Vineyard 29
Cru Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Napa Valley, California, USA
This is a young and tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.
Showing blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, cola, chocolates, tobacco, spices and black pepper
Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant with medium acidity.
Long finish with fine grained tannins.
Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Has good potential.
Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Tasty and spicy.
Good by itself or with a big piece of steak.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$80.
This is a young and tasty Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.
Showing blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, cola, chocolates, tobacco, spices and black pepper
Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant with medium acidity.
Long finish with fine grained tannins.
Needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Has good potential.
Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Tasty and spicy.
Good by itself or with a big piece of steak.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$80.
Just on the other side of peak. Love it.
So this wine is critically in its last year. Not the case at all. Still had five years of good life in it.
I think people are so used to drinking wine young, critics purposely conservatively set their drinking windows to the younger side.
This 06 is just and I mean just the other side of its bell curve. I enjoy them at that stage and in fact, live on those descriptive edges quite often. .
The nose reveals; ruby, ripe & slightly baked fruits of; sweet, black plum, blackberries, black cherries, stewed strawberries, black raspberries, plums, raspberries, cranberries, pomegranate, raspberry cola, dry, crushed rocks, dry twig, dark spice, anise to black licorice, soft sweet tarriness, sage, graphite, dry tobacco, limestone minerals, soft leather, blonde volcanics, dark, slightly moist soils with candied, fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in lavender.
The palate is; round, juicy, voluptuous & sexy. Tannins are rounded yet firm & tarry. The tension, structure, balance and length are peaking. Ruby, ripe & slightly baked fruits of; sweet, black plum, blackberries, black cherries, stewed strawberries, black raspberries, plums, raspberries, cranberries, pomegranate, raspberry cola, dry, crushed rocks, dry twig, dark spice, anise to black licorice, dark chocolate, caramel, mocha, soft sweet tarriness, sage, Provence herbs, graphite, dry tobacco, limestone minerals, soft leather, blonde volcanics, dark, slightly soils with candied, fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in lavender. The acidity is round & like a gentle rain shower. The finish is rich, lush, ruby, nicely polished, elegant & finishing with persistent dark spices for minutes.
Photos of our visit to Vineyard 29. Our tasting area, two shots of the walk to their tasting room and display room of their love for a guitar artist I can’t remember.
Just on the other side of peak. Love it.
So this wine is critically in its last year. Not the case at all. Still had five years of good life in it.
I think people are so used to drinking wine young, critics purposely conservatively set their drinking windows to the younger side.
This 06 is just and I mean just the other side of its bell curve. I enjoy them at that stage and in fact, live on those descriptive edges quite often. .
The nose reveals; ruby, ripe & slightly baked fruits of; sweet, black plum, blackberries, black cherries, stewed strawberries, black raspberries, plums, raspberries, cranberries, pomegranate, raspberry cola, dry, crushed rocks, dry twig, dark spice, anise to black licorice, soft sweet tarriness, sage, graphite, dry tobacco, limestone minerals, soft leather, blonde volcanics, dark, slightly moist soils with candied, fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in lavender.
The palate is; round, juicy, voluptuous & sexy. Tannins are rounded yet firm & tarry. The tension, structure, balance and length are peaking. Ruby, ripe & slightly baked fruits of; sweet, black plum, blackberries, black cherries, stewed strawberries, black raspberries, plums, raspberries, cranberries, pomegranate, raspberry cola, dry, crushed rocks, dry twig, dark spice, anise to black licorice, dark chocolate, caramel, mocha, soft sweet tarriness, sage, Provence herbs, graphite, dry tobacco, limestone minerals, soft leather, blonde volcanics, dark, slightly soils with candied, fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, purple, blue florals framed in lavender. The acidity is round & like a gentle rain shower. The finish is rich, lush, ruby, nicely polished, elegant & finishing with persistent dark spices for minutes.
Photos of our visit to Vineyard 29. Our tasting area, two shots of the walk to their tasting room and display room of their love for a guitar artist I can’t remember.
It’s fine but not a standout
It’s fine but not a standout
1 person found it helpfulJan 1st, 2018A real treat, lots of blackberry but not at all jammy, substantial but not heavy, best cab I’ve had in a while.
A real treat, lots of blackberry but not at all jammy, substantial but not heavy, best cab I’ve had in a while.
1 person found it helpfulJan 22nd, 2018
Excellent. So much better than the '12. Perfumy. Burst of fruit up front, followed by some leather. Long finish. Even better than when I last tasted it. I totally see why this wine has a cult-like following. Bravo Vineyard 29.
Excellent. So much better than the '12. Perfumy. Burst of fruit up front, followed by some leather. Long finish. Even better than when I last tasted it. I totally see why this wine has a cult-like following. Bravo Vineyard 29.
Jun 7th, 2017
Vin 29 is always solid. First time having this one.
Vin 29 is always solid. First time having this one.
May 21st, 2017
Smooth and sensual. Hints of coffee and maple on the nose.
Plush mouthfeel with integrated tannins. Nice relaxed notes of kirsch and cherries, which finishes moderately sweet. Very enjoyable.
Smooth and sensual. Hints of coffee and maple on the nose.
Plush mouthfeel with integrated tannins. Nice relaxed notes of kirsch and cherries, which finishes moderately sweet. Very enjoyable.