2019 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Pellet Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92.8 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Franken Berry's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/15/2023 - Franken Berry wrote: 92 Points

  I have purchased this wine in most years, mostly because I like the neighborhood it grows up in. As others have noted, it usually isn’t one of the highlights of the portfolio. I am trying to remember to drink these wines young, as I have found that many Mike Smith cabs go into early hibernation.
  This wine was readily approachable with a splash decant and a vigorous swirl (think college chemistry lab). Darker fruits- cassis and luxardo cherries,nice touches of oak, minerals and spice. Balanced with nice density. Not as heavy or alcohol dominant as some MS wines in their youth.
  It had a short finish, that my wife described as “funky” and she sent me back to the wine cellar for “something better”. - normally I would add a major point deduction, based on such a request, but I enjoyed it, probably more than previous vintages

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View michigan dogs's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/12/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 94 Points

  excellent, well balanced, Better than a 2116 beckstoffer I recently had. Some posters insist on drinking Mike Smith wines early. True in this case

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View DougSamuel's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/1/2022 - DougSamuel Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Rich and velvety wine. Complex nose of anise, granite, and cinnamon, followed with Chambord and luxardo cherries.
  
  Creamy, full body with taste is creamy, vanilla, and red velvet cake. It reads a little heavy at this early stage. Not quite the purity of fruit or 'zip' to go higher, but exceptionally easy to drink.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.