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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2014 (based on 80 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by roxles on 1/5/2021: Really good! (784 views) | | | Tasted by ctbob on 7/5/2015: Fascinating -- fruit is very lively, and that's the problem: black fruit dominates, and while there's some structure, the wine isn't particularly interesting. If I had another, I wait a few more years, BION. (2104 views) | | | Tasted by ctbob on 8/9/2014: Drinking beautifully; mature and alive; no need to wait any more (2539 views) | | | Tasted by mydi on 12/26/2013 & rated 92 points: Love this. Tastes like an Amarone. Dried fruit, long finish. Wow. (2230 views) | | | Tasted by hiroshisugi on 6/25/2013 & rated 92 points: Excellent example of a mature californian cabernet. Drinks beautifully now but has still some acidity left. Great nose and I would have scored even higher but lacks a bit in the mid-palate to justify an outstanding score. (3150 views) | | | Tasted by sirwine on 7/31/2012 & rated 92 points: Not sure what wine the other people were drinking, but this was awesome. Deep purple color and nose reticent of black cherry and cedar. The wine is aging beautifully and my only regret is that it was my only bottle. The wine definitely has a couple more years of life in it, but it is drinking great right now. (3134 views) | | | Tasted by gump652 on 11/28/2011 & rated 88 points: I disagree with the posts below. I had the wine and it had no hint of oxidation or age. Seems very fruity and youthful. (2339 views) | | | Tasted by Dive Shark on 3/27/2011 & rated 88 points: I have to agree with the most recent posts...definitely should be consumed soon. Somewhat oxidized with slight bell pepper/ tar. Existing fruit was dark but short lived on the palate. I did decant for about an hour which may have been too long. (2581 views) | | | Tasted by Redteeth on 10/7/2010: I've had a few bottles recently and I think this wine should be consumed soon. The color is good and dark. It has thrown a lot of sediment. The palate is showing a bit of oxidation. Drink up. (2582 views) | | | Tasted by Redteeth on 9/27/2010: This wine has a lot of dark and rich fruit remaining and seems youthful. I think it is showing a bit of a green pepper or vegetal taste on the finish but it went very well with food. (2189 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 5/3/2010 & rated 85 points: Still some purple in the red.
blackberries and cassis in the nose, with a hint of a flat spot in the bouquet. Not sure what the flat spot is but something monkeys with the nose just a bit.
Rich fruit in the mouth but with overpowering tannins. I think this needs time to settle more, but I don't know how long the fruit will last. It shuold be safe for 2-3 years.... as a guess.
After breathing a while all that is left is tannins. (2225 views) | | | Tasted by xwine on 11/13/2008: Very dark color. Nose shows cassis, oak and a fair bit of alcohol (label states 13.9%, smells more like 15%). Palate is somewhat astringent, with red fruit and medium tannins. It's okay, but not special. (2350 views) | | | Tasted by biggwater on 9/12/2008 & rated 90 points: great bottle of wine. well balanced, rich dark fruit. (2372 views) | | | Tasted by dubdub on 7/27/2008: At first the nose is very tight, after a couple of hours of air there are notes of cherry, spice. In the mouth there are more cherries with hints of leather, cinnamon, allspice. It is a fairly well balanced wine, if not a tad sweet and a little hot at the end. (2462 views) | | | Tasted by mdefreitas on 7/22/2008 & rated 90 points: Good ripeness for a Mendocino Cab. Some deposits are starting to crust the inside of the bottle. Cassis and plums with hints of wood smoke and cocoa. Very refined and elegant with a fine and silky structure. Drinking very well right now. (2465 views) | | | Tasted by z_willus_d on 7/14/2008 & rated 87 points: From memory of tasting-room pour; I was surprised at how good/decent this cabernet was. The nose was quintessential cherry, anise and pepper. On the palate, this cab came across very fruit forward but with dusty tannins, nice mouth-coverage, and decent complexity; some dark chocolate on the finish. I think this is a really good cab, but I was rushed through the tasting and really need another sample with some time to ponder through this more. I’ll still post the score I wrote at the time, though I think it may be a little on the harsh side. (2564 views) | | | Tasted by topher18 on 7/14/2008 & rated 89 points: Great color, deep purple with a red tinge, like grape juice. Nose needed a couple hours to open up, then rewards with deep cherry and some heat. Flavors of black cherry, licorice, and sweet pie spices. Finish is tart fairly long. Tannins are soft and in balance. Nice wine.
color 5/5
nose 7/10
taste 15/20
balance 8/10
finish 4/5 (2382 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Navarro Vineyards 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)Mendocino Mendocino (Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission) |
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