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Wine Guide > Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

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California is, after Bordeaux, the worldâ€™s largest grower of Cabernet Sauvignon, most notably in the Napa Valley and warmer AVAs of Sonoma County. In California the area of Cabernet Sauvignon planting doubled in the 1990s, precipitously lowering prices and disrupting the health of the wine industry. As in Bordeaux, it is often blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc to produce world-class wines. More commercial versions may be blended with Ruby Cabernet or other varietals that provide more structure and richness than Cabernet Sauvignon can provide. The grape has also found a home in Washington, though it requires the warmest vineyards such at the Red Mountain AVA in the lower Yakima Valley for it to ripen fully.

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Food Pairing: Pairs well with venison, game poultry, lamb, portabella mushrooms and any grilled meats. After dinner pour with dark and bitter chocolate, or cheddar and huntsman cheeses.

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Dutch Henry Winery

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2001 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley

The grapes for the Cabernet Sauvignon were grown by my family on a single hillside vineyard just south of the winery in St. Helena. The vineyard was cultivated to produce low yield ...mores of intensely flavored fruit and the wine produced to express the unique qualities of the terroir.

Corison Wines

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2003 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon

Picking the delicious 2003 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon was a challenge, but luckily I had my last picking scheduled just as the long, wicked late September heat spike hit. The fruit ...more got to the winery in excellent shape and without the sugars going through the roof. The otherwise even ripening season from veraison through the middle of September delivered complex flavors and inky color.

The resulting wine is packed with luscious Bing cherry and plum chutney fruit and rendered rich and complex with undertones of cocoa, nutmeg, white pepper and "Rutherford dust". Trademark floral highnotes are already beginning to develop in the bottle. Lush with gentle, mouth-coating tannins, it gracefully walks the line between power and elegance, perfectly balanced for a long, distinguished life.

Black Coyote Wines

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2004 Black Coyote Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

When asked about his winemaking philosophy for Bates Creek Vineyard, Black Coyote wine, Winemaker Art Finklestein responded, â€œWhy, itâ€™s the same as my ownâ€¦ Find the best poss ...moreible fruit, and bring out all its superlative aspects.â€

The 2004 vintage offered Black Coyote superlative Cabernet for our winemaking program. Napa Valley has daily microclimates that ultimately dictate every seasonâ€™s vintage as a completely singular possibility for success. The Black Coyote grapes were harvested from their Stags Leap District vineyard on October 20. Longer hang time provided more varietal character build-up in the fruit.â€

Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery

CAW Rating: 97

100

2 reviews

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
El Dorado County

This fine wine originated at the Shultz Family Vineyards, where premium grapes are cultivated in three blocks named after the Shultz children: Matthew, Morgan, and Mikayla. Nestled ...more in the Sierra Foothills, the long, warm days and cool nights are ideal for growing Cabernet Sauvignon. Time-honored practices are combined with the latest research to grow some of Californiaâ€™s most beautiful vines. Carefully managed by hand, the vine canopy grows luscious little berries that are harvested at the peak of ripeness to yield focused, intense flavor. The fruit is then crafted into premium wines at Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery.

With the Cabernet Sauvignons becoming our flagship wines, this 2001 Cab explains itself. True to the varietal and reputation of Cab, this massively elegant wine has flavors of cherry and cassis, and black currant that seems to fight for the palate â€™s attention. Scents of dill, sage, and sweet tobacco excite the senses while exhibiting a bold mouthfeel backed by firm, yet refined, tannins and perfectly balanced acidity. Ending with flavors of oak and vanilla, this Cab has it all.

Cordon Creek Cellars

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1998 Cabernet Sauvignon
El Dorado

Our cabernet sauvignon was vinted entirely from grapes harvested from the Oâ€™Brien Vineyard, one of El Dorado Countyâ€™s outstanding vineyards. This full-bodied wine folds classic ...more varietal aromas with subtle oak overtones and complements this union with a rich, smooth finish.

Rutherford Hill Winery

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley

The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon reminds us all why Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is so widely enjoyed! This wine beautifully expresses the power and flavor of the top-tier, skillfully ...more farmed vineyards used in its creation. The wine was artistically blended utilizing all five classic Bordeaux varietals. The aromas and flavors tip towards raspberry, black cherries, and cassis. These flavors dance among the rich, velvety tannins and leave a long chocolate/espresso finish. Bright, juicy, red fruit characters supported by layers of dark chocolate, vanilla, espresso, cedar, nutmeg and cinnamon make the wine intriguing and delightful to drink.

^$38.99

Alexander Valley Vineyards

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2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

A late ripening concentrated the flavors while also assuring that the ying and yang of the fruitâ€”the acid and sugar levelsâ€”were in perfect balance. The result is a rich, juicy ...moreCab with an expressive nose of cassis and spice. Flavors of black cherry and cocoa dominate this silky wine, but there are also hints of eucalyptus and mint.

^$19.79

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Carol's Vineyard

Rich, dark red with youthful purple hues. The 2002 â€˜Carolsâ€™ was a treat to ferment, giving up some of the most luscious varietal aromas of currant and dark cherry. One of the m ...moreost obvious traits to this wine is the beautiful dark purple colors that it gives up so easily during fermentation. The Petit Verdot adds dark tarry and licorice characters to the aroma and palate. The oak is chosen to highlight these primary fruit characters and complement the wine with vanilla and toasty secondary components. This wine is a treat to make and should be as equally pleasurable to drink in its youth and with 15-20 years of aging. This wine is ideally suited to red meats and pork, or tomato-based dishes.

