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| | Vintage | 2007 |  Label 1 of 395 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Jordan Vineyard & Winery (web) | | Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | USA | | Region | California | | SubRegion | Sonoma County | | Appellation | Alexander Valley | | Options | Show variety and appellation | | UPC Code(s) | 084444100014, 084444100021, 084444100038, 084444100045, 084444100076, 084444100090, 084444100106, 084444100113, 084444100137, 084444100977, 084444100984, 084444110075, 3023334100076 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 440 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dtabony@comcast.net on 4/29/2024: Gift for their 30-Day cruise Baltic Cruise (178 views) | | | Tasted by RAB007 on 1/15/2024 & rated 90 points: Age-appropriate amber edge. still a hint of purple at 17 years of age. Black currant, forest floor. More than solid and above average, but lacked complexity and nothing near getting goosebumps. OK for price at auction of $200 for a 3-pack, but would not buy at triple digits. (535 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 12/2/2023 & rated 89 points: The best feature of this wine was that it tasted so young and fresh. It will clearly age for a long time. It's longevity potential aside this was an OK wine, nothing more. Blackberry notes, along with hints of black olive paste (unusual for a cab). High acidity and grippy tannins. The profile was very much of a cool climate wine. Quite lean. Short finish, straightforward. (561 views) | | | Tasted by RayOB on 11/26/2023 & rated 93 points: Drank at 67
A really beautifully integrated smooth example. (573 views) | | | Tasted by levinml on 11/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Suprisingly good, given I had low expectations. Nice balance and complexity over two nights. Fruit fading, but still enjoyable. (493 views) | | | Tasted by Jkoehnen@pulsarco.com on 10/26/2022 flawed bottle: Turned…opened too late (1373 views) | | | Tasted by mklasing on 7/29/2022 & rated 93 points: Still amazing after 15 years!! (1249 views) | | | Tasted by danseng on 7/12/2022 & rated 90 points: Definitely on the downhill side of it's life. Much more vegetative character than fruity. Still enjoyable to drink something with 15 years of age. (1269 views) | | | Tasted by DrJazzyWine on 5/16/2022: Nice wine but didn’t show quite as I had hoped. A little more subdued, but still complex. Probably could have used more time to open up. (1359 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 11/1/2020 & rated 91 points: fantastic wine and just about perfect right now, wish I had more (3100 views) | | | Tasted by klstreit on 10/30/2020 & rated 98 points: At end of drinkable life. Still beautiful. (2248 views) | | | Tasted by 83Vintage on 10/18/2020 & rated 91 points: Mature dried dark fruits, decaying violets, wet leaves, silky textures without being glossy, tannins are fully integrated. Overall enjoyable just lacking a little in both complexity and intensity, but tasty none the less. Drink now. I can't see this improving much. (2202 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 8/2/2020 & rated 92 points: fantastic. showing its age in a good way. loads of sediment. (2483 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 7/7/2020 & rated 93 points: Opened and decanted 5 hours ahead of grilled fillet and roasted potatoes and asparagus. Murky purple-crimson color. Floral nose brings cherry blossoms, spring violets, potpourri, grape hard candy, blueberry compote, and musty forest floor. The palate is full, square, tangy, and compact, bringing blackberries, blackcurrant, plums, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, coffee bean, and some lingering red cherry/herbal notes on the finish. In a nice window. This is a classic example of retrained elegance with the focus on shape and form, not expressive fruit or extraction. Drink 2020-2026. Technical score: 93. Enjoyment score: 93. (2420 views) | | | Tasted by sdwineguru on 7/6/2020 & rated 92 points: Classic Sonoma Cabernet coming around 2007 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley. Mid-ruby, garnet edges; complex nose (75% Cab, 20% Merlot, 4% Petite Verdot, 1% Malbec); red fruit, floral, sweet raspberry, cedar, brambles, vanilla; mid-body; mid-plus tannins; long berry and wood finish. w/beef, veal, lighter sauces. 17 UC Davis scale, 92 other scales. (1126 views) | | | Tasted by Bsmith75 on 6/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Classic Napa cab. Earthy on the nose, hints of leather and blackberry. Low tannins, tastes of cherry, tobacco, and dark fruit. (1153 views) | | | Tasted by jayrod on 5/16/2020 & rated 92 points: Lovely wine, very smooth and elegant
Paired well with leg of lamb w/ cream caper sauce, asparagus and smashed potatoes (1292 views) | | | Tasted by MGL Wine on 5/11/2020 & rated 90 points: Really enjoyable. Decanted for 1 hr. Silky smooth. All that said, nothing really stood out other than how smooth it was. Straightforward CA cab, not a lot of layers of flavors, but nonetheless I very much enjoyed it. Paired with NY strips. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by JPL on 4/26/2020 & rated 95 points: With beef roast and veggies (1111 views) | | | Tasted by Heimeister on 4/3/2020: Let’s drink this tonight (1212 views) | | | Tasted by Grenik on 2/23/2020 & rated 90 points: A classic 90-point wine. Well made with red fruits dominating. Some pine and tobacco notes now. It is generic in some ways, but it is also what California Cabs are good at. (1337 views) | | | Tasted by Rhz414@aol.com on 2/22/2020: This whine is magnificent. Why didn’t I buy more. It has aged beautifully. I do not believe it will get much better with age as it is perfect now. Drink up! (1100 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 2/8/2020 & rated 94 points: aged beautifully (1186 views) | | | Tasted by Ranjan on 1/29/2020 & rated 94 points: Awesome (1245 views) | | | Tasted by Ridgerunner on 10/23/2019 & rated 94 points: This wine is a personal favorite (1670 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Linda Murphy
JancisRobinson.com (12/22/2010)
(Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Benjamin T. Weinberg
Sommelier Journal, April 15, 2012
(Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley) 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec. The 2007 growing season was a winemaker’s dream: moderate temperatures allowed the fruit to mature slowly and beautifully, while a reduced yield concentrated flavors. This wine exudes dense blackberry aromas that echo through the midpalate. The mouthfeel is silky smooth, with soft, round tannins accented by vanilla notes derived from a year in primarily French oak barrels. Winery Spotlight: Jordan Vineyard & Winery |
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| Jordan Vineyard & Winery Producer website and Jordan Winery's video blog, The Journey2007 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Click here to watch our winemaker describe this wine
WINEMAKER'S COMMENTS
A seamless wine, our 2007 vintage exudes beautiful, dense, blackberry aromas that echo through the mid-palate.
The mouthfeel is silky-smooth with soft, round tannins accented by a vanilla quality from the French oak. The silky, soft
finish is reminiscent in style of a Bordeaux Saint-Julien. Enjoyable now or worthy of cellaring through at least 2020.
Decant for one hour before serving to further accentuate the aromas and flavors.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, less than 1% Malbec
Alcohol: 13.8% T.A.: 0.66 g/100mL pH: 3.52 R.S.: 0.10%
Bottling dates: July 6–August 7, 2009 *
* Egg-white fined and filtered before bottling
RELEASE DATE
May 1, 2011Cabernet 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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