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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by srh on 4/7/2018: Winebar [4 Whts, 8 Reds, + 1 Shared Bottle] from 4/6/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): THANK you for sharing, Jake! :)
N: Earthiness, which one *experienced* taster felt was a touch of Brett
P: LM body; Still NICE frt BALANCED by acidity &, given its age, surprisingly persistent tannins, though exhibiting the initial "swtness" of the frt. The finish is LONG & with a LOVELY balance. Drink now, though should still safely hold a few more yrs, POSS even making (gasp!) its 40th! 12.5% ABV; My EXC+! :) (1033 views) | | | Tasted by yhn on 5/1/2010 & rated 89 points: Well resolved and shows good Bates character, but dominated a bit much by the dark very ripe fruit typical of the vintage. (1554 views) | | | Tasted by psmith on 6/7/2006 & rated 87 points: Random dinner notes (Columbus, OH): Classically styled cabernet. Red fruit and a welcome green component. A bit angular and clipped by hard, coarse tannins that will probably never subside. Soundly made, enjoyable wine. (2822 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewSGHall on 6/7/2006: Lots of wine for just two people: Not much nose, just a slight bit of old wine smell. Solid cab at slighty past maturity. Good soft fruit and stubborn tannins. Nice acids, a bit choppy. No special SCM character, but certainly a good and pleasing wine. (2746 views) |
| Bargetto 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 SauvignonBates RanchSeehttp://scmwine.wikispaces.com/Bates+Ranch
On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican 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 Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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