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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2022 (based on 14 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.1 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by drycreekwhine on 12/24/2017: Read the reviews and decided to sacrifice this for mulled wine. No rating. (836 views) | | | Tasted by klezman on 11/24/2016: This was in a great place. A heavy splash into the decanter on opening plus a few minutes to sit, and it was bright cherry and cassis, with earth and herbs to complement it. Went pretty well with a sous vide rib roast. (2138 views) | | | Tasted by westcoastwannabe on 9/19/2015 & rated 84 points: Greatly imbalanced with way too much acid and virtually no fruit. Vinegar on the nose. Based on previous similar reviews, I decanted for a couple hours and hoped for a miracle. I will save the second half of the bottle to try again in a couple days. If there is significant improvement, I'll update my note and score. (1423 views) | | | Tasted by bjwca on 6/1/2015 & rated 83 points: The woot community really talked up this wine, so I bought 3 bottles. Major disappointment. This wine is tart with very little fruit.
I sure hope my other 2 bottles get better after several years in the cellar. (1585 views) | | | Tasted by Chili on 12/26/2014 & rated 84 points: Slowly opened up some but very right and hard to appreciate (2182 views) | | | Tasted by pickhardt on 10/11/2014 & rated 88 points: Strong acidity. Fruit nice, but the depth of fruit and depth of tannin are not quite what they could be. Still, a decent QPR under $30 - you don't find many Diamond Mtn cabs in that price range. (1934 views) | | | Tasted by trifecta on 8/9/2014: Not as enjoyable as other vintages we've had. Came on strong with the acid and didn't get the lifted fruit notes I was expecting. Let it sit for another day and it improved a bit. Hiding remaining bottles away to check back in a few years. (1828 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 5/17/2014 & rated 88 points: Drank over two days. Decanted on day one, enjoyed two glasses, and returned the remainder to the bottle and vacuumed sealed. Dark and medium bodied displaying big black fruit: dark blackberry, cherry, and plum underscored with a still prevalent tannic backbone. Much more subdued, aromatic, and approachable on day two with the tannins taking a back seat to the black and red fruit. Solid, but needs additional time or a long decant. Will do well with hearty food. (1363 views) | | | Tasted by Wicked Panda on 4/13/2014 & rated 87 points: Not what I was expecting on opening. Very tart without a lot of fruit. After letting it open up, tartness mellowed (still there) but red fruits on the palate and a bit of green pepper. Overall, in a blind tasting, I would have called this a Pinot noir, not a cab. Somewhat disappointed in that. Good wine, but not what I was expecting. (1245 views) |
| Meeker Producer website2008 Meeker Cabernet Sauvignon Kiss Ridge Diamond MountainVarietal Composition: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot, 2% Cab Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Alcohol: 14.8%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)Diamond MountainDiamond Mountain AVA: definition |
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