrelenting Calistoga sun. You can taste that in the wine: it has considerably more finesse than those emanating from the valley floor. Still, it's big and bold, tannic, and in need of a couple more years or lots of air to drink its best. It'll be worth the wait. (1180 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 8/21/2020 & rated 92 points: Still young. Amazing how inky blue this wine is. Lots of blueberry and blackberry fruit but not sweet. Lots of muscular tannin backing up the fruit. Needs 2+ hours to open up so there's some balance. Seems like it will be killer in a few years. (1336 views) | | | Tasted by jsebiri on 12/27/2019: Not easy to drink and enjoy , maybe 1-2 years from now ? (1359 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)CalistogaDiamond mountain |
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