Rated: 88 pts - The Wine Advocate
Rated: 87 pts - Wine Enthusiast

Wine Color: Red
Vintage: 2008
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Still
Size: 750ml
Origin: North America > United States > California > North Coast > Napa Valley

Food Pairing: Steak, Beef
Taste: Rounded, Medium Bodied

The Wine Advocate 88 pts - Robert Parker
The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon offers sweet black currant fruit, roasted herbs, earth and spice characteristics presented in an attractive, medium-bodied style.

Wine Enthusiast 87 pts - Steve Heimoff
Starts out fine and impressive, but as this wine breathes a certain imbalance emerges. There's a green unripeness to the blackberries and cherries, although the wine does exhibit fine tannins and a balanced approach to oak. Drink now.

Description:
The deep garnet color of this wine hints at the big extraction and dark flavors to follow. Very rich aromas of pipe tobacco, chocolate and caramel beautifully complement the black currant and ripe black cherry fruit. The palate opens soft but builds big and fast, showing a great acid backbone, moderate weight tannins, and a mouthfeel that is full but not heavy or overwhelming. Rich, ripe, sweet black cherry dominates the fruit and is nicely complemented with plum and red berry high tones. Barrel spice is prominent on the finish.

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