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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 43 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by EMTAME on 1/2/2024 & rated 93 points: This was my first 2017 Quivet cab of any sort, so I wasn’t prepared for just how good it was. The nose was pronounced, full of ripe dark fruit and musky floral notes that I could smell from several feet away. The palate was similarly packed with luscious purple and black fruits, along with a silky blanket of tannins and a brief flourish of toasted spice at the end. I may be under-rating this by a point. I’m still thinking about how good it was, a day later. (546 views) | | | Tasted by Quiller on 11/18/2023 & rated 89 points: Opened, poured and let sit about 35 min. Then: Maybe blue fruit on the nose. First sip is blue-dark fruit, but with acidity upfront and most noticeable. With some time in the glass this takes on weight and the acidity recedes, although it comes back a bit stronger on the finish. Maybe a bit syrupy; tannins noticeable, but not in a bad way, and help maintain structure; softish mouthfeel. Pleasant as a red wine, no particularly cabernet profile, although it would be hard to mistake it for some other varietal. (643 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 11/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Good, slightly acidic. (986 views) | | | Tasted by YankeeRobio on 10/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Blueberry, blackberry, sweet tobacco, slight menthol. Settled tannic structure, early part of the drink window. (742 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 9/2/2023 & rated 93 points: Nice Cab, great value 92-93 points as a pop and pour. (1073 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 5/9/2023 & rated 93 points: Day one. (1223 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 4/29/2023 & rated 93 points: My last bottle of this wine was late in the year 2021 and for this vintage there were a lot of swings and misses, this wine was and remains a hit. This wine is in a very nice drinking window. Dark purple color with a pleasing bouquet. On the palate, dark berry fruits black and blueberries, some boysenberry, black cherry and currants and some tobacco. A worthy Cabernet with a finish that lingers and that punches well above expectations. 93/ 93+ Points. (1038 views) | | | Tasted by YankeeRobio on 7/25/2022 & rated 96 points: Mentholated prune, concentrated licorice, blackberry pipe tobacco. Fine settled by present tannins, 45 second finish. (1182 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 9/30/2021 & rated 94 points: Outstanding wine for an entry level Cabernet. (1877 views) | | | Tasted by YankeeRobio on 8/13/2021 & rated 95 points: Superb wine, one of the best "entry cab's" you'll have from a Mike Smith lineup. Smooth, with plenty of depth. 30 minute decant and then it's ready to go (1245 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 5/20/2021 & rated 93 points: A very good wine for the 2017 vintage, this Cab has delivers nicely for a year that has been challenging for many wine makers. (2148 views) | | | Tasted by TastesGoodToMe on 5/10/2021 & rated 92 points: Dark purple fruits. Nice big wine with great balance. Another Mike Smith pleasant surprise for 2017! (1915 views) | | | Tasted by YankeeRobio on 3/20/2021 & rated 96 points: Very good wine already. Deep blue fruit and tobacco. (1318 views) | | | Tasted by oceanspirit on 2/6/2021 & rated 94 points: Earthy nose and french oak finished, slightly tart on the tongue - a well balanced, drinkable Cabernet now or continue to age. Aired for two hours at room temperature - though Winter in New England, so room temp has a slight (nice) chill! We'll enjoy this wine with beef stew tonight! (1014 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 12/19/2020 & rated 92 points: Dark purplish red. A bit tight on the nose, bitter cocoa, baking spices, pencil shavings, black currants and a bit of volcanic soil. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Great structure and a bit of alcohol. Layered palate of cinnamon, anise, lilac, gravel and black cherries. Long finish. Drink till 2028. (1303 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 9/20/2020 & rated 93 points: Although 2017 has been challenging for the most winemakers, that was not the case with Becklyn and Quivet Napa valley entry level Cabs. This 2017 Quivet is a winner! Dark ruby/ purple color, dark fruit - blackberry, cassis, dark raspberry, and dark cherry with nice fruit extraction for a wine of it’s class. I was pleasantly surprised to find a number of bottles in the cellar, Yippee! Personally, I like this one better than the 2016 and 2016 was a spectacular vintage. 93+ points. (2110 views) | | | Tasted by michigan dogs on 9/11/2020 & rated 93 points: Really good for a 17, almost as good as the 16's and a really great value. This was best on the 3rd day after opening. I hope all the more expensive Quivet cabs that I own are this good. I have to agree with many posters that Quivet may be better than Myriad. (1351 views) | | | Tasted by GRoz on 8/17/2020 & rated 93 points: Have had a ton of Myriad and Quivet wines over the years. This was my first regular Napa Cab. Really nice round tannins with ample fruit. Not overly oaked or sweet. Very enjoyable. Drink over next 5 years. Boom (1313 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 8/4/2020 & rated 93 points: This was a surprise! A good 3-4 points better than the Myriad NV, IMO. Better structure, better balance, better flavor in general, IMO. I could have drunk this all night which for me as a '17 is really saying something. Ty Jimbo for opening! (3660 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 7/31/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark purplish red. Dark, rich nose bitter cocoa, black currants, blueberries, some leather, baking spices and gravel. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Great structure and still very young on the palate. Layered flavors of purple flowers, cinnamon, anise, powdered gravel and black cherries. Long finish. Drink till 2028. (1557 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 5/12/2020 & rated 94 points: A Cabernet that’s highly pleasant to the taste, what a delight. 94+ Points. Needless to say, I love this wine. (2224 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 4/12/2020 & rated 94 points: Delicious, developing very nicely and slightly better than the last bottle that I enjoyed. Nice ripe extracted berry fruits and aromas. The 2017 Becklyn, Scarlett , Quivet wines that are drinking wonderful and drinking beautifully right now, why wait? 94+ Points today. (2109 views) | | | Tasted by Millennial Drinkers on 2/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark purplish ruby red. Rich and dark nose with blackberries, black currants, a touch blue, minerality and baking spices. Medium plus tannins (7/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Great structure and layered with black cherries, purple flowers, cinnamon, brown sugar, a touch of anise and a little gravel. Long finish. Drink till 2028. (1757 views) | | | Tasted by Badmonkey on 2/6/2020 & rated 93 points: Dark ruby fruit - blackberry, currants/cassis, dark raspberry, and dark cherry. Really smooth, nice purity, and decent depth/concentration, however, I thought the last bottle a couple months ago showed a little more depth/concentration - medium/medium plus body. Nice vibrant flavors of dark berries, some baking spices/licorice, and a little cocoa. Solid finish but not overly long nor deep. Popped/poured but drank out of a decanter for a couple hours. Improved a little with time but drinking quite well right away despite its youth. As usual, a nice QPR. 100% cab. (3043 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 1/31/2020 & rated 93 points: The 2017 vintage has proven extremely solid for Mike Smith portfolio of wine of Napa Valley Cabernets, the Quivet label is no exception. As previously expressed, Dark garnet purple color, currants, blackberry, dark berry fruit with good extraction for its class/ category. Very nice and more full bodied, solid with flavor and energy. This is my second favorite of the 2017 standard Napa Cab lineup of Mike Smith wines. Becklyn, at this point is the best in my opinion. 92-92+ Points. (1918 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Quivet Cellars 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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