Renaissance Vineyard & Winery

Estate Bottled North Yuba Cabernet Sauvignon

9.031 ratings
9.04 pro ratings
North Yuba, Sierra Foothills, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
Matt Perlman

Sweet dark berry fruit still going strong, structurally resolved with spice and cedar

Sweet dark berry fruit still going strong, structurally resolved with spice and cedar

Dec 11th, 2023
Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

8.7

In its drinking prime with mulled fruits alongside spice & cedar top notes. ENORMOUS sediment. Stand up 72 hours in advance & decant.

In its drinking prime with mulled fruits alongside spice & cedar top notes. ENORMOUS sediment. Stand up 72 hours in advance & decant.

3 people found it helpfulDec 19th, 2014
Scott Reiner

Cali fruit, yes, but balance and fun(ness)

Cali fruit, yes, but balance and fun(ness)

Apr 23rd, 2014
Kim Reisman McKee

Dark berry smoky nose. Full bodied. Fresh in spite of its age!

Dark berry smoky nose. Full bodied. Fresh in spite of its age!

Nov 19th, 2016
Andrew traughber

Solid, but a little one dimensional- familiar Cali cab sweet cassis dominates. Not much in the way of tertiary/savory notes. Too young perhaps?

Solid, but a little one dimensional- familiar Cali cab sweet cassis dominates. Not much in the way of tertiary/savory notes. Too young perhaps?

Nov 28th, 2015
Jeff Henson

Has the tar, tannins and acidity of a Cru Barolo, but the black cherry and glycerine plumminess of a New World Cab. Unique and quite good.

Has the tar, tannins and acidity of a Cru Barolo, but the black cherry and glycerine plumminess of a New World Cab. Unique and quite good.

Aug 7th, 2015
Matt Perlman

Smiley face. Would love to come back in another 10 years.

Smiley face. Would love to come back in another 10 years.

Apr 11th, 2015
Andrew Hickey

plums and currant. Dry finish.

plums and currant. Dry finish.

Jan 13th, 2015
M Connelly

Seemed way past it's prime. Acid was much stronger than I anticipated and didn't leave a drop of moisture in my mouth afterwards...

Seemed way past it's prime. Acid was much stronger than I anticipated and didn't leave a drop of moisture in my mouth afterwards...

Jun 14th, 2014
Áine Ní Mháille

Sucking every moisture particle from my mouth!

Sucking every moisture particle from my mouth!

Nov 13th, 2013