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 – 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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Mario Bazan – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Coombsville – Napa Valley

Mario Bazan – Cabernet Sauvignon 2019  Coombsville – Napa Valley

The nose is fresh, complex and offers a fine sap as well as a beautiful deepness. It reveals notes of cassis, juniper berries and small notes of wild cherry associated with touches of small wild red fruits as well as a hint of plum blossom, tobacco, Madagascar pepper and dry local grove. The palate is…

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Mario Bazan – Rama 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville – Napa Valley

Mario Bazan – Rama 2021, Cabernet Sauvignon  Coombsville – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity and offers a certain concentration, a certain power as well as a taut and discreetly tight grain. It reveals notes of cassis, wild small red fruits and small notes of raspberry associated with touches of zan, a hint of bay berries as well as a very discreet hint of lily and…

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St Supéry – Élu 2019 – Napa Valley

St Supéry – Élu 2019 – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic and spicy and offers notes of pepper and a certain concentration/deepness of fruit. It reveals notes of violet, camphor and small notes of tobacco, associated with touches of black olive, small roasted red berries, as well as discreet hints of cornflower and roasting hazelnut. The palate is well-built, supple, precise, juicy,…

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St Supéry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley

St Supéry – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic and finely powdered. It reveals notes of violet, camphor and small notes of saffron in its floral side, notes of wild cassis, violet plum, small brilliant/roasted fruits, as well as fine hints of balsamic/black olive. The palate is well-built, supple, precise, juicy and offers pulpiness and brilliance. In mouth this wine…

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Cain Five 2012 Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

Cain Five 2012  Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, intense, fresh and precise and offers a very fine, powdery grain. It reveals notes of flowers, violet, lily and tarweed, as well as notes of violet, wild cassis and small notes of crushed strawberry, associated with fine hints of nutmeg, cinnamon, and discreet hints of cherry stem. The palate is fruity…

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Conn Creek – AVA Series, Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Crowley Vineyard Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

Conn Creek – AVA Series, Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Crowley Vineyard  Spring Mountain District – Napa Valley

The nose presents an intense side in its grain, it was precise, airy and spicy. It reveals notes of sweet pepper, wild blackberry and small notes of quite ripe wild strawberry, as well as fine hints of small blue fruits and black olive. The palate is well-built, fresh, supple, airy and gourmand and offers concentration,…

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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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