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2009 Scarecrow 'M. Etain' Cabernet Sauvignon
- Rutherford, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 220 / 750ml
- Red - Bold and Structured
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Critic tasting note: "This starts off nice, with a ripe, medium bodied layer of fruit. But the finish has notes with a dry, sour/tart cherry sensation in the end note that some people are going to like less than others. This is probably not a wine to age. 90 Points" - 90/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Rutherford, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 220 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Bold and Structured
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Scarecrow Estate is a wine producer located in the Rutherford AVA in Napa Valley, California. The flagship estate wine, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, regularly receives glowing critic reviews, achieving a perfect 100-point scor...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2013-2021
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Michael L. Wolf
- Ownership
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Bret Lopez
- Harvest date
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28 September - 12 October
- Total Production Volume
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1950 Cases
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was produced entirely from grapes grown on our J. J. Cohn Estate in Rutherford, Napa Valley.
- Vintage Notes
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The 2009 growing season began after a winter of close to normal rainfall, and with a welcome absence of the memorable spring frosts of 2008. The favorable conditions in the spring produced even, uniform vine growth, leading to a successful outcome to the critical bloom period. In many of the blocks at the JJ Cohn Estate, the crop load would have been excessive, and a focus was to bring the crop down to a level where ideal ripeness could be achieved. This process involved multiple passes through the vineyard to remove shoots and individual clusters, with an eye towards uniformity. The summer produced almost ideal growing conditions, with enough heat to develop the crop to maturity, but without any damaging temperature spikes. The result was perfectly and uniformly ripe fruit that was harvested at its absolute peak, just ahead of the mid-October rains.
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- Harvest Notes
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Harvested between September 28 and October 12, 2009,
- Winemaking
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the wine was fermented in small lots, then judiciously blended to create this complex offering.
- Ageing
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The wine was aged in 85% new French oak barrels for approximately 16 months prior to bottling without fining or filtration. Bottled in March, 2011.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Winemaker Celia Welch writes of the 2009 M. Étain: Lovely cherry, raspberry, plum, and boysenberry tones dominate the aromas of this very fruit forward Cabernet, which shows more subtle notes of vanilla and caramel as the wine evolves in the glass. On the palate, the flavors of cocoa, berry jam, warm pecans and vanilla crème seem initially most forward, but complexing flavors of amaretto and caramel/butterscotch underscore the ripe fruit notes. The palate is broad and structural, with just enough grip to suggest age-worthiness.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Chicken pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Tablas de Monterrey Main Course
- Beef ribs with lemon and beer
- Contains: short rib
- Mexican
- Merguez Main Course
- Spicy lamb sausages
- Moroccan
- Nihari gosht Main Course
- Slow-cooked lamb shank with brown onion and aromatic spices
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2009 vintage for California was good with some particular highlights.
The growing season began with a wet spring for most regions, although Sonoma remained dry, and heavy May rains helped to rejuvenate the drought-stricken soils. Regions like Central Coast saw nasty ...
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