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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 25 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AllRed on 9/24/2022 & rated 88 points: 4th Saturday Brown Bagger (EBCC): Blind. Opens with mint and funky brettanomyces notes. With air some red berry fruit begins to emerge but the brett/barnyard is the dominant note. Medium-bodied with integrated tannins and flavors of red fruit. Had hoped for a little more from this considering the vintage. (761 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 6/27/2019 & rated 91 points: Tonight this showed best of the tasting opposite a 1990 Silver Oak Napa: Bright garnet colored, medium full bodied, full forward vibrant red berry and cherry fruits accented by tangy spice, tea, hints of cedar and notes of cigar box with moderate tannins on a long lingering finish.
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/06/birthyear-silver-oak-and-freemark-abbey.html (1376 views) | | | Tasted by Eugenedinapoli on 12/25/2017: Mushrooms, roasted red bell pepper, herbal notes, scorched earth and spice, with some red red fruit. Decent structure with smooth tannins and a bittersweet finish. (1627 views) | | | Tasted by GingerBelle on 1/20/2017 & rated 90 points: We recently did Bosche vertical of 1990, 1994 and 1998. Thought we were drinking straight cab and not Bosche vineyard. Wine smelled amazing and kept getting better after decanting. (2122 views) | | | Tasted by robmatic on 10/20/2013 & rated 94 points: Simply beautiful wine. When they say "old school" this is the stuff they're talking about. Ripe but not overripe, great fruit but not a bomb, structured but not coarse. Very modest alcohol but very generous flavor, tone, and finish. (4551 views) | | | Tasted by nfafoglia on 8/4/2013 & rated 92 points: At Bouchon in Beverly Hills. Beautiful deep red color rivaling a much younger vintage. On the nose, eucalyptus, floral, and scorched earth with a hint of sea breeze. Saddle leather as well. In the mouth, medium bodied sweet red fruit. Finish is remarkably long with bittersweet fruit. (3860 views) | | | Tasted by wconnolly on 12/8/2012 & rated 90 points: Medium garnet with a touch of bricking at the rim. Medium bodied and balanced. Typical notes of moss, eucalyptus, tea and mocha. Would have appreciated this a lot more by itself. This struggled to stand up to an exceptional 1992 Bosche and Freemark 1986 Napa. (3558 views) | | | Tasted by rmcnees on 12/8/2012 & rated 87 points: Tasted at Freemark Abbey vertical tasting - http://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2012/12/freemark-abbey-cab-vintage-horizontal.html.
This bottle was suprisingly lean and austere, not what I recall from this Napa vintage generally, but revealed such against the '92 which showed markedly differently. Garnet colored with a brickish rim, this was light bodied with properly balanced but slightly tart black cherry and black berry fruits accented by tobacco, tea, cigar box and leather on a short modest short finish. (3928 views) | | | Tasted by tikibardave on 1/30/2012 & rated 93 points: - Ruby color. It's balanced with a light/medium body. Smooth texture with a long finish - Wow, drank with a wonderful meal after a great Sequoia Grove cab. Complex, rich, heady not very aromatic. So smooth, little tanin. Too bad I only have one more bottle. (3848 views) | | | Tasted by andtheodor on 9/19/2011 & rated 93 points: Smoky, dry currant, funky soil nose with screaming acidity and plush fruit on the palate making it silky, crisp, and juicy. Wow, this absolutely explodes with food to show more complex dimensions of herb, mineral, sweet tobacco. Certainly mature, this shows great refinement for classic Napa Cabernet. (2366 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 9/8/2011 & rated 92 points: Bordeaux vs. Napa Cab: mano-a-mano in 4 rounds; 9/7/2011-9/8/2011: Wonderful nose of woodsmoke and spice. Nice sweetness on the attack, and then some surprisingly high acidity kicks in leaving a bitter note. This seems very Bordeaux. I think this might be just past its prime, but still lovely tonight. (3143 views) | | | Tasted by TheEngineer on 7/16/2010 & rated 95 points: Had a chance to taste at Freemark Abbey and the tastin room manager pulled out a few interesting wines. Small notes as there was a lot of conversation
