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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Michael Shaps, En Hommage, L. Scott 2017 – Monticello

Michael Shaps, En Hommage, L. Scott 2017 – Monticello

The wine has a bright ruby color of medium intensity. The initial nose expresses a fine tertiary hint (tobacco, undergrowth with damp pine needles, fallen leaves, a very discreet touch of faded rose in the background). After aeration, we also find notes of ripe fresh fruit and dried fruit (crushed morello cherry, dried red cherry,…

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Jefferson Vineyards Cabernet Franc Reserve 2021 – Monticello

Jefferson Vineyards Cabernet Franc Reserve 2021 – Monticello

The wine has a bright ruby color of medium intensity. It is reserved on the nose and benefits from aeration. It then expresses notes of ripe and juicy, even sweet, fruit: crushed morello cherry, ripe red cherry (even with a touch of jam), wild raspberry, wild strawberry, crushed blackcurrant, and blueberry. Aeration also reveals a…

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King Family Vineyards Mountain Plains 2021 – Monticello

King Family Vineyards Mountain Plains 2021 – Monticello

(37% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc, 18% Petit Verdot) The wine has a bright ruby color, of medium to deep intensity. The nose is concentrated, dense, with a beautiful mineral and fresh herbaceous frame. It initially expresses aromas of black plum, morello cherry, juicy red cherry, wild blackberry, blackcurrant and crushed blueberry. Then there are notes…

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King Family Vineyards Meritage 2021 – Monticello

King Family Vineyards Meritage 2021 – Monticello

(51% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, 23% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec) The wine has a bright ruby color of medium intensity. The initial nose is fruity, juicy and bright, lively and tangy. It initially expresses notes of fresh red fruits (ripe and juicy bigarreau cherry, wild raspberry, red plum), complemented by dark fruits (blackcurrant, morello cherry,…

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