Tasting Notes

Our 2005 Meritage exhibits a lovely dark ruby color in the glass. On the nose, you'll find aromas of mocha, plum, cherry, tobacco and vanilla oak. The palate is dense, with soft mocha, currant and plum flavors built around solid tannins and underlying oak. This red blend, produced entirely from estate grown fruit, will improve for 5 or more years.

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Established in 1996, our artisan vineyard is 40 acres of beautiful hilltop overlooking the east side of Paso Robles. The property was previously home to two other premium labels, and judging from Penman Springs releases since, the tradition of fine wine production is in good hands!

Tasting Notes

When we talk about wine, we talk about where we taste it on our palate, in addition to what it tastes like. Wine writers like to compare the flavor to other fruits and rather esoteric flavors such as wood, tar, tobacco, etc. Each grape flavor in our blend focuses on a particular region of the palate. This is our art. It’s what we like best about making wine! It sets us apart from the big industrial wineries, which make wine by recipe and don’t take the time to taste and blend. You can taste our art as well as our passion.

Our 2004 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon represents boldness married to elegance. This is a Meritage-style Cabernet, with fruit-forward balance. The Cabernet flavors are mellowed and rounded...

Tasting Notes

Broad structured, long-finishing Cabernet was enriched with Syrah. Merlot and Sangiovese added flavor and flowers at the front of the palate. Malbec added inky color and blackberry fruit. Cabernet Franc added a chocolate affect, giving the whole experience an upward, aerial lift. The same varietals from different vineyards added complexity.

The wine was made cleanly from hand sorted and gently pressed fruit, with no fining necessary. Our specialized technique assures full fruit character, soft tannins, low acid and a rich mouth feel. The component wines were aged in the caves for three years.

Click HERE to read reviews of the 2003 vintage!

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With Red Rex, we perfect the art of blending. We didn't limit ourselves to someone else's idea of a...

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Our Sanel Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is full of bold fruit flavors and is a shining example of a wine with a sense of place!

Planted to clone 337 and grown at the base of Duncan Peak in Hopland, this is a big Cab with aromas and flavors of blackberry and plum. A special earthy quality lends complexity and depth to the wine. It's truly a terroir wine - firm tannins, bright acidity and classic Mendocino County Cabernet flavors.

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Committed to local sustainable agriculture, Sky Saddle is a small, boutique winery making fine wines exclusively from organically and/ or biodynamically grown grapes. The wines are single-vineyard designates and are made to capture the essence of the land from which they come. We have...

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Our 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep in color and complex, with intense flavors of plum, black cherry, licorice and anise. Bold tannins combine with the new French Oak in this classic Cabernet Sauvignon. Great with lamb, beef or chocolate!

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Hannah Nicole Vineyards is a family-owned winery producing award-winning Bordeaux and Rhone varietal wines in the eastern portion of Contra Costa County, California. On the edge of the California Delta Waterways, we enjoy long warm summers with cool evenings. During the average growing season, we receive less than 1 inch of rain! We enjoy daytime temperatures that occasionally rise to triple digits and then drop more than 40 degrees in the evening, creating optimal growing conditions for wine grapes. All of our...

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Bonneau’s first red wine release from Sonoma County features equal amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes selected from two outstanding vineyards - one located in the Dry Creek appellation and the other on Sonoma Mountain. To enhance and compliment the wine, Petit Verdot and Malbec varietals were blended. In the glass, you'll find a deep purple-ruby color and wafting aromas of blackberry, ripe raspberry, and cranberry mingled with mocha, cassis and allspice.

Our Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is full-bodied and luscious on the palate, with tannins that are finely integrated with a defined amount of French oak. The texture is smooth as black cherry, juicy black fruit and ripe fig flavors capture the mouth, and the finish is long lasting and satisfying. This wine is made to enjoy...

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Exotic wild berries and fleshy stone fruits infuse our 2004 Cabernet. This wine is characterized by sweet, mature tannins, well integrated with notes of creamy and textured oak. The fruit is bigger, though the alcohol level is only marginally higher than our 2003 vintage. Temperatures were not too hot throughout September, which allowed for longer hang time - a great benefit for us in helping develop balanced and extracted flavors in the fruit. Enjoy!

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Joseph Family Vineyards is a small family-owned and operated producer of classic Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Located in the southeast corner of the Alexander Valley, our vines climb a steep rocky slope with shallow soils above the Russian River Valley.

Our winemaker, Scott Peterson, began working with our grapes...

