Muir Wood
Reserve Vaquero Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Arroyo Seco, Central Coast, California, USA
The nose is stewed fig, chocolate, and oak. The palate offers more chocolate, vanilla, cola, black tea, ripe fig, and molasses. Medium plus alcohol, medium plus tannins, and high acid. I’m thinking meatloaf or pork loin as a match.
The nose is stewed fig, chocolate, and oak. The palate offers more chocolate, vanilla, cola, black tea, ripe fig, and molasses. Medium plus alcohol, medium plus tannins, and high acid. I’m thinking meatloaf or pork loin as a match.
Sep 20th, 2020The nose is mulled fruit and dark chocolate. In the mouth raisin and cinnamon give way to cocoa, molasses, vanilla and clove. The body goes slightly grape juicy at the end, but chewy tannins and moderate acid kick in at the finish. Dark and uneven, I doubt the 2013 will improve much with age and probably needs to be drunk this decade.
The nose is mulled fruit and dark chocolate. In the mouth raisin and cinnamon give way to cocoa, molasses, vanilla and clove. The body goes slightly grape juicy at the end, but chewy tannins and moderate acid kick in at the finish. Dark and uneven, I doubt the 2013 will improve much with age and probably needs to be drunk this decade.
Oct 26th, 2017
Total Wine - $19 - recommended by salesperson. Will rate when I try it. Very good. Smooth, dark fruit taste, non-lingering finish. Will buy again.
Total Wine - $19 - recommended by salesperson. Will rate when I try it. Very good. Smooth, dark fruit taste, non-lingering finish. Will buy again.
Mar 25th, 2017
Would drink this any day of the week.
Would drink this any day of the week.
Jan 21st, 2017Must be past its prime. Molasses start and flat grape juice finish. No tannins and not much acid. The 2009 is no longer worth drinking.
Must be past its prime. Molasses start and flat grape juice finish. No tannins and not much acid. The 2009 is no longer worth drinking.
Jan 11th, 2017
Not bad. Recommended by a rep at Total Wine.
Not bad. Recommended by a rep at Total Wine.
Dec 14th, 2015Wow a Cab that is surprisingly so light bodied that I thought it was a Pinot. Very enjoyable.
Wow a Cab that is surprisingly so light bodied that I thought it was a Pinot. Very enjoyable.
Apr 3rd, 2015
Oaky, but not over powering. Very good with light food or by itself.
Oaky, but not over powering. Very good with light food or by itself.
Feb 9th, 2015
Very Nice Cabernet. Smooth at every stage.
Very Nice Cabernet. Smooth at every stage.
Jan 12th, 2015