Freddy R. Troya

9.1

Charles Krug – Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Napa Valley, California – USA 🇺🇸

Overview
The 2017 vintage of their Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted primarily from estate fruit across valley-floor vineyards, showing an approachable and structured style. This wine is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon with small supporting portions of Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc to round it out.

Aromas & Flavors
Black cherry, plum, and blackberry are joined by subtle layers of cedar, tobacco, and baking spice. Hints of mocha and graphite emerge as the wine opens, bringing complexity without overshadowing the ripe fruit core.

Mouthfeel
Medium to full-bodied, with polished tannins and a backbone of balanced acidity. The mid-palate is rich and velvety, while the finish lingers with dark fruit, oak spice, and a whisper of minerality.

Winemaking Notes
Aged 18 months in French oak (about 35% new), this wine is a balance of tradition and modern winemaking. Charles Krug continues to champion elegance over excess, and the 2017 vintage shows restraint despite Napa’s warm growing conditions.

Food Pairing
Pairs beautifully with grilled ribeye, beef short ribs, or roasted portobello mushrooms. Aged gouda or firm sheep’s milk cheeses also complement its depth and structure.

Verdict
A polished, reliable Napa Cabernet that honors Charles Krug’s heritage while delivering a style accessible to today’s wine drinkers. The 2017 is drinking beautifully now, with enough structure to cellar for a few more years. — 25 days ago

Charles Rosenfeld

8.9

Looking for another Pinot Grigio and saw this with a great rating. Opened 2020 for sipping with friends in Texas and everyone complimented the wine. It is crisp, refreshing and aroma that suggests peach and melon with touch of honeysuckle as noted elsewhere. It will be a part of my collection for daily enjoyment! By the way, went well with grilled portobello and cheese sandwich. — 4 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Aromatic! Bacon back, rosemary, parsley, dank, portobello. Palate of blackberries and menthol. — 5 years ago

Paula Strebig

8.9

Deep burgundy, moderate legs, medium body. (First half of the bottle) Subtle Raspberry with hints of pipe tobacco on the nose. Smooth, easy sipping, mild red fruit with smooth tannins on the finish. I want to think there is a touch of spiciness on the finish but I suspect it is the mouth feel of the tannins and not a spicy flavor. (Grilled top sirloin, cheese stuffed portobello mushrooms, broccoli with queso sauce - another lovely dinner on the lanai!) Great label! — 4 months ago

with Tim

David Kline

9.6

2005. Portobello, loamy soil, blackberry, black cherry, violets, oyster shell, black peppercorn, grilled beef on the nose. Black and red currant, slight grapiness, cedar bark, pencil, black olive, wheat toast, fine tabac, clove, red cherry. Pointy in places, but really holding together in terms of age.


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Jazmina

8.9

Nose: compote with pear, plum and strawberry underlying a strong earthy note. Tannins have a strong finish with an acidity that is equally as present. The palate has cherry, the cooked pear and bright plum with portobello and earth. — 5 years ago

with Ross

Steve Rura

9.1

Great summer food rosé. Tastes like a Bandol. A little oily, with layers of dry fruit. About as full as I’ve tried for a rosé. With portobello and roasted farm veggies in tomato sauce and ricotta. Plus orzo and summer greens with peaches and cornbread croutons. — a year ago

R. S. Douglass

9.0

Very nice! Enjoyed at 1/2 price at Cafe Normandie, Annapolis, MD. Goes great with crab-stuffed portobello . 😀 — 4 years ago

Daniel Schniepp

9.0

On the nose, crushed strawberry, dusty orange peel, saw dust, brandied cherry and portobello mushroom. Soft grippy tannin, medium bright acidity and a long finish. What a find. Decant for 30minutes 👌 — 5 years ago

with Greg

David Kline

9.2

Black violet; dense. Peppery raisin and blackberry scented, it exhibits hints of licorice black olive tapenade, portobello, and grilled rosemary and baked dark rye.
Dried blackberry, dried cranberry, raisin-black currant with intense extraction. Rich and powerful at this price point. The pepper re-emerges, and black plum, fine graphite, black olive and oregano, thyme, and lovely tannins that flow texturally throughout. Intense, with a long long finish.


— 6 years ago

with Courtney