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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2015 (based on 6 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Fosgrove on 12/9/2015 & rated 88 points: Sweet alcoholic blackberry jam. Very smooth and lush but not to my taste. Difficult to drink more than a glass. (1372 views) | | | Tasted by d-cili on 11/13/2014 & rated 94 points: Excellent bottle of wine (1672 views) | | | Tasted by candyman on 10/12/2013: decanted 12 hours , vanella nose ,showing a clear rim,smooth ballanced ,Very nice wine but ,agree a little too one dimensional and lacking in structure to warrant a 90 point score. (1854 views) | | | Tasted by copdyke on 7/21/2012 & rated 93 points: Nice and rich, had a one hour decant and it was good to go. I had no previous knowledge of this wine and it was a random buy that I think turned out great. (2422 views) | | | Tasted by Yamadori on 2/26/2010 & rated 89 points: Consistent with previous notes. This was the best of the three bottles i had of this wine. Lots of cassis and mint on the nose. Smooth mouthfeel with nice red fruit profile and a nice finish. Improved on day 2 adding a little depth and complexity. I think this may improve a little over the short term. Very nice wine but for me a little too one dimensional and lacking in structure to warrant a 90 point score. Not a great QPR at $50. (2837 views) | | | Tasted by Yamadori on 10/31/2009 & rated 88 points: Decanted 2 hours. Very dark color with a tremendously aromatic nose of black and red berries and a strong mint component. Very good initial fruit attack with lots of rasberry and a little chocolate. Much less body than i was anticipating. More finesse than power. Nice balance and acidity make this wine seem very elegant and fresh in the mouth. A bit hollow on the mid palate and the finish is medium in length. Very nice but at $50 i think the second level Cabernet (La Sonrisa del Telcolote) from this winery is a better value. (1936 views) | | | Tasted by GreatLibations on 10/5/2009 & rated 93 points: Rich and extracted. Explosive aromas of dark berries, juicy black cherry, cocoa, raspberry, mint, red and white spice. Bountiful on the palate with a chunky texture. Well integrated tannins with a moderate acidic backbone. Lush in nature with ladled red and black fruit, spices, coffee bean, mocha, and loads of raspberry. The finish is very long and wet with fruit leaning a bit dry towards the end. This wine is very generous. (1809 views) |
| Charles Creek 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 SauvignonStagecoach Vineyard 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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