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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2024 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by barrytaylor on 1/19/2020 & rated 90 points: med color, full body, better than expected (1608 views) | | | Tasted by cstebner on 11/8/2019 & rated 90 points: Varietal aromas hint at olallieberry, olive and bay leaf with concentrated black cherry, roasted jalapeño and dark chocolate. Silver Medal Winner. (1142 views) | | | Tasted by VenturePlanet on 9/23/2019 & rated 89 points: This is a fruity Cab without the overpowering chalkiness and oakiness often found in Cali cabs. The fruit takes precedence, still giving way to some vanilla notes - but not the other way around. And the tannins aren’t overbearing. I agree that the finish is a bit short - a few years in the cellar may put a longer tail on this. Overall, a very pleasing wine. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by jda907 on 6/15/2019 & rated 88 points: Very light for a cab, but still enjoyed it. Needed some time to open up (1263 views) | | | Tasted by Charshu on 5/16/2019 & rated 89 points: Needs to age more. (1225 views) | | | Tasted by daveste on 5/14/2019 & rated 90 points: Middleweight cab, well balanced (moderate tannin and acid, good fruit), drinkable now but will keep a few years. (444 views) | | | Tasted by Kcornett on 5/10/2019 & rated 88 points: Would have been better with some age. Good but a little light for a cab with a slight alcohol finish. (367 views) |
| Navarro Vineyards 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)Mendocino Mendocino (Mendocino Winegrape & Wine Commission) |
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