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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.2 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by zylmanj on 2/5/2022 & rated 94 points: This is delicious and has good grip. I definitely tasted blue fruit and earthy elements that are in balance along with a mouthfeel meant for a steak. Very good wine with a wonderful aroma. Its approachable now but I believe it could be a 95-96 in a few years. (1106 views) | | | Tasted by VinoViking on 11/20/2020 & rated 93 points: Excellent Napa Cab. Big wine with heavy intense mouthfeel. Interesting anise / licorice / black plum flavors. Beautiful smooth finish. Heavy hitter for sure. Drinking nicely now with a decant. Reasonable QPR. (1584 views) | | | Tasted by wine4lux on 7/9/2020 & rated 95 points: A stunning bottle of wine, rich dark berries, vanilla, smoked meat and cocoa notes with an incredibly long, smooth finish. Will be interesting to see where this goes with age,but it is SO good now. (1548 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 4/11/2020 & rated 92 points: I see a lot of potential here (at least a couple more points). Clearly young as it was tight (as most young Lede wines are) upon opening. Needed over 3 hours in the decanter to open up and yield a wine that had blue and red fruit (initially fruit hidden behind earthy charred tastes). Nice earthy element with minerality, dark chocolate, tobacco and embers. Long finish. Nose was tight and tannins are a bit sharp at this stage. Struck me as a baby Myriad Elysian (unlikely to match the intensity and mouthfeel of that wine tho). (1905 views) | | | Tasted by Docyags on 3/25/2020 & rated 80 points: Smooth good body (1661 views) |
| Cliff Lede Producer websiteCabernet 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)Diamond MountainDiamond Mountain AVA: definition |
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