Charles Krug
Limited Release Cold Springs Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Heavier on the Petite Verdot than anticipated but it goes well. Smooth, velvety, and easy drink. This cab is a gentle beast.
Heavier on the Petite Verdot than anticipated but it goes well. Smooth, velvety, and easy drink. This cab is a gentle beast.
Sep 20th, 2015
Dried fruit, tannins, perfectly balanced. Wow.
Dried fruit, tannins, perfectly balanced. Wow.
Oct 12th, 2019Every bit worthy of a 9.5. Struggling to stay away from the 9.6. Never considered Cold Springs to be that vanilla rich BlackBerry infused Howell Mtn 'norm' that I see a bunch. This is a black cherry infused monster with a very potent and powerful front. Some acidity but mostly fruit on the front. More of an herbal infused middle with a touch of beef jerkey, black cherry, mint, cola. Finish still tannic but peppery. Probably the 'B' barrels of Aloft, and would love to do a side by side comparison.
Every bit worthy of a 9.5. Struggling to stay away from the 9.6. Never considered Cold Springs to be that vanilla rich BlackBerry infused Howell Mtn 'norm' that I see a bunch. This is a black cherry infused monster with a very potent and powerful front. Some acidity but mostly fruit on the front. More of an herbal infused middle with a touch of beef jerkey, black cherry, mint, cola. Finish still tannic but peppery. Probably the 'B' barrels of Aloft, and would love to do a side by side comparison.
Aug 1st, 2018
Outstanding!!! Very smooth with a hint of wood and tobacco.
Outstanding!!! Very smooth with a hint of wood and tobacco.
Mar 24th, 2018
Heavy mocha notes, smoke otherwise pretty standard Krug Cab. This vintage did most of the work
Heavy mocha notes, smoke otherwise pretty standard Krug Cab. This vintage did most of the work
Nov 28th, 2017Holy wow. This wine is a monster. This wine is probably going to drink its best in 2022, and probably won't go anywhere until 2030 or longer. This wine was already drinking well last night. Half of the bottle was still remaining, but neither of us recorked it. So, this wine was left UNCORKED all night, and recorked at 8AM today. About 7 hours after that, this wine was tasted and WOW. This wine could run the table with the best. POWER! Cassis, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mint, spice, peppery finish, great tannin, impeccable structure. From the same vineyard that Aloft comes from, this is better than any Aloft I've ever had at half the price. MIND BLOWN. And this one will only get better. As I would prefer not to decant this wine for 18 hours, I'll just hold the others for 2 years and then decant for 4-5 hours instead!
Holy wow. This wine is a monster. This wine is probably going to drink its best in 2022, and probably won't go anywhere until 2030 or longer. This wine was already drinking well last night. Half of the bottle was still remaining, but neither of us recorked it. So, this wine was left UNCORKED all night, and recorked at 8AM today. About 7 hours after that, this wine was tasted and WOW. This wine could run the table with the best. POWER! Cassis, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla, mint, spice, peppery finish, great tannin, impeccable structure. From the same vineyard that Aloft comes from, this is better than any Aloft I've ever had at half the price. MIND BLOWN. And this one will only get better. As I would prefer not to decant this wine for 18 hours, I'll just hold the others for 2 years and then decant for 4-5 hours instead!
Oct 8th, 2017
Not a cab sav fan typically but this is really nice.
Not a cab sav fan typically but this is really nice.
Sep 17th, 2017