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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2025 (based on 3 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 10/1/2023 & rated 90 points: Decanted for approximately an hour. Full body. Descent structure. Slightly out of balance regarding fruit, acidity and tannin. A good everyday drinker for the most part but not very memorable. (139 views) | | | Tasted by Risky on 12/3/2022 & rated 90 points: Heavy body, smooth, dark berry (256 views) | | | Tasted by Risky on 4/24/2022 & rated 90 points: Heavy body, slightly tart upon opening the bottle but opened up as it sat and became smooth with dark berries. (379 views) | | | Tasted by bobh22314 on 9/25/2020 & rated 86 points: Quite sharp Fruit very subdued. Almost bitter. Will leave for tonight and try again tomorrow (549 views) | | | Tasted by bobh22314 on 9/25/2020 & rated 91 points: First day. Seemed to lack fruit and finished sour. Left overnight in the refrigerator. After an hour out and warmed somewhat. Lush with lots of black fruits up front. Tannins tamed with a decent finish
Will wai at least one more year for next bottle or give it several hours after a decant (620 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 7/4/2020 & rated 93 points: superb, sad it's my last one (541 views) | | | Tasted by Risky on 4/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Dark berries, heavy body (606 views) | | | Tasted by CoryDean44 on 5/16/2019 & rated 92 points: Dry, Bold with a punch upfront. Dark chocolate, cassis, and fennel. Very concentrated and tannic this wine has a nice salty mineral lasting finish. 92 points. (900 views) | | | Tasted by Risky on 12/31/2018 & rated 93 points: Heavy body, complex, smooth, dark berries (826 views) | | | Tasted by heyjon on 12/8/2018 & rated 92 points: Fragrant, earthy nose of dark fruit, wet soil, eucalyptus & asparagus, rich spicy palate of blackberry & black currant, secondary flavors of of black pepper, anise, cedar & ground coffee beans, round tannins, medium-long finish. Well-balanced & more even after decanting. Enjoyed with NY Strip, maitake mushrooms, pearl onions, sauce bordelaise & pommes maxim. (843 views) | | | Tasted by bobh22314 on 11/21/2018 & rated 91 points: Cherry to some orange Aromas of black currants nice up front fruit medium body to a lean tannic mouthful. Medium finish
Second bottle in two days.
First much the same but much further along with some brown at the edge and much less tannic with a fuller mouthfeel (877 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 7/30/2017: too early (1468 views) | | | Tasted by bigdogflow on 10/1/2013: Tasted during Napa trip 10/1/13 thru 10/3/13. Barrel Sample. (1548 views) |
| Delectus 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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