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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2027 (based on 11 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wiscgrad on 9/24/2022 & rated 94 points: quite the surprise. was gifted this Total Wine private label and had low expectations. really well made. a bit smoked on the nose. tons of red and black fruit. smooth tannins and medium to high acidity for a napa cab. probably some merlot in there as well but listed as a Cab. good qpr (1367 views) | | | Tasted by ThistleB on 6/8/2022 & rated 90 points: Dark fruit, very smooth. Will buy again (1538 views) | | | Tasted by ThistleB on 2/2/2022 & rated 89 points: Smooth, fruit forward. Still young (1884 views) | | | Tasted by Craig J on 12/20/2021: Very nice flavor profile. Mouth feel is a little thin but a very good wine at this price. (1980 views) | | | Tasted by ThistleB on 12/18/2021 & rated 91 points: Big bold Cab. Lots of dark fruit and caramel. Smooth as silk (1339 views) | | | Tasted by ThistleB on 12/18/2021 & rated 91 points: Bold and smooth. Ripe dark fruit (2065 views) | | | Tasted by rdgilbert2 on 1/9/2021: Gift (2770 views) | | | Tasted by mjm226 on 12/30/2020 & rated 91 points: Big Cali Cab. Lots of dense fruit and a smooth finish. Still a bit young a d not fully integrated. Let sit overnight and this really sang. Great QPR (2283 views) | | | Tasted by CLL on 11/20/2020 & rated 90 points: Rating transferred from Vivino in Jan 2021 and translated to 100 point scale. (2018 views) | | | Tasted by Erics Aunt on 10/28/2020 & rated 88 points: Tasted great with a burger! Still seemed young though, a bit perfumey but great finish. I liked it but wonder how it will evolve over time. (2698 views) | | | Tasted by Dfortin9 on 8/2/2020 & rated 95 points: Big, Round and concentrated. Shows blackberry, licorice, mocha and caramel. After some research I concluded that this masterpiece offering comes from Darioush. Everything I’m looking for in a Napa cab. It became smoother since I first tasted it around 8 months ago; now fabulous. Big ripe fruit on the front end, velvety on the palate and transitioned to grainy tannins on the long flavory finish. Can be enjoyed by itself. Thick narrow tears. This is a steal at under $50. NI:4, FI:23, FC:10, B:4, L:4 (3001 views) | | | Tasted by BillyBaroo on 1/18/2020: Nice smooth Cab! (3220 views) | | | Tasted by yasha on 11/25/2019 & rated 89 points: Very young, will inprove in a few years. (4888 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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