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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Rixley on 11/13/2021 & rated 75 points: I think just over the hill. Funky aroma that didn’t go away. Waited too long to drink (298 views) | | Tasted by jennygoldberg on 2/21/2014: over the hill (2309 views) | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 2/21/2014 & rated 90 points: Bricking medium red violet color; mature, tobacco, mushroom nose; mature, tobacco, mushroom, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish (95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc; aged 2 years in 60 gallon French oak; 13.9% alcohol; pH 3.22) 90+ poitns (348 views) | | Tasted by wconnolly on 12/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Deep garnet color. Hints of eucalyptus and mint on the nose as expected. Some fruit still remaining but heavier notes of mocha and mushroom. Decanted approximately an hour before drinking. Should have opened earlier. Has held up remarkably well. wonderful complement to post Christmas standing rib roast with the entire family. (2863 views) | | Tasted by dnaknc on 7/16/2008 & rated 89 points: This wine held up well! I had some structure left. It would have been a great wine 4 or 5 years ago but still was well worth it..... (3002 views) | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 9/15/1988 & rated 75 points: With MPL and Robert Finnegan at London Wine Bar in SF. Deep ruby. Somewhat strange nose, fruit with a hint of licorice, but still somewhat closed. On the palate, tarry, very dense, full flavors. A different style of Cabernet. 4-7-10-4: 75/100. (475 views) |
| By Richard Jennings RJonWine.com (2/21/2014) (Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore Vineyard) Bricking medium red violet color; mature, tobacco, mushroom nose; mature, tobacco, mushroom, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish (95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc; aged 2 years in 60 gallon French oak; 13.9% alcohol; pH 3.22) 90+ poitns 90 points | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of RJonWine.com. (manage subscription channels) |
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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 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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