Cabernet Sauvignon WIne Tasting Notes

1997 St. Clement
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 93.0
"Expansive cassis, dark chocolate and cedar on the nose. On the palate it adds notes of vanilla, spice, rhubarb, green olive and blackberry. Penetrating, and deep, this is a great Napa Valley Cabernet from a great vintage."

1997 Robert Mondavi
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Score: 98.0
"From the great 1997 vintage, this is an expansive Cabernet with ripe blackberry fruit, a bit of mint, tobacco leaf and milk chocolate. The tannins and soft and integrated, the overall balance superb, showing intensity with proportion. This one raises the bar for future Mondavi Cabernets."

1998 Hawk Crest
California Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 85.0
"Lush, sweet black currant aroma, juicy and tart on the palate, drying tannin, and a light cigar box finish. Good balance and varietal definition. "

1998 Clos du Val
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 86.0
"Dense blackberry fruit with toasty undertones; firm, well-integrated tannins, and an herbaceous finish. "

1997 Hawk Crest
California Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Score: 88.0
"The '97 is deep, elegant and well-structured. The nose only hints at the wonderful concentration of blackberry fruit on the palate. Its accented with toasty French oak and firm, sweet, well-integrated tannin. Good value."

1999 Caliterra
Valle Central Chile Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 88.0
"Juicy blueberry jam and black currant fruit, big, powerful, with mouthfilling tannins. This is a wine to cellar for about five years. An amazing value."

1998 Shenandoah Vineyards of California
Amador County Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 88.0
"Concentrated blackberry and cassis, quite aromatic, dark chocolate and toast to give it more dimension, and a full, dark fruit finish."

1996 Silver Oak
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 88.0
"Dense blackberry and black licorice, light nut and toast accaents, firm tannins, slightly bitter finish. Nicely structured, its a wine youll want to put away for 7 to 10 years."

1997 Rodney Strong
Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon:
Score: 88.0
"A $16 wine with a $25 nose - penetrating chocolate mint, butter brickle and dry red berries. The nose follows through to the dry palate with light tannin and a slightly bitter finish."

1997 Davis Bynum
Hedin Vineyard Russian River Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 88.0
"An impressive, mouthfilling wine with dense blackberry and cassis character, light spice and soft tannins. A substantial wine for red meats and stew."

1997 St. Clement
Howell Mountain Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Score: 89.0
"Dark chocolate and toast over blackberry jam, firm but soft tannin, and a long finish. Good now, it has great potential for aging."

Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Tasting Notes