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Manage Subscriptions2014 Kinsella Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Spencer Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Dry Creek Valley
Community Tasting Notes 3
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Yack Man wrote: 90 points
February 21, 2018 - Now that Robert Parker has another person reviewing California Cabernets, I will be very selective in my decisions to purchase based on the Wine Advocate's recommendations. I picked up a bottle of this 2014 based on the 95 point score it was given. Quite honestly, I didn't care for it. In all fairness, it's too young at this point, however there's not a whole lot to talk about with this wine in my opinion. 89-90 points at best. This one is not for me.
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msuwine wrote: 92 points
January 4, 2018 - This is a typical mid-tier Thomas River Brown wine: very ripe, very round, with very few tannins - a pleasant wine to drink, but not one on which to linger. Some may love this kind of wine, but it tastes a bit too much like a candy bar to me - and it's as close to an off-the-shelf experience as you can have in fine Napa Cabernet (i.e., this tastes nearly identical to two other 2014 TRB projects I've tasted in the past month - Meyer, Gemstone).
Dark purple in color, full in body, nose of blueberry pie, pencil lead, and baking spices. Tastes of blackberry, milk chocolate, vanilla, and cedar, with a ripe finish that carries minimal tannins. 14.4% alcohol. Blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot.
Maybe I've just had too many TRB-consultant wines lately, but this seems to give credence to one of the most annoying (and lazy) critiques of high-end Napa reds - that they all taste the same. I don't believe the critique is true, since the best wines are quite different, but it might be true when it comes to wines like this: it's likable enough, but it's not unique enough to buy again.4 people found this helpful Comment -
Panella Vineyards Likes this wine: 95 points
December 24, 2017 - Drank this at Christmas. Smooth at first then reallly big on the back. Dry not fruity
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Napa and Sonoma: The 2017 Summer Update (Aug 2017), 8/1/2017 (link)(Kinsella Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Spencer Vineyard Sonoma Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Kinsella Estates
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Spencer Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Dry Creek Valley
- UPC Codes 040232408731, 784585023318
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- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 139 (46%)
- Consumed 162 (54%)
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- AppellationDry Creek Valley
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