Chateau Souverain
Barrel Aged Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Popped and poured; enjoyed over several hours. The 1994 Chateau Souverain, Cabernet Sauvignon pours a deep ruby fading to maroon via garnet, toward the rim. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous. The fruit is mostly red in profile and desiccated: cherries, strawberries, currants, green bell pepper, tobacco, leather, coffee, cocoa and warm spices. Tannins are still pretty firm. Acid is medium. Full of life yet and quite charming! Just goes to show that good winemaking, decent fruit and great provenance can allow even some of the more humble wines to age well (given proper cellar conditions). Drink now.
Popped and poured; enjoyed over several hours. The 1994 Chateau Souverain, Cabernet Sauvignon pours a deep ruby fading to maroon via garnet, toward the rim. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining and some signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous. The fruit is mostly red in profile and desiccated: cherries, strawberries, currants, green bell pepper, tobacco, leather, coffee, cocoa and warm spices. Tannins are still pretty firm. Acid is medium. Full of life yet and quite charming! Just goes to show that good winemaking, decent fruit and great provenance can allow even some of the more humble wines to age well (given proper cellar conditions). Drink now.
Oct 24th, 2023
Didn’t like this one - think the fruit is gone. However, it is “Barrel Aged”, which is unusual for wine. Lol
Didn’t like this one - think the fruit is gone. However, it is “Barrel Aged”, which is unusual for wine. Lol
Aug 4th, 2019Really impressed with this wine. Was still showing some eucalyptus and cassis on the nose. Fruit had mostly vanished which wasn't surprising. Palette still had some plush supple quality and tannins were almost non existent. Color was still relatively saturated for its age. Never expected it to have held together so well.
Really impressed with this wine. Was still showing some eucalyptus and cassis on the nose. Fruit had mostly vanished which wasn't surprising. Palette still had some plush supple quality and tannins were almost non existent. Color was still relatively saturated for its age. Never expected it to have held together so well.
May 12th, 2018