2016 Riverain Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  4/18/2024 - brigcampbell wrote:

  PnP
  
  Steve pulled this out in his office after work while chatting with Carly about the legal profession and employment opportunities.
  
  Purple hue in a black background. Black fruit aromas. Black currant and ripe blackberries. Mocha and very intriguing olive note. Very approachable, tannins are well represented but not obtrusive. Probably great with a steak but worthy of just sipping and enjoying on its own.

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  10/18/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is a young Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Big, bold and in your face kind of wine.
  
  Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, earth, chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn and coffee.
  
  Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
  
  Tangy and interesting. Will continue to a nice win the next 10 to 15 years.
  
  Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel.
  
  Good right out of the bottle and better with airtime. Good by itself as a sipping wine.
  
  Delicious.
  
  14.8% alcohol by volume.
  
  92 points.
  
  $150.

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  3/30/2023 - jcampano Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Bold aromas of violets and lavender with notes of black cherry and raspberry. Silky tannins and a 20-second finish.

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  10/18/2022 - Rieslingfan wrote:

  What is it about Tuesdays? They are often stressful, but at the very least, like today, insanely busy. That’s when it’s time for something a little more directed at the pleasure center of the brain. There’s enough age on this one to tame the extremes, and bring it closer to my wheelhouse, but still express the ripe and rich side of Napa Cabernet. Ripe blackberry fruit with a dash of vanilla and baking spices is held in check by sneaky tannins that only hit at the finish. Fun but serious, and I wonder where it will go in several more years, except that I will likely drink it all up!

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  1/15/2022 - msuwine wrote: 93 Points

  This wine has the intense fruit and toasty oak I expect from a full-throttle TRB production, with an earthy undertone that is intriguing - it has the theft of a Maybach, but with less precision and lift. Dark purple in color; full in body; aromas of black cherry pie, milk chocolate, and licorice. The flavors are similarly juicy, with notes of blueberry, mocha, and blackberry, with a sweet and vanillin finish (a TRB sheen) that deepens after a few hours of air. 14.8% alcohol. 92-93 for now, but I'd wait another few years.

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