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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2030 (based on 316 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by manny651 on 1/26/2024 & rated 89 points: drink up, still good, but fruit is fading (161 views) | | | Tasted by kvswine on 8/15/2021 & rated 90 points: I must admit that this rating is jaded by the fact that the wine I tasted previous to this was a fruit foward fruit bomb, so anything would have tasted good, but that said, I think this burgess hits all the right notes of complexity mouth feel and finish. (1003 views) | | | Tasted by markcic on 12/3/2020 & rated 86 points: This wine did not do it for me. Opened two hours prior to dinner. Dark fruit and mocha on the nose. The palate was dark berries, mocha, tobacco and a hint of herbs. The finish is what threw me off it was short and acidic almost harsh. Served alongside turkey leftovers.. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 10/21/2020: So much darker fruited. bonderous. (1637 views) | | | Tasted by gamlingman on 9/5/2020 & rated 87 points: This followed a 2017 Martin Ray Cabernet Diamond Mountain and as disappointed in the aforementioned as I was this certainly at 1/2 the price was a step up. Moderate dark fruits on the nose and a gritty almost earthy tone set up a nice round finish. A touch of Oak & Tobacco were prevalent as well. Solid wine, once again Napa Cabernet and not inexpensive makes this decent but nothing to get excited about. (1434 views) | | | Tasted by manny651 on 4/22/2020 & rated 91 points: excellent multi layered cab (1575 views) | | | Tasted by der Schmecker on 2/21/2020 & rated 85 points: 85 points translates into a B wine or good wine, which the Burgess 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is. Many years ago I toured Beaulieu Vineyard where the guide mentioned "it's hard to make a bad Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa" and it stuck in my mind. There are so many great Cabs from Napa that the bar is high, so although 85 points might seem low, it's only because of what else is available from that amazing valley. Compared to Washington state Cabs of the same price ($30 at K&L), this Burgess is a middling wine. There is nothing wrong with it, a solid wine, but nothing to wax poetic about. (1114 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 10/17/2019: On day two. A bit stiff still. (1296 views) | | | Tasted by Ceo on 6/10/2019 & rated 91 points: Very nice (1285 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 8/31/2018 & rated 90 points: Nose of black cherry, briar, sage, and mocha, same on the palate, big body, still needs 4 more years to peak drinking, small amount of soft tannins present, mouth filling fruit, almost elegant, tasty, and a long finish. (843 views) |
| Burgess 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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