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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by casjf on 11/20/2011 & rated 86 points: Needs at least an hour of decanting time. Stood up to the homemade oxtail stew we had this evening. (2662 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 9/1/2011 & rated 87 points: Dark robust currant. Showing particularly well for a wine of this age.
Some dark pepper spice, leather and bramble fruit.
Nothing too exciting. Nice acid on the back end and lots of grip left. Just didn't excite anyone. (2725 views) | | | Tasted by craigi on 11/25/2007 & rated 83 points: Decanted, tasted immediately and over the next several hours using Schott Zwiesel Enoteca Bordeaux glass. Definitely past prime, but drinkable. Color light ruby. Nose not as wonderfully fruit intense as I recall with the rest of the case, and it took time in the glass/decanter to get rid of a bit of bell pepper smell. Once that was gone, the fruit was more apparent and the wine more enjoyable (roughly 2 hrs after decanting). (2998 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 9/12/2003 & rated 88 points: Presented to the Friday tasting group at Vintage Wines, Ltd. Bottle taken from my personal cellar. Bright disc. Medium-to-deep ruby/garnet robe with slight bricking at the rim. Clean nose, showing a bouquet of currants, underbrush, coffee, cola and cigar box. Medium-bodied on the palate, with medium sweet tannins, medium acidity and and medium, smooth finish. Most tasters guessed that the wine was a '99 left bank Bordeaux. (2861 views) | | | Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 7/20/2002 & rated 88 points: Bright disc. Medium ruby with red/orange rim. Clean, pleasant nose of cherry, currants, vanilla and cola. Medium-bodied on the palate, with medium and supple tannins. Similar flavors as nose. Medium, smooth finish. Drinking beautifully now, with plenty of fruit to hold and remain vibrant for at least 3-4 more years. Would doubt much improvement, however. (2876 views) |
| Cain Vineyard & Winery Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican 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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