Brandlin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Estate Grown – Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder – Napa Valley

Brandlin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Estate Grown – Cabernet Sauvignon  Mount Veeder – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, airy in its power, complex and fresh. It reveals notes of bright cassis, cedar and small notes of cherry wood, associated with touches of cherry pit, as well as fine, hints of nutmeg, red pepper and discreet hints of a sense of the place/fresh vegetation. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh,…

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Poetry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Cliff Lede Vineyard Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

Poetry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, Cliff Lede Vineyard  Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, precise and concentrated and offers a certain darkness. It reveals notes of black berries, dried cassis and small notes of undergrowth, associated with touches of violet, as well as fine hints of small concentrated red fruits and black olive. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, freshness, a good definition,…

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Shafer – Hillside Select 2014 Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

Shafer – Hillside Select 2014  Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

The nose is floral and airy and offers a certain deepness, intensity and precision. It reveals notes of violets, small wild berries and small notes of juniper berries, associated with fine hints of pepper, smoke and a discreet hint of black olive. On the palate, the wine is well-built, fruity, fresh, elegant and gourmand. It…

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Stag’s Leap Wine cellars – S.L.V. 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

Stag’s Leap Wine cellars – S.L.V. 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, airy, racy, deep and delicate all at once. It reveals notes of pulpy blue plum, concentrated blackberry and small notes of small crushed red berries, associated with touches of crushed raspberry, as well as fine hints of racy soil, a discreet sappy note and touches of toast/chocolate. On the palate, the…

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Freemark Abbey – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

Freemark Abbey – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity and offers a fine intensity, a discreet velvetiness and a lovely delicate, stretched side. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, violet and small notes of small black fruits, associated with a touch of violet, discreet notes of small roasted-elegant red fruits, as well as discreet notes of balsamic and dry grove….

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Beaulieu Vineyard – Georges de Latour 2012, Private Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

Beaulieu Vineyard – Georges de Latour 2012, Private Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, concentrated and offers darkness and deepness. It reveals notes of black berries, crushed cassis and small notes of black plum, associated with little touches of elegant roast as well as discreet hints of coffee. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a tangy frame, minerality, a certain deepness, gourmandise and concentration….

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Cardinal – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

Cardinal – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, powerful and offers a certain brilliance. All in control and staightness. It reveals notes of bright cherry, crushed redcurrants and small notes of pulpy cherry associated with touches of slightly roasted small fruits, violet as well as discreet hints of cornflowers and liquorice. The palate is mineral, well-balanced, airy and offers…

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La Vérité – La Muse 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – La Muse 2014 – Sonoma

The nose is deep, elegant and offers a peppery side. A “quite Bordeaux” aspect. It reveals notes of blackberry, dry local undergrowth and small notes of clove associated with touches of lilac, pulpy small red fruits as well as discreet almost truffled hints and toasted hints. The palate is elegant, gourmand, mineral, complex and offers…

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La Vérité – La Joie 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – La Joie 2014 – Sonoma

Beautiful and precise nose, racy, deep and that offers a multi-layered side. The nose invites you to take your time, to think. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet and small notes of juicy/pulpy blue fruits associated with touches of camphor, flowers, a discreet almost pistil hint as well as a subtle hint of pine and…

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La Vérité – le Désir 2014 – Sonoma

La Vérité – le Désir 2014 – Sonoma

Beautiful and mineral nose, complex, precise and that offers a multi-layered side, tension as well as a beautiful precise, clean and tense grain. It reveals notes of wild strawberry and pulpy small wild red fruits associated with touches of roasted-fresh blackberry as well as hints of nutmeg, soil (almost a rocky side) and discreet hints…

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