Cimarossa
Rive di Cimarossa Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Pop and pour pretty blue and red fruit, mouth coating with a long finish. This is hitting its stride!
Pop and pour pretty blue and red fruit, mouth coating with a long finish. This is hitting its stride!
Dec 20th, 2021Showing the tiniest bit of oxidation at first, with a rather strange funk. This one has a classic volcanic soil nose and when it was bottle decanted it still had a 70's shag carpet funk to it. This quickly blew off. The terroir note of the red volcanic soil is still present throughout the entire presentation of this wine. This one shows blackberry that has started to show the tiniest bit of age. From front to back, this one was blackberry and volcanic soil with some lavender and hawthorne. Finished still with some tannin, so I know this one has at least another 5-10 years to go. Tasted very similar to a Barnett Rattlesnake Hill which, to me, was WOTN.
Showing the tiniest bit of oxidation at first, with a rather strange funk. This one has a classic volcanic soil nose and when it was bottle decanted it still had a 70's shag carpet funk to it. This quickly blew off. The terroir note of the red volcanic soil is still present throughout the entire presentation of this wine. This one shows blackberry that has started to show the tiniest bit of age. From front to back, this one was blackberry and volcanic soil with some lavender and hawthorne. Finished still with some tannin, so I know this one has at least another 5-10 years to go. Tasted very similar to a Barnett Rattlesnake Hill which, to me, was WOTN.
Jul 1st, 2017
Dark fruits and vanilla on the nose at the top of the glass, sweet cream and dark berries on the taste with full body and amazing finish. Hints of vanilla and anise on the finish. 2010 vintage will definitely drink again!!
Dark fruits and vanilla on the nose at the top of the glass, sweet cream and dark berries on the taste with full body and amazing finish. Hints of vanilla and anise on the finish. 2010 vintage will definitely drink again!!
Jul 9th, 2015
From a producer that's known for their vineyard-specific napa mountain cabs, I actually loved their blend. Expressive earthy notes, red fruits, blue fruits, a long finish, and complexity...truly an example of how blending creates complexity. And what a gorgeous vineyard (tasted at tasting room up on Howell mountain).
From a producer that's known for their vineyard-specific napa mountain cabs, I actually loved their blend. Expressive earthy notes, red fruits, blue fruits, a long finish, and complexity...truly an example of how blending creates complexity. And what a gorgeous vineyard (tasted at tasting room up on Howell mountain).
Aug 25th, 2014Delicious. Outstanding. Big and smooth.
Delicious. Outstanding. Big and smooth.
May 31st, 2014