^$41.99

J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

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2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Seven Oaks

The 2005 J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most intensely-colored Estates Cabernets weâ€™ve produced during my tenure. The wine color has a deep, bright, ...morered-purple hue. An abundance of dark cherry and black currant fruit greets the nose, enhanced by spicy clove and toasty notes. On the palate, the fruit follows through with full weight and a lingering intensity and balance from the tannins. This wine is ready to be enjoyed now, or cellared for 5 years. Enjoy it with your favorite barbecued meats, tomato-based pastas like pasta allâ€™amatriciana and chocolate decadence.

^$15.99

Arrowood Vineyards & Winery

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County

This wine is a mouthful of Cabernet Sauvignonâ€”a big, bold California Cabernetâ€”a stellar production! Cedar, cassis, cherry and cigar box with nuances of saddle leather rise out ...moreof the glass, tantalizing your senses. On the palate, concentrated flavors of ripe black fruits, cassis and cherry fill the mouth, with solid tannins giving it backbone. Cassis and cherry linger on in the long, structured finish. In using our non-interventional approach to winemaking, this wine was neither fined or filtered in order to preserve its vibrant varietal character.

^$44.99

Arrowood Vineyards & Winery

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon RÃ©serve SpÃ©ciale
Sonoma County

Big, bold and beautiful! Our 2002 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is an outstanding California Cab from start to finish. In 2002, when the harvested grapes went through our press, Richa ...morerd Arrowood noted the juice's intense black fruit flavors and "unbelievable" aromatics and colors. He foresaw a blockbuster year for this fabulous vintageâ€¦he was right on the money.

The majority of fruit for our 2002 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was grown on hillside vineyards in the Sonoma Valley; a region known to yield some of the most concentrated and balanced Cabernet Sauvignon in Sonoma County. After aging lots separately in seasoned French oak barrels and a small amount of American oak barrels for 23 months, we selected the only finest for our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon to blend and return to French oak barrels for another five months of aging.

The resultant wine is a perfect vision of violet with purple hues and tones of brick-red around the edges. It shows certain richness and there is no shortage of complexity. Rich aromatics of black cherry, cassis and leather introduce your palate to a symphony of flavor profiles with black fruit in the forefront of undertones and overto

^$85.00

Brander Vineyard

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2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

In making this reserve cuvÃ©e we blended the best lots of Cabernet Sauvignon from the estate vineyard . It was matured in french oak barrels (60% new) for 12 months and then aged i ...moren neutral tanks for 8 months prior to bottling.

^$50.00

Atalon Winery

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley

A friendly wine, that makes a pleasing statement. Red fruit expression. Currants, leather, dried spice notes, then slightly mint, cedar tones, graceful cocoa powder structure - goo ...mored length of lingering flavors.

^$39.00

Silver Fox Vineyards

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2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sierra Foothills

Rich and elegant with cherry, vanilla, and toasty oak flavors. Aged 18 months in small oak barrels (50% new). Enjoy now or cellar through 2008.
416 cases produced.

Silver Fox Vineyards

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2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Blue Label
Sierra Foothills

Grapes for our Reserve Cabernet come from the Silver Family Vineyard. Concentrated with ripe berry and spicey oak flavors, this wine has a long smooth ending. Aged in new (60 ...more%) and seasoned oak barrels for 24 months.
Only 238 cases produced.

Waugh Cellars

CAW Rating: 94

100

2 reviews

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville

The 2004 vintage is a wonderful blend of Oakville, Mt. Veeder and Pritchard Hill fruit. Aged in barrel for 22 months in 30 percent new French and Hungarian oak.

This win ...moreeâ€™s life began with A 72 hour cold soak before starting fermentation giving us nice extraction from the skins and helping to create a wine that is both complex and approachable.

With its rich ruby color, this elegant wine exudes dark notes of black cherry, currant, tobacco and sweet oak. the wine is expressive and seamless, with layers of rich concentrated fruit and subtle tannins that coat the palate. The Finish lingers with nuances of earthy spices and the promise of years of aging potential..

^$55.00

Hice Cellars

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2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Gold Medal at West Coast Wine Competition, Silver Medal at San Diego International wine competition.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 30 months in french oak then bottle aged ...more4 months. Excellent balance and complexity, fruit forward style with fine grain tannin.

^$29.00

Pietra Santa Winery

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2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
Cienega Valley

Grapes from these older vines yield rich and expressive flavors further enhanced by four weeks of extended skin contact and two years of aging in French oak barrels. The result is ...morea wine with rich black cherry, cassis, tobacco and cocoa flavors with loads of complexity and a supple, elegant finish.

^$20.00

Anglim Winery

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2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Our first Cabernet Sauvignon, from a small west-side vineyard in the Adelaida Hills area, spiked with a bit of Syrah. Tastes of cherry, pomegranate, dried mushroom, with a touch of ...more licorice on the finish; a nice compliment to a variety of meat dishes. Drink now through 2010.

Ledson Winery & Vineyards

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2004 Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Knights Valley

This Knights Valley Cabernet comes from a vineyard, which encompasses the fog that drifts in late at night and hangs just briefly on the vines in the morning to develop firm acidit ...morey structure in the wine. The heat that pursues the valley during the day ripens the fruit to their full potential with layers of enticing fruit. Bright fruit aromas of blackberry and raspberry combine with a pleasant smokiness. A slight touch of cherry carries to the back of the palate.

^$95.00

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