Rudd
Oakville Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA
In honor of Leslie Rudd and all he created and stood for - Rest In Peace you gentle giant and unassuming hero of Napa, winemaking at the highest level and helping to make us wine lovers so happy when we taste bottles like this - an innovator and developer of remarkable things you left behind like a great family a beautiful winery devoted to nurturing the land and my favorite Napa restaurant PRESS and the whole bacon experience (try it if you can but not in menu so have to ask) - this is still great and maybe showing a little less time left from last year giving me thought this wine should be enjoyed in the next two to three years - WS gave it 94, WE a 96 and RP a 95 and I split hair in my rating and agree and this is same as a year ago and this is old Napa style with a flair toward a Bordeaux fashion
Decanted for about 2 hours. Very inky dark purple color. Ripe blackberry and cassis on the nose along with a bit of charred oak, campfire and dark chocolate. Very nice nose. Ripe, dark fruit flavors explode from the palate with crème de cassis and blackberry jam along with a little bitter cocoa and oak and vanilla. Tannins definitely still present and chewy. Good acidity with great structure and complexity- a truly big bold and beautiful wine - all smiles and bravo Mr. Rudd in life well lived and peace to your family
In honor of Leslie Rudd and all he created and stood for - Rest In Peace you gentle giant and unassuming hero of Napa, winemaking at the highest level and helping to make us wine lovers so happy when we taste bottles like this - an innovator and developer of remarkable things you left behind like a great family a beautiful winery devoted to nurturing the land and my favorite Napa restaurant PRESS and the whole bacon experience (try it if you can but not in menu so have to ask) - this is still great and maybe showing a little less time left from last year giving me thought this wine should be enjoyed in the next two to three years - WS gave it 94, WE a 96 and RP a 95 and I split hair in my rating and agree and this is same as a year ago and this is old Napa style with a flair toward a Bordeaux fashion
Decanted for about 2 hours. Very inky dark purple color. Ripe blackberry and cassis on the nose along with a bit of charred oak, campfire and dark chocolate. Very nice nose. Ripe, dark fruit flavors explode from the palate with crème de cassis and blackberry jam along with a little bitter cocoa and oak and vanilla. Tannins definitely still present and chewy. Good acidity with great structure and complexity- a truly big bold and beautiful wine - all smiles and bravo Mr. Rudd in life well lived and peace to your family
This was the WOTN - love the RUDD / but as a friend of mine @Bill Bender said they need time - I totally agree / the 03 is singing
An awesome wine / great color - so much structure and complexities and the taste is full bodied with all the blue fruits - tannins soften after a two decent - finish stays on the palette forever and ever and ever
So glad I have a few more and they can drink now but I think maintain another 5-7 years - well made as usual for Rudd
All smiles tonight
This was the WOTN - love the RUDD / but as a friend of mine @Bill Bender said they need time - I totally agree / the 03 is singing
An awesome wine / great color - so much structure and complexities and the taste is full bodied with all the blue fruits - tannins soften after a two decent - finish stays on the palette forever and ever and ever
So glad I have a few more and they can drink now but I think maintain another 5-7 years - well made as usual for Rudd
All smiles tonight
I’ve scored this several times. Previous notes still apply.
I’ve scored this several times. Previous notes still apply.
1 person found it helpfulJul 5th, 2018Amazing wine - we just could stop drinking and smiling
Amazing wine - we just could stop drinking and smiling
1 person found it helpfulMay 26th, 2018
16 years old! And rocking.
16 years old! And rocking.
1 person found it helpfulMay 25th, 2018Steve had this 9 years ago
Steve had this 9 years ago
1 person found it helpfulMay 16th, 2016
Before my time at Rudd- peaking now I think, hard to imagine the texture getting better than this with more bottle age. A fun one with mom and dad and grilled filet mignon.
Before my time at Rudd- peaking now I think, hard to imagine the texture getting better than this with more bottle age. A fun one with mom and dad and grilled filet mignon.
1 person found it helpfulNov 18th, 2015Cabs by Rudd is all about the three B's - big bold an beautiful and when drinking you got to smile!
This wine is all about complex structures, smooth power and wearing sunglasses at night cool.
A deep rich red wine which is endowed with serious depth. Depth in color and taste - the formidable structure calls out smells of blueberries, black berry fruits, graphite and licorice - decanted for 2 hours and this bad boy of a wine is singing - the finish is incredibly tense and tight but man it is singing and shining bright as a full moon.
This is old school Napa cab good - all smiles!!!!
Cabs by Rudd is all about the three B's - big bold an beautiful and when drinking you got to smile!
This wine is all about complex structures, smooth power and wearing sunglasses at night cool.
A deep rich red wine which is endowed with serious depth. Depth in color and taste - the formidable structure calls out smells of blueberries, black berry fruits, graphite and licorice - decanted for 2 hours and this bad boy of a wine is singing - the finish is incredibly tense and tight but man it is singing and shining bright as a full moon.
This is old school Napa cab good - all smiles!!!!