It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Fruity nose of cedar, herbs, tobacco leaf, herbs, black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, spices, vanilla, licorice, cloves, mint, black pepper and light earth.
Full-bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, blackberries, cedar, vanilla, spices, espresso, cola, light herbs, earth, chocolates, tobacco leaf and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This 8 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is already gorgeous, although still young.
Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Spicy and entertaining.
The 2016 was a great vintage, and it is showing. This Single Vineyard cabernet will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.
Robert Parker 97 points. Wine Enthusiasts 96 points.
I've had a few vintages of this wine, and it always delivers.
Thank you Barry for sharing this with me.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and will pair nicely with BBQ Meats. I paired it beef brisket.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in (65% new) French oak barrels for 18 months.
14.7% alcohol by volume
94 points.
$180. — 2 years ago
Red fruit, earth and vegetal notes. — 2 months ago
Liquor like. Cognac. Raymond Ragnaud Pineau des Charentes @, AD, 250819 — 7 months ago
2022 vintage. Another winner from Rémy Eymas in this exceptional vintage. 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Malbec, Beautiful nose with black fruit, violet, and very discreet oak. Concentrated, layered juicy fruit and subtle spices, embedded in a ripe tannic structure, and fresh acidity. Impeccably balanced, which makes the 15% abv go unnoticed. — a year ago
Yellow with slight green. Oak, citrus, fruity. almond. High viscosity. Taste: creamy, gentle acidity. Stone. Minerals. Domaine Vocoret et fils chablis grand cru blanchot 22 @9460, AD, 240601
Lemon yellow. Matured. Neutral. Fresh, citrus, green apple. White flower. Chalk. Flint. Pam du me. Creamy. Domaine Vocoret et fils chablis grand cru blanchot 23 @, AD, 250812 — 2 years ago
Lemon yellow with green. Citrus green peach apple vanilla?? But barrel oak was not made. salty. White flower. Herbaceous. Salty flint. Mineral. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M++ Bitterness M+ Body M Finish M 14%
Fresh Dry 14% Domaine Sigalas Santorini Assyrtiko 24 @7700, AD, 260114 — 2 months ago
Rich, sweet, lychee and white rose. Not so much minerals. High alcohol content. Paul Ginglinger Gewurztraminer Wahlenbourg @, AD, 250817 — 7 months ago
Lovely nose, lots of fruit! — a year ago
Mark S.
Deep cherry red. Oak+ vanilla clove nutmeg. Black currant++ blueberry black cherry and berry. Leather+ meat. Elegancy more than complexity. It changed a lot over time. 30 min the started feeling the value of this. Compared with the last one, it has big potential, though it has already been ready to drink, since it is 2017 vintage. Fruitiness M Sweetness M+ Acidity M Silky Tannin M+ Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M++ 13.5% Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 17 @110000, AD, 250226 — a month ago