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| GRAND CAVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2010 PGI Achaia |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
MEGA SPILEO |
| Deep intense red colour. Intense, slightly spicy, somewhat cedary, sandalwood-tinged, elegant, ripe plum nose with hints of tar and roses. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, dense, very ripe, complex, intense, maturing, sandalwood-tinged, ripe plum flavours with a lingering, high acid, fairly cedary finish. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was aged for 18 months in an 85/15 mixture of French oak and American oak. It has 14.5% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number L13064 on the back label. The best buy red of the Mediterranean Feature with 15 items. |
CSPC |
539924 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Kol Gro |
| Country |
Greece |
| Region |
Achaia |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Dense, Cedary, Intense, Maturing |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon was aged for 18 months in an 85/15 mixture of French oak and American oak (65% first use, 35% second use). The winery tends to release late - this was scheduled for release in early 2016 as of this writing. Despite its relative youth in the vertical, this seems to be a more restrained and balanced style than some earlier vintages. It shows beautiful mid-palate finesse. At times, it seems understated. Yet, it's quite lovely. Just when I thought it was declining with air, it improved. It still has a real backbone and it still has that oak overlay, but it shows well right off the bat, too. Then, it develops and gets better, pulling in some of the cream. Drink the 2005, 2007, or 2008 just now, but this is approachable and very pleasing. Drink date: 2016-2030. Score - 90 (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, April 27, 2016) |
Price |
$ 27.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - February 3, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
100 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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