Anomaly Vineyards
St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Strong nose of black currants, blackberries, cedar, spices, vanilla, chocolates, light alcohol, herbs and peppercorn.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, licorice, light vanilla, chocolates, coffee, herbs and peppercorn.
Long spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Elegant, smooth and spicy.
This 8 year old Cabernet Sauvignon is starting to drink nicely now, but still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime. Good by itself or with food.
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot. Aged in (80% new) French Oak barrels for 22 months. 900 cases produced.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$235.
It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
Strong nose of black currants, blackberries, cedar, spices, vanilla, chocolates, light alcohol, herbs and peppercorn.
Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cooked cherries, spices, cedar, licorice, light vanilla, chocolates, coffee, herbs and peppercorn.
Long spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Rich and fruit forward. Nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Elegant, smooth and spicy.
This 8 year old Cabernet Sauvignon is starting to drink nicely now, but still young and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years. Would be nice to revisit it in 5 years and see how it evolves.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime. Good by itself or with food.
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot. Aged in (80% new) French Oak barrels for 22 months. 900 cases produced.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$235.
An intense elegant monster that needs lots of air. From the vineyard next to Beckstoffer, Los Piedras- heady with a bolt of iron mineral, black raspberry, red licorice. Savory. Complimentary color of brilliant dark garnet that looks like it would stain everything it touches. Classy and distinctive.
An intense elegant monster that needs lots of air. From the vineyard next to Beckstoffer, Los Piedras- heady with a bolt of iron mineral, black raspberry, red licorice. Savory. Complimentary color of brilliant dark garnet that looks like it would stain everything it touches. Classy and distinctive.
Jun 14th, 2024
Decanted for about 30min before the first glass. Explosion of black fruit, leather and cigar box on the nose. Exceptional mouthfeel revealing complex flavors of smoked blueberry, violets and blood orange plum. Clean finish that opens up to five spice and smoked meats wonderful!
Decanted for about 30min before the first glass. Explosion of black fruit, leather and cigar box on the nose. Exceptional mouthfeel revealing complex flavors of smoked blueberry, violets and blood orange plum. Clean finish that opens up to five spice and smoked meats wonderful!
1 person found it helpfulAug 13th, 2016
Freaking delicious
Freaking delicious
1 person found it helpfulAug 5th, 2015
Our 1,000 tasting note on Delectable and excellent wine for our main course...burgers!
#bday25
Fell in love with this boutique estate last August. Highly recommend!
Insanely dark purplish ruby red. Nose is coated in dark raspberries, tobacco, oak, and dark spices. Heavy oaky tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Needed to be opened for at least a couple hours. Palate is layered with tons of dark black and red fruits, cinnamon, vanilla, woody tannins and dark spices. Excellent structure and an insanely long finish. Still just a baby. Drink till 2038.
Our 1,000 tasting note on Delectable and excellent wine for our main course...burgers!
#bday25
Fell in love with this boutique estate last August. Highly recommend!
Insanely dark purplish ruby red. Nose is coated in dark raspberries, tobacco, oak, and dark spices. Heavy oaky tannins (8/10) and full bodied. Needed to be opened for at least a couple hours. Palate is layered with tons of dark black and red fruits, cinnamon, vanilla, woody tannins and dark spices. Excellent structure and an insanely long finish. Still just a baby. Drink till 2038.
From one of my personal favorite vintages of Napa (for drink-ability and consumption over the next 10+ years) I thought this underperformed.
The finish showed an austerity from wood tannins that makes me wonder if some wineries/winemakers are running on "auto-pilot" and simply HAVE to use all the new barrels they order in April/May (before they have a good clue of how the characteristics for that specific vintage will turn out...??).
From one of my personal favorite vintages of Napa (for drink-ability and consumption over the next 10+ years) I thought this underperformed.
The finish showed an austerity from wood tannins that makes me wonder if some wineries/winemakers are running on "auto-pilot" and simply HAVE to use all the new barrels they order in April/May (before they have a good clue of how the characteristics for that specific vintage will turn out...??).
08' Anomaly Cabernet. Decanted 1 hour. An abundance of black fruit on the palate(Black raspberries) Full-bodied with Rich chocolate notes. Elegant & smooth finish. Crowd Pleaser! Many great years in front of it!
08' Anomaly Cabernet. Decanted 1 hour. An abundance of black fruit on the palate(Black raspberries) Full-bodied with Rich chocolate notes. Elegant & smooth finish. Crowd Pleaser! Many great years in front of it!
Apr 8th, 2016
elegant #cali #wine from a difficult vintage in #napavalley.way young, a green note that the fruit rides but the finish is all fresh, pure blackberry fruit
elegant #cali #wine from a difficult vintage in #napavalley.way young, a green note that the fruit rides but the finish is all fresh, pure blackberry fruit
Mar 10th, 2015
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. Gorgeous wine, jammy fruit and balanced.
2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. Gorgeous wine, jammy fruit and balanced.
Jan 25th, 2015