2016 Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon Rian Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  1/21/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pre-game before dinner with Mr/Mrs Agelvis.....dark blackberry compote/fruit. Rustic in its feel with a 2 hour decant. Improved a point over time. Pretty classic cab nose with more violets as time passes. A nice wine, just not a blockbuster.

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  1/21/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Threes hour decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Black currant, smoldering stewed plum, granite, cola, violet, and subtle baker’s chocolate. Very smooth, dry palate. Firm tannins on the medium long+ finish.
  
  Brooding, but really great drinker. Wondering integration, but finish could be longer. Great start to an extended wine weekend with Mark1NPT.

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  4/22/2022 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 93 Points

  Really good with steak

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  10/22/2021 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points

  Rian typically shows a little bit earlier compared to Levante and Ponente. That being said, I think I grabbed this one a couple of years too early. This is a monster of a Cabernet, but it needs another 2 years easily before it really starts to show a significant amount of integration. Uncorked to a black cherry and vanilla nose and palate. 2 hours of decanting in a decanter most certainly help to develop a black pepper finish, but this wine still has quite a bit of astringent young oak tannin. The wine did have a lot of herbal elements in the middle, and trended more to a red fruit presentation which I enjoy quite a bit. These usually trend to the dark side but is more around the 10 to 15-year mark when that happens. Definitely more in the youthful side of the equation. If I had to do it all over again, I would pull a 2010, 11, or 12 although I think most of the 2012s are asleep at the moment.

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  9/22/2020 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Needs 7-10 years laying down to mellow. Going to be a phenomenal wine.

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