Arnot-Roberts
Fellom Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Hands-down one of the best California Cabernet I’ve had in a very, very long time. I remember tasting with Arnot and Roberts a few years ago in New York at a trade tasting and being bowled over by how typical their syrah was to a Saint Joseph, but with this gorgeously fresh fruit.. Quite frankly to me what put CA wine on the map in the first place.
This Cabernet showed everything I like about great Cabernet. It was powerful, it was seductive, it was rich but balanced and fresh and showed all the classic hallmarks that the grape is known for. The slightest note of pyrazine folded in perfectly with the cassis, black cherry, and currant fruits. The palate had energy and complexity, generosity and a super long finish. #arnotroberts
Hands-down one of the best California Cabernet I’ve had in a very, very long time. I remember tasting with Arnot and Roberts a few years ago in New York at a trade tasting and being bowled over by how typical their syrah was to a Saint Joseph, but with this gorgeously fresh fruit.. Quite frankly to me what put CA wine on the map in the first place.
This Cabernet showed everything I like about great Cabernet. It was powerful, it was seductive, it was rich but balanced and fresh and showed all the classic hallmarks that the grape is known for. The slightest note of pyrazine folded in perfectly with the cassis, black cherry, and currant fruits. The palate had energy and complexity, generosity and a super long finish. #arnotroberts
So when I opened the bottle 6 hours ago it exploded behind the cork with some fruit and a cedar forest. Then in the first 2 hours it disappeared. Totally dead. Now it has completely evolved. Smells of light fruit plums and cherry, dark chocolate, forest, a bit of violets. Smelling this after chewing lamb was wonderful. Palate is even better. AmaIbg balance of fruit, tannin, acid. Cassie, dried cherries, fresh wood, berries, a tiny, tiny hint of cream. Just wonderful. Worth every penny. Now almost 8 hours and it’s more herbs, sage, raspberries, thanksgiving stuffing with savory spices.
So when I opened the bottle 6 hours ago it exploded behind the cork with some fruit and a cedar forest. Then in the first 2 hours it disappeared. Totally dead. Now it has completely evolved. Smells of light fruit plums and cherry, dark chocolate, forest, a bit of violets. Smelling this after chewing lamb was wonderful. Palate is even better. AmaIbg balance of fruit, tannin, acid. Cassie, dried cherries, fresh wood, berries, a tiny, tiny hint of cream. Just wonderful. Worth every penny. Now almost 8 hours and it’s more herbs, sage, raspberries, thanksgiving stuffing with savory spices.
Aug 15th, 2021
Can’t lose. Santa Cruz mountain cab and Arnot Roberts.
Can’t lose. Santa Cruz mountain cab and Arnot Roberts.
Jun 30th, 2020One of the great American cabs. Simply beautiful. #bucketlistbottle
One of the great American cabs. Simply beautiful. #bucketlistbottle
Nov 24th, 2019
