Charles Krug
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Over the hill, but still drinkable!
Over the hill, but still drinkable!
Aug 30th, 2020
Est. in 1861, first winery in the Napa by Prussian-born Charles Krug. Today the winery remains under the leadership of the Peter Mondavi Sr Family, who purchased the winery in 1943. Blend of 90% Cab Sauv, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, dark Ruby with ripe dark berry scents & sweet spice. On the palate sweet blackberry & cherry flavors, leather, cacao & vanilla oak. Soft tannins, long ending with toasty oak & fruit! Very nice!
Est. in 1861, first winery in the Napa by Prussian-born Charles Krug. Today the winery remains under the leadership of the Peter Mondavi Sr Family, who purchased the winery in 1943. Blend of 90% Cab Sauv, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, dark Ruby with ripe dark berry scents & sweet spice. On the palate sweet blackberry & cherry flavors, leather, cacao & vanilla oak. Soft tannins, long ending with toasty oak & fruit! Very nice!
Jul 3rd, 2020
Plenty of life left and still quite fresh maintaining some if it’s fruit. Dried red currants, saddle leather, soy, dried herbs, cedar and a long silky finish. Terrific bottle.
Plenty of life left and still quite fresh maintaining some if it’s fruit. Dried red currants, saddle leather, soy, dried herbs, cedar and a long silky finish. Terrific bottle.
May 10th, 2019
Chosen for dinner by John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter in honor Open That Bottle Night. Very beautiful for about 10 minutes before it began to fade. Dipped whiling talking wine politics and feminism with Karen MacNeil the other fellows at The Professional Wine Writers Symposium. What an honor to get to share in this with peers!
Chosen for dinner by John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter in honor Open That Bottle Night. Very beautiful for about 10 minutes before it began to fade. Dipped whiling talking wine politics and feminism with Karen MacNeil the other fellows at The Professional Wine Writers Symposium. What an honor to get to share in this with peers!
Feb 23rd, 2019
Tasted blind. Tawny color, translucent with clear rims. Old wine nose with notes of cola, dark berries, black cherry and a little mint. Starts dry in the mouth with wispy fruit, but with air time, the fruit comes on stronger and you get that old Cal Cab power. Guessed old Cal Cab, but was off a decade on the vintage. With a `65 birth year I get few chances to have something decent from anything grown that year. Very nice.
Tasted blind. Tawny color, translucent with clear rims. Old wine nose with notes of cola, dark berries, black cherry and a little mint. Starts dry in the mouth with wispy fruit, but with air time, the fruit comes on stronger and you get that old Cal Cab power. Guessed old Cal Cab, but was off a decade on the vintage. With a `65 birth year I get few chances to have something decent from anything grown that year. Very nice.
Feb 3rd, 2019
Time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. Here's a nice Napa Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose of blueberries, cherries, plums, vanilla, oak, licorice, cloves, spices, vegetables, vinaigrette, tobacco, cola, graphite and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with high acidity and great legs.
Dry on the palate with raspberries, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, cloves, licorice, tobacco, herbs, vegetables, spices and peppercorn.
Medium plus in finish with firm, green tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very enjoyable Napa Cabernet. Not fully balanced yet, but showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, which I did not have. I had it at a restaurant, and between happy hour and dinner, it finished way too quickly...
Will be better in 3 to 7 years.
A good food wine, and I paired it with steak and grilled vegetables.
James Suckling 91 points.
A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$25.
Time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. Here's a nice Napa Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Fruity nose of blueberries, cherries, plums, vanilla, oak, licorice, cloves, spices, vegetables, vinaigrette, tobacco, cola, graphite and peppercorn.
Medium plus in body with high acidity and great legs.
Dry on the palate with raspberries, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, cloves, licorice, tobacco, herbs, vegetables, spices and peppercorn.
Medium plus in finish with firm, green tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very enjoyable Napa Cabernet. Not fully balanced yet, but showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, which I did not have. I had it at a restaurant, and between happy hour and dinner, it finished way too quickly...
Will be better in 3 to 7 years.
A good food wine, and I paired it with steak and grilled vegetables.
James Suckling 91 points.
A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$25.
Here's my Friday's Cabernet fix for you.
Pretty color of dark ruby with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose blackberries, black currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, sour cherries, licorice, leather, spices, chocolates, tobacco, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in body and soft with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with currants, sweet cherries, blackberries, earth, wood, licorice, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, coffee, chocolates, peppercorn and spices.
Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This Napa Cabernet is very enjoyable already, although still young. Well balanced with nice complexity and mouthfeel. Feels like a Napa Bordeaux style red.
I've had this vintage before, and it doesn't have good consistency. This time it's much better than other times. Maybe it's the company...
Good right out of the bottle and needs 90 minutes to open up properly. Would age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with beef burgers.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
$22.
Here's my Friday's Cabernet fix for you.
Pretty color of dark ruby with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose blackberries, black currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, sour cherries, licorice, leather, spices, chocolates, tobacco, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium plus in body and soft with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with currants, sweet cherries, blackberries, earth, wood, licorice, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, coffee, chocolates, peppercorn and spices.
Medium plus on the finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This Napa Cabernet is very enjoyable already, although still young. Well balanced with nice complexity and mouthfeel. Feels like a Napa Bordeaux style red.
I've had this vintage before, and it doesn't have good consistency. This time it's much better than other times. Maybe it's the company...
Good right out of the bottle and needs 90 minutes to open up properly. Would age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with beef burgers.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
$22.