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| CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 Napa Valley |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
GIRARD |
| Deep intense purple colour. Intense, gently complex, slightly spicy, ripe plum-cherry-cassis nose with some cedar notes. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, rich, ripe plum-cherry puree flavours with a lingering, fairly high acid, gently cedary, faint mocha-chocolate-tinged finish. This blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cab Franc, 6% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Malbec spent 20 months in French oak - 40% new. It has 14.5% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar. The recommended best buy 2013 (***) was released on October 15, 2016 at $44.95. Has 14.4% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar. |
CSPC |
231712 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Azu Win |
| Country |
USA |
| Region |
California |
| Rating |
***(93 points)
Solid, Rich, Ripe |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Despite the adversity faced, from drought concerns and an earthquake, yields were better than expected and increasingly it is 2014 that is found to be the great third in a string of intensely dry vintages. Girard's is richer, gritty-grippy saltier and crushes with more hedonism because of that aridity and intensity of 2014. Tasted side by side this makes the '12 seem lean, smoky and sharp by comparison. As always it is the effects rendered by age (even just two years) that create just as mitigating a factor, especially when you consider the size of these tannins. This cabernet sauvignon is simply a huge wine that knocks you upside the head and leaves your shoes behind. Any decision to pop now before the end of this decade should be done so with aeration and some serious thought as to the marbled protein that will be served alongside. Drink 2019-2026. Score - 92 (Michael Godel, winealign.com, March 5, 2017) |
Price |
$ 39.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - February 3, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
335 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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