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Skyside North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
North Coast, California, USA
It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This week it's one from California.
Dark ruby in color with a purple rim.
A typical nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, black currants, plums, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, vanilla, earth, coffee, tobacco and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, oak, black cherries, plums, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, graphite, earth, peppercorn, leather, tobacco and chocolates.
Medium on the finish with firm tannins, spices and tangy raspberries.
This is a nice Cabernet from the North Coast AVA. Nice and balanced with mild complexity and a great mouthfeel.
Needs 30 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins, but good right out of the bottle.
14% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$20.
It's time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This week it's one from California.
Dark ruby in color with a purple rim.
A typical nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, black currants, plums, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, vanilla, earth, coffee, tobacco and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, oak, black cherries, plums, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, graphite, earth, peppercorn, leather, tobacco and chocolates.
Medium on the finish with firm tannins, spices and tangy raspberries.
This is a nice Cabernet from the North Coast AVA. Nice and balanced with mild complexity and a great mouthfeel.
Needs 30 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins, but good right out of the bottle.
14% alcohol by volume.
88 points.
$20.
Syrupy & Blackberry on the nose, a little thin on the palate. Black cherry, bell pepper, and oak. A little too astringent. Okay for $22.
Syrupy & Blackberry on the nose, a little thin on the palate. Black cherry, bell pepper, and oak. A little too astringent. Okay for $22.
Aug 31st, 2019
Good with a smooth finish and a slightly off after taste
Good with a smooth finish and a slightly off after taste
May 22nd, 2019Light mouthfeel, with citrus and black fruit notes.
Light mouthfeel, with citrus and black fruit notes.
Apr 25th, 2019I am sure many people would like this, but I don’t like the tangy taste and mouth feel. It was good with my beef dinner, but I will not buy it again
I am sure many people would like this, but I don’t like the tangy taste and mouth feel. It was good with my beef dinner, but I will not buy it again
Feb 4th, 2019
Decent by the glass offering from one of my fav vineyard. A bit angular
Decent by the glass offering from one of my fav vineyard. A bit angular
Nov 24th, 2018
Ripe red fruit on the nose, vegetal notes on the palate, reserved tannins and cocoa
Ripe red fruit on the nose, vegetal notes on the palate, reserved tannins and cocoa
Nov 16th, 2018
Been a while since I rated something. Found a few that I liked and stayed with them. This one is very good. Wife doesn’t like it. But I do!!
Been a while since I rated something. Found a few that I liked and stayed with them. This one is very good. Wife doesn’t like it. But I do!!
Jun 9th, 2018
It’s was good, but not really remarkable. Just a plain run of the mill cab.
It’s was good, but not really remarkable. Just a plain run of the mill cab.
Apr 9th, 2018