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2009 Behrens Family Winery Cemetery
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 12
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Rousanne Likes this wine: 94 points
November 16, 2023 - Decanted for about 2 hr. It was thin and unpromising at first but developed nicely after 2hr. Deep ruby color. Red fruit nose with hint of rose and leather; red fruit, blueberry, hint of currant, spice, earth, undetectable tannins, round, long silky finish.
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Red Sox Fan wrote:
July 24, 2021 - Just a mess without any structure to start, firmed up and enjoyable after about 2 hours.
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Red Sox Fan wrote:
April 3, 2021 - Almost 2 years since my last bottle, the 2009 Cemetery is still wonderful and was quite appropriate for my 64th birthday. It has great depth and complexity, is fully mature, and will undoubtedly start to fall apart soon. Plus the label art!
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Tonythefish Likes this wine: 92 points
February 2, 2020 - Last wine of our evening. Initial musty fruit, old leather and medium spices on initial nose while decanting. Opened up to show some violet floral notes and dark fresher fruits over the 90 minutes it was open. I think I would drink this before too long as I think it may be passing prime sooner rather than later
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Red Sox Fan wrote: 94 points
June 7, 2019 - After an initial decant, the 2009 Cemetery seemed over the hill, with flabby, jammy blue fruit and prune notes. After a couple of hours it had climbed back to the top of the hill, with a soft texture, focused blue-black fruits, cinnamon, spice and even some faint rose notes, a long finish, and fully integrated tannins. A very appealing, mature cabernet once it came together. Not sure how long this vintage will last, I plan on finishing my bottles in the near term.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Behrens Family Winery
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Cemetery
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 128 (43%)
- Consumed 166 (56%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
91% Like It 11 votes
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- ProducerBehrens Family Winery
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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