Gallica – Cabernet Franc 2023, Snowden Vineyards – Napa Valley

Gallica – Cabernet Franc 2023, Snowden Vineyards – Napa Valley

The nose is floral and spicy. It reveals notes of red berries, pepper, as well as fine hints of small blue fruits and discreet hints of dry laurel and spices. The palate is nicely fresh, mineral and balanced and offers a fresh frame, a good length and definition. On the palate, this wine expresses notes…

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Poetry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Cliff Lede Vineyard Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

Poetry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Cliff Lede Vineyard  Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic, fruity, gourmand and offers good definition, complexity, delicacy and offers a beautiful finesse of grain. It reveals notes of wild raspberry, pulpy strawberry and small notes of black berries, associated with touches of graphene, juniper berries, as well as fine notes of violet, brilliant cherry and a hint of black olive….

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Cliff Lede – Rhytm 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

Cliff Lede – Rhytm 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon  Stags Leap District – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, elegant, gourmand and offers deepness. It reveals notes of pulpy strawberry, brilliant cassis and small notes of pulpy plum, small roasted-elegant red fruits, as well as fine hints of tobacco, smoke, a hint of toastiness and sweet spices. The palate is beautifully juicy, pulpy, silky and tangy and offers a lovely…

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Cliff Lede – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley

Cliff Lede – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity and gourmand and offers good definition and an airy, silky side. It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry, crushed raspberry and small notes of crushed redcurrant, associated with touches of cornflower, crushed cherry as well as a hint of lilac. The palate is well-built, supple and offers creaminess, an airy side, energy…

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Cain Five 2018 Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

Cain Five 2018  Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and deep and offers good definition, gourmandise and precision. It reveals notes of wild cassis, camphor and small notes of small blue fruits, associated with a touch of brilliant raspberry, tobacco, star anise, as well as a hint of sense of the place and a discreet hint of salinity….

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Cain Five 2009 Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

Cain Five 2009  Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, racy, precise, frank and fresh and offers complexity and a multi-layered side. It reveals notes of star anise, crushed strawberry and small notes of small brilliant wild fruits, associated with hints of small blue fruits, Timut pepper, as well as a hint of sense of the place, fresh tobacco and a…

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Cain Five 2006 Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

Cain Five 2006  Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, precise, ripe, delicate and airy and offers a very discreet, delicate texture. It reveals notes of quite ripe blackberry, small wild red fruits and small notes of tobacco, undergrowth, fine hints of zan, as well as a discreet hint of graphene and flowers. The palate is well-built, supple, airy, elegant, racy…

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Staglin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Rutherford – Napa Valley

Staglin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014  Rutherford – Napa Valley

The nose is beautifully elegant, precise, deep and well-built. It reveals notes of quite ripe strawberry, blackberry and small notes of small wild black fruits, associated with touches of ripe wild fruits, as well as discreet hints of undergrowth and a subtle saline hint. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh, acidulous and offers salinity, gourmandise,…

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Staglin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Rutherford – Napa Valley

Staglin – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021  Rutherford – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, fruity, gourmand and offers good definition, accuracy and precision. It reveals notes of small pulpy blue fruits, crushed raspberry, as well as fine hints of crushed strawberry, star anise, a subtle hint of roasting, small crushed blue fruits and a subtle hint of sweet pepper. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh,…

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Staglin – Salus 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

Staglin – Salus 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, precise, pure and gourmand. It reveals notes of pulpy cherry, pulpy plum and small notes of small brilliant fruits, as well as discreet hints of zan, small crushed blue fruits and a subtle hint of sense of the place. The palate is fruity, racy, well-built, mineral, fresh, balanced and offers a…

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