by Ray Johnson | Aug 7, 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Emblem, Napa Valley, Rutherford, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 The sense of Cassis leaps out of the glass when you pour this wine – the fruit character ripe and concentrated. In the mouth the concentration of fruit continues, on a structured frame. The wine is a...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 31, 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley
Emblem, Napa Valley, Oso Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 This is very refined Cabernet. The nose sports the ripeness of Cassis with the richness of vanilla and chocolate. In the mouth the edges are all polished, a ripe wine yet one whose structure is lurking in the...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 27, 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Mirassou, California, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 The nose features Cassis, candied berries and some mintiness. In the mouth it is quite fruity and soft, with perhaps a bit of residual sugar amplifying the fruit and adding weight and viscosity to the palate. V&B in...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 1, 2010 | Argentina, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza
Navarro Correas, Mendoza, Coleccion Privada, Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 The nose combines Cassis and vanilla. These flavors repeat in the mouth on a light-bodied frame, soft and easy drinking, immediately accessible – no time in the cellar required. The grapes,...
by Ray Johnson | Jun 29, 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley
Cynthus, Napa Valley, Stagecoach Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 The nose features Cassis, bay leaves and the sweetness of oak, expressed as vanilla and caramel. Give this some time to open up; with 30 minutes more black fruits emerge. On the palate the oak adds...
by Ray Johnson | Jun 26, 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Priorat, Syrah
Scala Dei, Priorat, Cartoixa 2003 I found this bottle rattling around in the cellar and was delighted to have the opportunity to taste it again. A few years ago it was still rather tannic and while good, I knew that there were better days to come. And now those days...
