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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by xboomer on 4/7/2024 & rated 92 points: Delicious. A very good Cabernet. (53 views) | | Tasted by xboomer on 2/7/2023 & rated 91 points: Very drinkable Cabernet. Good nose and fruit. (657 views) | | Tasted by Beezc on 2/6/2022 & rated 92 points: Consistent and enjoyable. (1301 views) | | Tasted by BB wine tracker on 1/16/2022: Excellent (1233 views) | | Tasted by Rsokane on 7/12/2021 & rated 88 points: Drank on a random Monday night. Sam says initial sip has an unpleasant bite to it. Definitely needs some time to breathe. Has noticeable “Rutherford dust,” but it’s good. After 30 minutes breathing, noticeably mellowed. (1891 views) | | Tasted by GJVines on 4/24/2021 & rated 92 points: See previous notes of 4-3-21 and 2-13-21. Quick decant from cellar, this bottle did not display the oak of the previous bottles but had a bit of bitterness on the finish that were not evident in the previous two. Still very nice. (1947 views) | | Tasted by GJVines on 4/3/2021 & rated 93 points: See my previous note on this wine from 2-13-2021; no change (375 ml bottle). (1512 views) | | Tasted by GJVines on 2/13/2021 & rated 93 points: Half-bottle PnP. Even at cellar temp, delightful complex nose. Full fruit attack with some nice red fruits. First few swallows were quite oaky but that integrated better after 15-20 minutes, when the oak was still there but not overbearing. Fairly long finish with some spiciness and just a tiny bit too much heat, which should go away with a little more cellar time. This was very nice, actually better than I expected. Ready to drink now with just a bit of air, at least in the half-bottle size. (1150 views) |
| By Jeb Dunnuck JebDunnuck.com, Napa Valley’s 2018s (1/27/2021) (Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Estate) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni Vinous, Napa Valley’s Thrilling 2018s & 2019s, Part 1 (Jan 2021) (1/1/2021) (Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (Formerly Cabernet Rutherford) Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni Vinous, 2017 & 2018 Napa Valley In Depth (Jan 2020) (1/1/2020) (Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (formerly Cabernet Rutherford) Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of JebDunnuck.com and Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| Round Pond Estate 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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