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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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Nice elegant, precise, chiseled, frank and delicate nose. It reveals notes of wild boysenberry, crushed blackcurrant and small notes of blond tobacco associated with fine touches of black cherry, fine hints of toasted almond as well as a almost sense of place (biotop local) hint. The palate is beautifully mineral, elegant, well-balanced and offers precision,…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

The nose is nicely complex, elegant, dense/concentrated and offers deepness as well as richness. It reveals notes of wild blueberry, pulpy purple plum and small notes of blackcurrant associated with touches of fresh small blue fruits, graphite, sense of place (local biotop), almost sappy as well as discreet hints of black tea/maceration and a very…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Mount Veeder, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 – Mount Veeder, Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, pulpy and offers a beautiful definition. There are notes of bright boysenberry, violet and small notes of small blue fruits associated with hints of cardamom, sense of place (local biotop) as well as fine hints of varietal freshness. The palate is elegant, fine, creamy, mineral, fresh, racy and offers tension, precision…

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