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. — 4 months ago
Dark red. Aroma: Herb, Spices, red flower, vanilla. High viscosity. Taste: tannic but smooth. Necessary to decant. 18 @3960, AD, 240531 — 7 months ago
Fruity almost a rose in colour — 25 days ago
Orange peel. Sweet liquor. Marnier lapostolle grand marnier colton, curaçao @2783, AD, 240921 — 3 months ago
Dark red with garnet edge. Deep Oak, black fruits, tabacco, leather, earthy. Quite high viscosity. Complexity, animal flavor. Balanced tannin and acidity. 99 @22000, AD, 240602 — 7 months ago
Garnet. Sweet red fruits aroma. Pepper. Matured. Fruity. spicy. Tannin. Grenache G70S15S15, 19 @7700, AD, 240509 — 7 months ago
Pop and pour. 1st time trying Ad Vivum and their Yountville sleeping lady vineyard. On the nose: subdued notes of blackberry, mint, dark chocolate, soil. Taste: a smooth, creamy, silky wine with black raspberry, smoke, cedar, earth, and a spiced bitter chocolate medium finish. — 2 months 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 — 7 months ago
Stefan Dolhain
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. — 16 days ago