2005 Snowden Cabernet Sauvignon The Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 90.5 points

• Options

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

  12/6/2017 - prism wrote: 91 Points

  My previous of two bottles was badly flawed; this one was fine., though the cork broke in two. Decanted and followed over 90 minutes with a meal. A little heat on entry, very well integrated tannins, a nice balance of fruit and oak. Softened and gained in elegance as the air worked its charms. I'd recommend drinking within within a year or so, and no reason to wait.

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

• Options

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

  4/24/2016 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- decanted for 20 minutes before initial taste --
  -- tasted non-blind over a few hours --
  
  NOSE: red-fruited; very fumey; light leather scent; not complex.
  
  BODY: some sediment present; violet-garnet color of medium-deep to deep depth; medium bodied.
  
  TASTE: definitely some gentle underlying leather/earthiness --- some tertiary development; alcohol pokes through (14.9%); medium-light tannins; medium oak; probably on its down-swing; fantastic finish --- this is really where most of the positive attributes are; cherry; cherry liqueur; when paired with steak the alc. wasn't as noticeable. Drink Now. Gut impression score: 86 – 88.

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

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View jimmyrice14's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/20/2015 - jimmyrice14 wrote: 87 Points

  This one is past prime by quite a bit.

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

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Rezy13's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/5/2014 - Rezy13 wrote:

  Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Bricking crimson; cedar, green pepper, drying tannin, leather, funk, very Bordeaux-like.

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

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Adventr.us's profile
  • Report Issue

  6/25/2014 - Adventr.us wrote: 92 Points

  Rich fruit (predominantly blueberries), well balanced, smooth but substantive tannins. Good on the first night; even better 3 days later.

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

View all 34 Community Tasting Notes

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.