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| Community Tasting Notes (average 96 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by BradE on 4/7/2023: California Dreamin' and a Pair of Inaugural Corton Charlemagne: This beautiful wine stood out initially and for me remained red WOTN. Absolute class in the glass and it simply had no flaws. From the Singleton Cellar. (772 views) | | Tasted by fclarity on 3/4/2023 & rated 96 points: From an impressive looking bottle with a BN fill, this wine had a very deep red center and light orange rims. The medium+ intensity nose showed candied cherries, red soil, tan spices, and sour plum.
In the mouth, this wine was gorgeously balanced with light rounded tannin, firm acidity, and great length.
While not as complex as, say the 45 Mouton, this is an amazing testament to the promise of California wine. It was a privilege to have the opportunity to taste this for the second time. Dink now or 10 years from now if you like! Arguably 97 points. (474 views) | | Tasted by fclarity on 2/28/2015 & rated 96 points: From an absolutely stunning looking bottle with a VHS fill, this wine had a deep red center and oranging rims. The nose was classic CA cab with cherries, subtle mint, blackberries, cola, and alluvial dust.
In the mouth, this wine was refined. It had bright fruit, light rounded tannin and solid acidity. It morphed a couple different times as it aired (4+ hours) and developed impressive complexity. The balance was outstanding!
While this may not be for those who desire a thick/sappy wine, it was gorgeous and its flavors lingered in my mouth for over a minute. (3100 views) |
| Beaulieu Vineyard Producer website | Profile in The Oenofiles | The Wine Cellar InsiderCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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