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Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Posted in October 30th, 2009
by Ray in Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Stonegate, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley, Spaulding Vineyard, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 This wine delivers chocolate wrapped in black fruits with a healthy dusting of oak on a big structure. The acidity carries the flavors a long way and while this would benefit from a long sleep in the cellar it is accessible now, especially [...]

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Napa Valley Wines

Posted in September 22nd, 2009
by Ray in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Carneros, Chardonnay, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District, Pinot Noir, Rutherford, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Spring Mountain District, Stags Leap District

Grgich Hills, Napa Valley, Estate Grown, Fume Blanc 2007 This wine is always ripping with acidity, tangy and bright and the same is certainly true today – yes! Sourced from biodynamically grown fruit grown in American Canyon and the Carneros, the wine is fermented and aged in mostly older French oak, with six months of [...]

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von Strasser Cabernet 2006

Posted in May 6th, 2009
by Ray in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

von Strasser, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 The sense of the mountain comes through in this wine, structured and able to age. The palate is chewing (I meant to say chewy, didn’t I – though it is interesting to think of the image, since we’re always speaking of wine as a living [...]

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3 Cabernet all day

Posted in April 30th, 2008
by Ray in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Paul Hobbs Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Hobbs is truly the master at producing elegant, polished Cabernet. This wine has notes of the cigar box, a kiss of oak and ripe, supple tannins. P&B in Sebastopol 14.9% $74.99 at Bottle Barn Paul Hobbs
Altamura Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
We recently poured the 2005 for the National [...]

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