g Wine Cellars
Mountains Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
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Dark purple in color with a short purple rim. Not showing age at all.
On the nose blackberries, blueberries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, vegetables, bitter herbs, graphite, chocolates, earth, celery, peppercorn and tobacco. Great complexity on the nose.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, bell pepper, vegetables, tobacco, celery, peppercorn, dark chocolates and coffee.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins.
This is a very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Earthier than I expected it to be at this point.
I had this vintage 5 years ago, and it seems better now, although I figured that much of the vegetable notes will go away by now. Nose is much nicer than the palate.
This 10 year old needs 3 hours to open up properly, although much fruitier right out of the bottle.
Thank you Sean for sharing this with me.
Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
I paired it with light appetizers.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in French oak barrels (65% new). A small production of only 7 barrels.
14.8% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark purple in color with a short purple rim. Not showing age at all.
On the nose blackberries, blueberries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, vegetables, bitter herbs, graphite, chocolates, earth, celery, peppercorn and tobacco. Great complexity on the nose.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, bell pepper, vegetables, tobacco, celery, peppercorn, dark chocolates and coffee.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins.
This is a very tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Earthier than I expected it to be at this point.
I had this vintage 5 years ago, and it seems better now, although I figured that much of the vegetable notes will go away by now. Nose is much nicer than the palate.
This 10 year old needs 3 hours to open up properly, although much fruitier right out of the bottle.
Thank you Sean for sharing this with me.
Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.
I paired it with light appetizers.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in French oak barrels (65% new). A small production of only 7 barrels.
14.8% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$75.
Matt had this 10 years ago
Matt had this 10 years ago
1 person found it helpfulOct 31st, 2014Heather had this 10 years ago
Heather had this 10 years ago
1 person found it helpfulOct 18th, 2014Extremely dark ruby/inky in color with a short purple Rim.
Medium intensity on the nose with blueberries, blackberry, plums, vanilla, dark chocolate, spices, earth and black pepper.
Full-bodied and unfiltered with medium acidity.
Very fruity on the palate with blackberries, chocolate, vanilla, sweet cherries, figs, cloves, licorice and peppercorn.
Long fruity finish, with elegant tannins and black pepper with Some heat at the back of the throat.
14.8% alcohol by volume with gorgeous legs.
Tannins came in only after 3 hours of decanting. Nice, Complex and full of layers.
Extremely dark ruby/inky in color with a short purple Rim.
Medium intensity on the nose with blueberries, blackberry, plums, vanilla, dark chocolate, spices, earth and black pepper.
Full-bodied and unfiltered with medium acidity.
Very fruity on the palate with blackberries, chocolate, vanilla, sweet cherries, figs, cloves, licorice and peppercorn.
Long fruity finish, with elegant tannins and black pepper with Some heat at the back of the throat.
14.8% alcohol by volume with gorgeous legs.
Tannins came in only after 3 hours of decanting. Nice, Complex and full of layers.