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2012 Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Rutherford
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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Millers54 Likes this wine: 98 points
August 3, 2023 - Excellent overall;improved with time being open , big punch that melted in your mouth with the desired after taste.
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dkwins Likes this wine: 97 points
May 17, 2023 - Three hour decant helped this absolutely wonderful wine that nudged out 2009 Tusk as WOTN. Pleasant, but powerful nose, well integrated rich black cherry and smooth long finish.
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rylanreynolds wrote: 97 points
August 11, 2022 - Fantastic Rutherford wine. Built to last.
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msuwine wrote: 96 points
June 18, 2020 - This lush and layered Rutherford Cabernet is drinking beautifully right now, with stunning power, integration, and texture. This needs several hours to settle into its groove, but what a groove it is - ripe, dusty, round, deep, original - just fantastic. I wish it were (a lot) cheaper, but there's no denying that this is a great wine.
Inky red in color and full in body, the wine offers explosive aromas of boysenberry, sour cherry, graphite, bay leaf, and menthol. The flavors are similarly powerful, with notes of blueberry tart, fresh leather, anise, eucalyptus, and dried herbs, with a silky and integrated finish that carries some dust (yes, Rutherford, all that) but so much polish. This is decadent and delicious and precise, all at once. 14.8% alcohol. Drink in next 3-5 years. -
timdrex wrote: 92 points
September 9, 2018 - Good juice, but given its pedigree and price, I was somewhat underwhelmed.
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By Antonio Galloni
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Dana Estates
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Helms Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Rutherford
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 7 (1%)
- In Cellars 495 (72%)
- Consumed 182 (27%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationRutherford
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