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Red
2016 Behrens Family Winery Cemetery
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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GJVines Likes this wine: 92 points
March 31, 2024 - Not sure exactly why, but this wine was a bit of a disappointment, given its high scores. Upon opening two bottles, both of which tasted and smelled exactly the same, the wine was dominated by heavy tannins, so I decanted it in cellar for about 4 hours before serving. By mealtime (prime rib), the tannins had resolved nicely, but the wine felt "heavy", there was no lift to balance the dark fruit flavors of the wine. The wine was good, but there was no excitement in drinking it, and I had hoped for more at this price point. Perhaps it had been open too long?
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JJB007 Likes this wine: 96 points
July 28, 2020 - this had violets; structured, yet silky tannins, blackberries
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JJB007 Likes this wine: 94 points
July 4, 2020 - this wine needs to decant four hours
licorice, blue berries, flora2 people found this helpful Comment -
Tri Wine Likes this wine: 97 points
May 22, 2020 - Phenomenal. Needs more time but this is a hidden gem. Big robust flavors from start to finish. And oh what a finish. So glad I have 5 more of these.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- 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 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 259 (70%)
- Consumed 110 (30%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 5 votes
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- ProducerBehrens Family Winery
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
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