2008 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon Caravan

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  6/23/2017 - Lazlo Toth wrote: 90 Points

  Pop and pour with continuous swirling. Beautiful, deep opaque plum color. Vanilla, oak and cassis bouquet with a hint of muskiness. Delightful blueberry, cassis and vanilla with the blue fruit leading the way. Full body and medium acidity. Silky smooth tannins fading. This is a simple, luscious wine that is still drinking very well and will be appreciated by those that like a smooth, fruit forward cab from Napa. It would score higher, but has a very short and rounded finish at first approach. Very tasty, but drinks more like a smoothed out red blend than a typical Cab single varietal style. It does gain some gravitas with more air, but not significantly so.

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  9/19/2014 - zinfomaniac wrote: 89 Points

  Still tannic, loosened up at the end of the second day to show itself with blue fruit and casis.

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  10/13/2012 - biggie Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Pop and pour. Clear dark garnet dense core to an almost non-existent rim. Clean but deep and dense nose of dark fruit, earth, vanilla and a touch of oak - still slightly reticent. Very smooth on the palate with medium acidity, alcohol, body and medium plus but very ripe and smooth tannins. Flavours of dark fruit, deft touch of oak, dark chocolate, vanilla and loamy earth. Medium length finish indicating there's much more to come in time. Very, very good quality but still a baby although enjoyable now. Drink now but can cellar and develop for 5-8 years.

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  7/13/2012 - mdp.blue wrote: 89 Points

  Good value for the price. Smooth. Hint of acidity. Certainly not complex but smooth and enjoyable for enjoyable, reliable consumption.

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  6/16/2012 - mdp.blue wrote: 90 Points

  Great value. I enjoyed the classic Napa cab nose and taste. Other favorable postings are spot on. Hard to beat for the price. I'm going to hold my remaining 2008's for a couple of years.

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