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2012 A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Dry Creek Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 34
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Adventr.us wrote: 92 points
May 4, 2024 - Looks like it's been nearly 3 years, give or take, since I pulled the last one - and this one is drinking appreciably better right from the pop-n-pour. I'm getting more structure, more fruit, more depth than I noted last time - though the tannins are soft in this bottle as well. So maybe it was just in a dumb phase before?
In any event, this bottle is doing surprisingly well with my "leftover from last night's grill out" dinner. Well, not so well with the homemade brick-oven maple baked beans (as expected), but perfectly fine with the grass-fed burger, and to my surprise, very well with some early season corn on the cob slathered in butter and Old Bay. (Who knew - aged Cab and Old Bay??).
Given the softness on the backend, I still think I'll try to drink my final bottle within the next year or so ... -
Bomb Cellar wrote: 90 points
July 30, 2023 - Needs hours to open up.
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Jamul Wino Likes this wine: 88 points
November 16, 2022 - Color - Medium to dark Garnet no signs of aging.
Nose - Boysenberries, Dark Berries
Palate - Fruit forward, smooth tannins up front. Did not hold up in glass after setting for 5 minutes began to fall apart and lose its fruit. Waited too long to drink, surprising should have lasted much longer. stored at 57 degrees, 60% humidity not sure what's going on. -
Bomb Cellar Likes this wine: 91 points
October 2, 2022 - Drinking beautifully. Lots of life left in this one.
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unc0rked Likes this wine: 93 points
June 4, 2022 - Excellent cab. Decanted it 3 hours. Nice core fruit with great depth and balance. It drank like a 3 digit cabernet. Nice long sweet finish. Plenty of life left although I think it was at peak. I would expect a gentle slope downward but probably very nice over the next 5 years. If you have a bottle, no rush to open it.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer A. Rafanelli
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 836 (43%)
- Consumed 1,113 (57%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerA. Rafanelli
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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- AppellationDry Creek Valley