Tasting Notes

This fruit forward Cabernet has subtle complexity. The aroma is what one might expect in a great Cabernet. Cherry and berries bring a pleasant mid-mouth flavor finishing with a rich, balanced, soft texture supported by a backbone of tannin. Our 2004 Cabernet has a great long, velvet finish.

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Dorcich Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is the definitive expression of a fruit forward Cabernet and strong tannin structure. Our goal is to craft a consistent expression of our distinctive terroir through a wine that is elegant, complex, and balanced.

Winemaking for our Dorcich Vineyard Cabernet overlooked no detail. All fruit was hand-harvested and immediately transported to the winery while still cool, then hand-sorted before being gently pressed. Using only American oak barrels that were used...

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Our 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has a nose of plum, almond, vanilla, pipe tobacco and sweet oak. This fine wine will greet your palate with a beautifully layered mouth feel, a gentle body, smooth tannins and a lingering finish. It is the perfect accompaniment for roast beef or a grilled lamb.

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Our estate bottled Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from mountain vineyards high in the Sierra Nevada foothills. This vintage was produced from handpicked, manually sorted grapes, harvested at full maturity and aged in small French and American oak barrels for 15 months. This elegant, rich and full-bodied wine will develop gracefully for many years to come. Blended with 4% Cabernet Franc.

Tasting Notes

Sourced from top vineyards located between the Rutherford Bench and Yountville, our first red wine release shows a deep purple-ruby color with aromas of blackberry and black cherry intermixed with mocha, cassis, and spice. Full-bodied and juicy on the palate with finely integrated tannins and silky smooth texture where more ripe, juicy black fruits emerge. The finish is succulent and expansive. While this wine is a treat to enjoy in its youth, it will continue to gain depth and richness for 5-7 years.

Suggested food pairings include well aged cheeses (Asiago and Blue Cheeses, especially), hearty pasta dishes (canalone, carbonara) and is a natural match for steaks, roasts and wild game.

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UPDATE (Jan 2007): This wine just won another SILVER medal at...

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For centuries, the Bordelais have used Petit Verdot in their blends to provide their wines with darker color and more tannin. This wine is a perfect demonstration of how well the two varieties work together. While the 2001 vintage Cabernet had a very dark red color, this vintage is profoundly dark purple with a core verging on the black. In the nose, one detects intense aromas of black plum and cassis fruit, underpinned by a layer of non-fruit aromatics: pencil shavings, wetted earth, créme brulee oakiness, dark chocolate, and subtle lavender perfume.

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In only one other vintage since our first have we produced anything but a 100% Cabernet wine under our Livermore Valley banner; 2002 marks the second release. In certain vintages...

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The flavors of fresh strawberries and watermelon, combined with a slight hint of sweetness, make Crozé a favorite for sipping or dining. Served chilled, it's the perfect hot weather refresher. As the wine warms, its flavors expand on the palate and it becomes the perfect compliment to lighter foods.

Crozé is perfect for a mid-day picnic. Pair it with cold meats, black olives, creamy cheeses and crisp apples. For dinner, sip Crozé with watermelon salad, roasted chicken with pineapple salsa, and strawberries dipped in white chocolate.

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The 2005 Crozé grapes came from Suisun Valley, just across the Eastern Hills from Napa Valley. Here, the daylight hours are just a bit warmer, without the cooling marine influence of the San Francisco Bay. Soil...

Tasting Notes

Rich, jammy, blackberry flavors fill the mouth and stir memories of childhood experiences in a blackberry patch. The middle palate is full and rich. The wine's bouquet reveals hints of berry and vanilla, and the finish is agreeably long and abundant. Try this 2001 Croze with roasted meats and anything from the grill. Or, sip Croze in front of a fire, with a friend!

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Our 2001 Croze comes from Sweetwater Ranch in the heart of the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. This young and vigorous vineyard produces fruit with bright flavors and moderate tannins.

A long, cool fermentation and 39 months in barrel created an elegant Bordeaux style wine. The 2001 Croze Cabernet Sauvignon is balanced and complex. The subtle tannic...

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Delicious aromas of currants and mineralty lure you to sip this smooth and full-bodied Cabernet. Gentle tannins and the firm acidity of mountain fruit frame flavors of currant, cherry and cedar. The lasting finish of lush berries and sweet vanilla bring you back for more. Our 2002 Cabernet can be enjoyed now or cellared for many years to unveil further complexities in the wine.

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This is our most terroir-driven wine -- a Peterson wine that shouts out its origins with every sip. The Bradford Mountain vineyards produce wine grapes with a unique and very recognizable minerality, and that expression of place reaches its apex in the Bradford Mountain Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

The intensity of the Cabernet Sauvignon is complemented with fleshy fruit...