Stags Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Fay Vineyard 2004
A beautiful perfume of violets, dark cherry, and licorice introduce the 2004 FAY Cabernet Sauvignon and lead the way to luscious flavors of plum, chocolate, and candied ginger, with savory notes of sandalwood and tobacco. Soft, juicy tannins and a silky-smooth mouth feel are a hallmark of this wine, rewarding those...
Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon Mt Veeder 2004
Grapes are hand-picked on our Mount Veeder vineyards at perfect ripeness. After primary fermentation with up to 40 days of extended maceration the wine is racked into new French oak barrels for 18 months. The Mount Veeder Cabernet shows excellent structure and deep purple color. Briary, brambly flavors of wild blackberries...
Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain 2004
Grapes for Atlas Peak Spring Mountain Cabernet are harvested by hand. After fermentation, wine is left in contact with the skins for up to 40 days to extract brilliant color, tannins and substance, then racked into new to 3-year-old French oak barrels for 18 months of aging. This mountain Cabernet shows...
Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 2005
With Cabernet of this quality, the winemaking team believes in taking a minimalist approach to winemaking. Vinifying the fruit from each vineyard separately, Ed and Laurie used tailored pump-over techniques for optimal extraction, and then aged the wines in hand-selected, custom-toasted barrels of new French Nevers oak. They then aged the...
Outpost Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard 2005
This wine begins with a superexotic nose of acacia flowers, crushed stones, liquid minerals and cassis. Black fruits dominate the palate with tons of rich blackberry, black currant fruit and an underlying structure that carries the finish for minutes. I believe this wine is by far the best Cabernet wine to...
La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon 21th Anniversary 2002
The 21st Anniversary Release commemorates the twenty-first anniversary of production and features small lot fermentations of the best vineyard selections. It's a deep purple color with dark fruit and a prominent spice box, tobacco, leather and toasty oak aroma. The mid-palate is pronounced with a sweet, long finish accompanied by hints...
BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges Latour 1990
Medium-dark ruby-garnet color. Full, gingery, berry-cassis and mineral bouquet, showing good fruit concentration and maturity. Full, sinewy flavors reveal good extract and weight of fruit backed by fine tannins and low acidity. There is a lot of class here, though the structure is evidenced by the firm, slightly dry finish. 3%...
BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges Latour 1992
Medium dark-ruby garnet color. A more earthy” wine, more powerful and structured than the 1991, with chewy tannins, meaty fruit flavors, and a strong, minerally finish. Hints of coffee and mocha from the new oak add dimension and spice, as well as a little sweetness. Lacks some grace, but certainly a...
Stonestreet Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5L
Tough-edged, with firm cedar, wet earth, currant and smoky oak, this needs a little time to sort out its dry tannins. Best to decant. Best from 2004 through 2010. 20,000 cases made. –JL - Rated 86, Wine Spectator The 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon may turn out to be too austere because of the elevated dry tannin in the finish. It possesses a dark ruby color in addition to excellent black fruit characteristics mixed with smoke and minerals, but its aggressively tannic finish is cause for concern. - Rated 85-87, Robert Parker Like many 2000 North Coast Cabernets, this shows a touch of green to its cassis base, blending herbs and tobacco into a solidly structured wine. A bit tight now, but not a long-term proposition either, try 2004–2008 — W.E. (9/1/2003) - Rated 88, Wine Enthusiast
Newton Cabernet Sauvignon Le Puzzle 2005
Rich and spicy, if a bit on the exotic side, with a leathery, roasted coffee-scented streak running through the core of currant, mineral and anise-scented Cabernet flavors. Turns chewy on the finish.
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2004
Hollywood & Vine 2480 Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
This ultra-ripe Cabernet displays a rich tapestry of its multi-faceted origins. Juicy black cherry and raspberry notes from Oakville and Rutherford dominate the aromas, as Spring Mountain’s trademark purple plum, mocha, and sweet black olive notes add complexity. Coombsville offers a spicy note and its deep, inky-purple color. Structurally, while the...
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2004
The bottle of Dunn's 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is a dense purple color with saturated staining of the tears and appeared positively viscous. A vibrant, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. The nose displayed highly aromatic dark ripe plums, blackcurrant, sun-dried tomato and black-raspberry jam. A number of tasters noted a hint of...
Stags Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Artemis 1.5L 2005
A perennial favorite on restaurant wine lists, ARTEMIS is generous in flavor and velvety in texture. Aromas of cassis and caramel rise and give way to earthy notes of black olive, black pepper, and truffles. Classic flavors of cassis and black cherry fill the mouth as notes of violets and vanilla...
Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 2004
With Cabernet of this quality, Ed believes in taking a minimalist approach to winemaking. Vinifying the fruit from each vineyard separately, Ed and his long-time winemaking partner Laurie Hook used tailored pump-over techniques for optimal extraction, and then aged the wines in hand-selected, custom-toasted barrels of new French Nevers oak from...
Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2003
The 2003 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a complex and concentrated wine that deftly balances intensity and finesse. The wine has a dark garnet color with a deep purple edge, and displays aromas of blackberry jam, dark chocolate, rose petal, black pepper and cedar. In the mouth, the attack is quite...
Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
A classic wine made for a long life. Togni believes in wines from low yields, indigenous yeasts fermentations, malolactic in barrel and other straightforward approaches to pure winemaking.
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2003
BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges Latour 1975
Mature medium ruby-garnet color. Slightly oxidized aromas of stewed or cooked fruit, yet oddly juxtaposed by some green unripe vegetal notes as well. The cool vintage character of hard structure and low fruit sweetness is evident. Acidity is higher than it ought to be, given the lack of ripe fruit character...
BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges Latour 2003
Dense black-ruby and purple in color, with aromas of dark fruits, licorice and classic Rutherford black olive and peppercorn. The wine is full-bodied with deep flavors of black currant, anise, sweet vanilla and distinctive minerality. Rich tannins are balanced by medium acidity. Grapes primarily from historic BV 1 and BV 2,...
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5L 2005
A decade after the first release from his Quintessa estate, Agustin Huneeus felt the thrill and excitement of a new endeavor beckon. The underlying premise for all of the wines he has ever produced has been that great wines must be a reflection of a great vineyard. Faust is not. Instead,...
BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges Latour 1973
Mature medium-ruby brick color. Not particularly intense, but certainly ripe and reasonably full-bodied, this vintage shows good acidity and the classic gingery-earthy mineral flavors typical of Rutherford. There is not much bouquet, however. The finish is somewhat tarry, with good sweetness in the mid-palate marred by some awkward, dry tannins and...
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2002
The 2002 is a seductive Cabernet Sauvignon with vibrant acidity. A primary style of red wine entering its adolescence. Highly aromatic nose and flavours of crème de cassis, juicy blackberry, lavender, violets and cherry-boiled sweets. Sweet vanilla, roasted espresso coffee beans, milk chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and caramelized sugar indicate the generous...
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2002
The 2002 is a seductive Cabernet Sauvignon with vibrant acidity. A primary style of red wine entering its adolescence. Highly aromatic nose and flavours of crème de cassis, juicy blackberry, lavender, violets and cherry-boiled sweets. Sweet vanilla, roasted espresso coffee beans, milk chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and caramelized sugar indicate the generous...
Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2000
