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2012 Amapola Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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baucoin wrote:
November 26, 2023 - Decanted 3 hours. Nice with a steak, but not super complex.
Probably should drink the 2nd one by 2027 (Lord willing). -
Coachron13 Likes this wine: 91 points
October 4, 2021 - Opened an hour before drinking, no decant. Fruit is no longer primary, tasted more Bordeaux than Napa/Sonoma. Minerality starting to show through.
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deekmon wrote: 92 points
May 2, 2021 - 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot
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srh Likes this wine:
February 20, 2021 - Cf. the CellarTracker Article link [lower lft] to get specific info for this vintage, including acclaim.
Bot# A6026; 40 min decant into a plastic, cylindrical pitcher which was then closed; Some VERY fine sediment in the bottle's neck; Private Preserve after Day 1.
N: Tough to parse; Coffee, ripe plums, some choc, hints of pyrazines, poss smoke?
P: MF body; Rndish entry with NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which seamlessly transitions into a QUITE LONG finish with a BEAUTIFUL bitter/swtness to the few, innocuously firming tannins. As with our previous bottle, once again worked well with our Smkd BBQ Pulled Pk Butt & Smkd BBQ Pk Ribs.
// Day 2: FRAGRANT with the same elements; Now M bodied, it has held nicely, working well with the CHX Parmigiana (HmMd) & COSTCO Ravioli(Spin/Ricotta)/Marinara.
// Day 3: Has gotten firmer, but not unreasonably so; Better by itself than with the night's Grn Bean Stew/Sausage/Beef [HmMd], which it seemed to overpower.
// ∑: 15.1% ABV; My EXC (92,93/100 using that metric) for this wine which MAY still be a yr or so away from peaking, then drinking through '25. Plus, I'd be open to pleas for EXC+ based upon the QPR of the $34.95 pd for it in Aug '18.
Note: My 3rd taste of this vintage1 person found this helpful Comment -
well-red Likes this wine: 93 points
February 14, 2021 - drinking beautifully right now.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Amapola Creek
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Estate
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Valley
- UPC Code 645971006059
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 157 (43%)
- Consumed 206 (57%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
CHX Parmigiana (HmMd), COSTCO Ravioli(Spin/Ricotta)/Marinara, Smkd BBQ Pk Ribs, Smkd BBQ Pulled Pk ButtWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerAmapola Creek
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Valley
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