Joseph Carr

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

8.8183 ratings
8.810 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Duck, Goose, Game, Chili & Hot Spicy, Turkey, Mushrooms, Chicken, Tomato-Based, Pork, Venison, Potato, Pasta, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Pungent Cheese, Hard Cheese, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Herbs, Veal, Salami & Prosciutto, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Squash & Root Vegetables, Cheddar & Gruyere, Nuts & Seeds, Salads & Greens, Fruit Desserts, Goat & Feta Cheese, Quinoa, Lamb, Shellfish, Pate, Vanilla & Caramel, Fruit & Berries, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Sweet Potato, Yuca, Taro, Sweet Potato
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and some vanilla herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar, sweet spice and notes of tobacco. Medium finish, fine tannins, well balanced ending with fruit, cacao and tobacco spice, consistent!

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and some vanilla herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with cedar, sweet spice and notes of tobacco. Medium finish, fine tannins, well balanced ending with fruit, cacao and tobacco spice, consistent!

Sep 29th, 2022
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and some herb notes. On the palate flavors of jammy blackberry and ripe black cherry with sweet spice and notes of espresso. Medium finish, fine tannins, well balanced ending with fruit and herb tobacco spice, consistent!

Deep Ruby with aromas of dark fruits and some herb notes. On the palate flavors of jammy blackberry and ripe black cherry with sweet spice and notes of espresso. Medium finish, fine tannins, well balanced ending with fruit and herb tobacco spice, consistent!

Sep 29th, 2022
Boris Mathiszik

Solid cab. Nicely integrated tannins.

Solid cab. Nicely integrated tannins.

Nov 28th, 2020
Michael Herzog

Deeper, a bit more intense than the last. I think Almost Famous with this wine is a better fit. Stillwater. Dark fruit. This is better than I thought it would be. Philip Seymour Hoffman so damn good. “You’ll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle...”

Deeper, a bit more intense than the last. I think Almost Famous with this wine is a better fit. Stillwater. Dark fruit. This is better than I thought it would be. Philip Seymour Hoffman so damn good. “You’ll meet them all again on their long journey to the middle...”

Jun 29th, 2019
Eric Urbani

Yes it is jammy

Yes it is jammy

Apr 14th, 2019
Kristin the Wine Girl

Red raspberries, boysenberries and tobacco nose. Herbal green tobacco and young raspberry on the palate. Astringent finish. Be patient and let this one breath.

Red raspberries, boysenberries and tobacco nose. Herbal green tobacco and young raspberry on the palate. Astringent finish. Be patient and let this one breath.

Mar 20th, 2018
David S. Lopez

I’m revisiting this 8 months later. Still a good value for Napa Cabs from this vintage. I tasted strawberry pie crust and some cranberries. The nose was a little more pronounced than before with some oak tones. I am downgrading it just a point mainly because I’ve had some other cabs in between which moved this one down just a bit in absolute terms.

I’m revisiting this 8 months later. Still a good value for Napa Cabs from this vintage. I tasted strawberry pie crust and some cranberries. The nose was a little more pronounced than before with some oak tones. I am downgrading it just a point mainly because I’ve had some other cabs in between which moved this one down just a bit in absolute terms.

1 person found it helpfulJan 30th, 2019
Matt Sterr

A bit green and cloyingly jammy.

A bit green and cloyingly jammy.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 19th, 2018
Joe Cox

Production Assistant, Wine Writer

8.3

Waiting for it to open up a bit. Right off, super quiet and underspoken for a “big cab”. Much oak and grape jelly in the beginning.

Waiting for it to open up a bit. Right off, super quiet and underspoken for a “big cab”. Much oak and grape jelly in the beginning.

1 person found it helpfulJan 17th, 2018
Rochelle

Not drinkable very tangy

Not drinkable very tangy

1 person found it helpfulDec 22nd, 2017