2007 Freemark Abbey CS. Lovely ripe but focused wine but little short on the finish.
2006 Josephine, Broad flavours, berries, oak and oak spices, slightly rough tannins but not althougher at the moment.
1991 Bosche; great wine, bright berries, tobacco, great balance and structure, finishes with a bit of tea, very nice, clean
1995 Sycamore: another very good wine, more primal than the 91, still very fruit forward, nice structure, good length and finish (2437 views) | | | Tasted by Chateaunewf on 6/29/2010 & rated 91 points: Excellent cork condition. Beautiful deep red and translucent but no browning bodes well forthis 18 year old wine. Not fruit forward but rather a solid core of dark fruit lingers with fine tannins. Balanced with a persistent finish. Excellent muthfeel with a refined texture and weightlessness on the palate. Somewhat primary without significant secondary complexity. Really drinking beautifully and exceeded my expectations. Gentle and refined, this could pair almost any meat dish because of its impeccable restraint. A classic Napa cab from what I think is the sweet spot of Cali winemaking in the early 1990s before the cult crazy era. Gorgeous. Plenty of life left but at peak now so drink anytime. (2423 views) | | | Tasted by Old Course 72 on 3/27/2010 & rated 90 points: Bright fruit nose, rich and elegant. Full but light flavors with spice on the finish Becoming a bit tart. Still ful and balanced and mought watering flavor. (2270 views) | | | Tasted by csender71 on 2/1/2008 & rated 95 points: amazing (2888 views) | | | Tasted by rpfarwell on 10/21/2007 & rated 92 points: Very dark opaque red. Good nose of red Fruit and cedar, fruit very evident in in the mouth- concentrated. Tannins smoothed out by time but still acidic and spciy at the end. Long aftertaste. Not heady but very nice taste. Excellent wine. (2960 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 11/3/2006 & rated 91 points: A fine year for California Cabs. Scubarex brought this to a Haggis happy hour last week. Holding up very well and drinking fine now. Meaty notes with some spice on the finish. Medium to full bodied. 91 points. (3098 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 11/1/2006 & rated 92 points: Scubarex brought this to happy hour at Haggis'. Garnet color, with notes of saddle leather, plums and mature dark fruit. Fully integrated and very pleasant, with plum, earth and fresh herbs. (3117 views) | | | Tasted by Redteeth on 7/13/2005 & rated 85 points: Drank a bottle of 1990 Bosche and a bottle of 1991 Bosche side by side with a grilled chicken with plum sauce dinner. Four of us tasted the wines and there were differing opinons. All thought both wines were good with three preferring the 1991 and one the 1990.
The 1991 had more pronounced fruit. As noted above it was the more popular of the two. However, I thought the fruit showed some evidence of being a bit "cooked" or "stewed". This wine evolved more over the course of consumption than the 1990 and did seem to balance out some as time wore on. I am not convinced that the 1991 Napa Cabs are holding up as I have experienced this flavor with others I opened recently. My recommendation is drink the 1991s ASAP.
The 1990 was a most balanced wine with the fruit medled into the tannins. The fruit was definately fading but I though all in all it was an enjoyable wine. It showed characterictics of Napa with a bit of earth. If I had more of the 1990 I would also open it ASAP. (3440 views) |
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(GREAT source of Addt'l Info)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 SauvignonBosché VineyardBosché Vineyard is one of the signatures of Freemark Abbey winery. It is located in the heart of the Rutherford AVA and Freemark Abbey touts this in all its descriptions of the vineyard. The front label, however, only says "Napa Valley." Given that the bulk of the literature and existing Cellartracker entries used 'Rutherford' for the AVA, current practice is to continue this convention.USAAmerican 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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