Enters with sweet black cherry, cassis, black currant jam, and red raspberry with a hint of anise. Honeysuckle, tobacco and suggestion of forest floor add dimension, along with cedar and spicy nutmeg from French Oak. Intense at entry with bright, sweet...
Winemaker Notes - Perfumed with aromas of ripe berries, this wine has sweet flavors of chocolate and spice wrapped around a rich fruit core of blackberry and cassis. The intensity of flavor as well as the layering mouthfeel have developed into an impressive structure over time. The wine is juicy and silky with a sweet core of tannin that delivers the fruit through a nice lengthy finish.
Warm, spicy, sweet plum nose and a full, rounded palate with sweet, ripe fruit and toasty, chocolatey oak.
92 points Robert Parker: The inky /ruby /purple -hued 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve exhibits notes of pure creme de cassis in its big, spicy nose. This big, backward, tannic Cabernet is more impressive than enjoyable at the moment. There appears to be sufficient fruit to balance out the wine???s structure. 92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: Dense ruby. Powerful, deeply scented bouquet of blackberry, cassis, plum compote and dark chocolate; a bit youthfully brooding today. Fat and
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This excellent Cabernet exhibits a dark ruby/purple color accompanied by a classic nose of sweet black cherries and cassis, reminiscent of a Rutherford district Cabernet This pure, elegant beauty should drink well over the next 10-12 years Wine CALIFORNIA STILL WINE
92 PTS - WE - A fresh young Cab that needs time to knit together It's all there,though, from the ripe blackberry, cassis, cherry marmalade andcappuccino flavors and sweet, vanilla-infused new oak to the firm, sweet young tannins Very fine, high-class wine Shouldblossom by 2009, then evolve for many years Blend: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot, 1% Malbec Wine CALIFORNIA STILL WINE
2006 Diamond Creek Vineyards Assorted Cases 6 Pack $989.99 Regular Price: $999.99 Item #: ew-scgcsh02750-so Product Notes: Diamond Creek Vineyards Includes 2 bottles each of 2006 Vintage: 2006 Volcanic Hill Vineyard Ruby-red. Cool aromas of cassis, dark chocolate and mocha. Juicy, brisk and quite penetrating but distinctly suppler and sweeter than the Red Rock Terrace, with rich, layered flavors of cassis and blackberry. Finishes firmly tannic and long. This wine has much more breadth to buffer its tannins.
MENDOZA CABERNET SAUVIGNON WINES Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Mendoza 750ml (161886) Ruby red color with complex and spicy aromas. In the mouth it has a sweet entrance with structured tannins. A gentle and persistent finish.
aromas are layered with pipe tobacco, fermentation pumice, log cabin fire, moist steel, dried Poblano peppers and fine quality oak. Sweet, toasty fresh brown spice leads to impression of richness and complexity. We created this wine to be low in tartness yet abundant in tannins, providing impressions of friendly chock richness. palate enters rich with sweet, ripe tannins, expanding to a greater breadth of refined textures. These harmonious qualities are so well integrated that not one takes dominant role. I
IWC 90pts. - According to Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: Medium red-ruby. Slightly medicinal aromas of cassis and blackberry complicated by mineral and smoky nuances. Lush, spicy and full, with enough harmonious acidity to keep the very sweet, ripe fruit flavors lively. A firmly built and rather serious cabernet for the price, finishing with excellent dark fruit intensity. Tasting Notes - Beautiful deep garnet color. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, violets, cedar, tobacco, and hints of minerals
Nickel & Nickel 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Copper Streak Vineyard Description Tasting Notes - The 2005 Copper Streak has a medley of interesting aromas and flavors. A nice, sweet entry of cherry and currant accompanied by layers of earth and coffee on the palate. This vintage also has hints of bacon with sweet herbs and chocolate that offer layer upon layer of flavor. Its rich, chewy, body expands on the palate, enveloped by soft, yet supple, tannins that progress into the wine’s long,
92 points Stephen Tanzer ( International Wine Cellar ) : "(15.6% alcohol; includes bits of merlot, malbec, petit verdot, carmenere, St. Macaire and cabernet franc) Good bright ruby-red. Aromas of crushed blueberry, menthol, licorice, cocoa powder, violet and sweet oak; shows a distinct mountain berry intensity on the nose and palate. Sweet, dense and chewy, with a youthfully medicinal character to the dark raspberry, dark chocolate and vanillin oak flavors. This impressively deep wine finishes with big but
Robert Mondavi Winery was founded in 1966 and for decades has produced quality California wines that represent New World innovation on a global scale. The winery is located in Oakville, at the center of Napa Valley. The Mondavi family is well known for its dedication to research and experimentation in winemaking, as well as for helping establish the modern-day wine business in the... Issue 104 (retasted at Mondavi) Very good full medium ruby. Currant, black cherry, roast coffee, cedar, leather, tobacco,
Rubissow Wines 2005 Mount Veeder, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Fragrances of coffee beans, violets and licorice hit the right notes in the 90 point rated Cab... Year: 2005 Winery: Rubissow Wines Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Region: Napa Valley Retail Price: $78.00 Our Price: $66.00 Fragrances of coffee beans, violets and licorice announce this hillside Cab. Bright black cherry and blackberry pie flavors mix with smooth tannins, cocoa powder and sweet cherries. The wine ends with a lingering finish. 90
Lovely aromas of exotic mountain berries, blueberries, blackberries, black cherries, creme de cassis, sweet violets and hints of orange peel, licorice, spice and cocoa power. The entry is sweet and mouth filling while the mid-palate is both rounded and mouth-coating. Rich, lush and deep black, mineral infused flavors are quite expansive and are framed by surprisingly soft and silky tannins. The sweet fruit layers include mulberry, blackberry, cherry and plums with an enticing extraction of figs. This
This is another one of d'Arenberg's wines named after the road which runs down by the side of that particular vineyard. We source from this vineyard a good proportion of our best Cabernet, which goes into this classic McLaren Vale red.. Upon release, d'Arenberg's The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep vibrant young deep red - purple colour.The nose shows intense blackcurrant fruit, slight cedary cinnamon spice barrel ferment & oak derived aromas, violet and mint scents as well as
Inviting aromas of blackberry, black tea and wildflowers begin the nose of this Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is concentrated and structured with sweet, dark berry fruit and elegant, round tannins.
> Caymus Vineyards Special Selection, USA, California, Napa Valley, red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml Caymus Vineyards Special Selection, USA, California, Napa Valley, red wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml $270 - caymus98cabs The wine continues to evoke the ripe Cabernet flavors promised in the aroma, adding abundant, multi-dimensional flavors of blackberries and black licorice. The texture is dense, thick and mouth-coating, the tannins firm but sweet. Restrained notes of smoky oak enhance the flavor and
This impressive Cabernet displays compelling aromas of sweet cherry, lush plum, and roses The opulence of this wine shines through with a harmonious core of silky smooth tannins and rich fruit Palate filling flavors of sweet currant, black cherry, and cocoa are perfectly balanced This delicious wine should age beautifully for a decade or more Wine CALIFORNIA STILL WINE