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2006 Novelty Hill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 60
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DaneM Likes this wine:
December 9, 2023 - Perfectly aged daily drinker. Very mellow, lovely.
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orange boy Likes this wine: 92 points
November 3, 2023 - Nice full, nice cost wine
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SICILIAN-SOLE wrote: 87 points
November 11, 2019 - over the hill. Drink up!
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hiker_guy Likes this wine:
August 16, 2019 - Slightly past peak but still drinking very well.
Nose of leather, tobacco
Palate was smooth as silk, with very nice secondary notes of sweet tobacco and leather.
Decent medium length finish.
Well done for a $20 bottle of wine. Punched far above its price point.
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WAstateToDC Likes this wine: 93 points
April 14, 2018 - Surprisingly good! The cork was very soft and broke apart but luckily it wasn't corked. Drinking great now...don't wait any longer.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147 (link)(Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Sean Sullivan
9/30/2009 (link) *** 1/2 points(Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley) 2006 has some palate coating oak, in a pleasant way. The wine largely pulls it off. Starts with a very plush entry before pulling back a bit and getting a slightly sharp element that lingers on the palate. A lot to swirl around and ponder over. Fun earthy elements. A good palate with the exception of the slight dip in the mid-palate. On the 2006, chilled back to 62 degrees. A lot of toasted oak and spice aromas. Black pepper and earth are still there. Does seem to show a lot of Cab Franc influence strangely. The taste seems considerably more thin when the wine is cooler. It becomes richer on the palate as it warms up. Tannins definitely pull back here on a more acid-driven, oak-textured wine. 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc. I KNEW there was some Cab Franc in this wine :). 3,832 cases produced. 14.4% alcohol.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Novelty Hill Winery
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- UPC Code 012086934216
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 173 (22%)
- Consumed 598 (78%)
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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