June 4, 2020 - Not bad for 15 years. Pretty toasty at opening, After a while, dark chocolate flavors emerge.
March 6, 2015 - Smooth, lighter for a cab
February 6, 2013 - Cost: $28.99 (sale $20.99) (Cayman Islands)
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Category: Red Wine
Location Bought: Jacques Scott
Country: United States
Region: Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Souverain Winery
Alcohol: 14.1 % Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Deep ruby in colour with a medium+ intense nose.
Positives: I find that Souverain Winery produces excellent wines and this one doesn’t disappoint me. This Cab features spruce, smoked oak, boysenberry, blueberry, cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, graphite, leather and arugula. Medium+ body and tannins with good acidity and a fairly long length.
Negatives: None
Drink now or over the next 3 years on its own or pair with T-bone steak.
Tasted: 6 Feb 13
Score: 9/10, Value: 8.5+/10 (9/10 sale price), Total: 18/20
Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4
January 7, 2013 - clear ruby in the glass. pleasant nose with jammy dark fruit, currant and oak. good acidity with ample black cherry, leather with smokey oak notes. still a little harsh on the mid palate with gripping tannins. good but not great. can hold 1-2 more years.
July 26, 2012 - Harsh mid palate, improves considerably with dark choc
June 26, 2012 - tannis in full check...some oak and dried fruit. I forget I had in cellar,,,say good night Gracie
March 17, 2012 - So this wine was a total surprise, let me explain. I tried the Souverain Cab a few years back and was not impressed. At the time it was way too oaky for my liking. I decided to revisit this wine with a friend, who like myself had tried it a few years ago and was equally unimpressed. I brown bagged it and made her blind taste. Her initial reaction was old world! The oak was gone and what was left was cherry, some dark fruit, spice, and great acidity. It went perfect with the espresso dark chocolate she brought over. Needless to say, she was shocked when I showed her the bottle, as we had dismissed it just a few years before. This wine is drinking lovely now, and I am so glad I gave it another chance and few years, it was worth the wait.
February 22, 2012 - Good deep purple color. Not great on the palate but drinkable.
February 11, 2012 - deep dark cherry red, ruby hue, not much clarity
Nose: blackberries, plum, flint, thyme, mint
Pal: blackberries, plum, thyme, chalk, flint, gunpowder, white pepper
Feel: medium, full, savory
Finish: medium
TC8
February 10, 2012 - This is not close to my favorite cab.