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Colgin Red IX Estate(2004)
- Winery:
- Colgin
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- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- User Tags:
- red grape, spices, fruit, black, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, flamboyant, petit verdot, spicy
Ann Colgin, a former fine art dealer, began her label in 1992, and it quickly became one of the most sought-after names in Napa. Winemaking duties were originally handled by Helen Turley, who seamlessly gave way to her disciple Mark Aubert in 1999. Production of the Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard is ridiculously small, with only about 350 cases produced each vintage. As with most of the truly great wines of the world, Colgin's philosophy revolves around low yields and meticulous care of the fruit in the vineyard, winery and transportation between the two, in order to produce wines representative read more...
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 132, May/June 2007
- 96/100
- ($250; 59% cabernet sauvignon, 22% merlot, 13% cab franc and 6% petit verdot) Opaque ruby. Flamboyant aromas of black fruits, licorice, smoke, crushed stone, black tea, lavender and wild sage. Sweet, lush and densely packed, with the wild character following through in the mouth. This comes across as a bit less oaky than the estate's other cabernet-based wines, which are aged entirely in Taransaud barrels (this one is about three-quarters Taransaud). The higher percentage of franc here adds freshness, as well as notes of black tea and rustic herbs. Energetic and firmly built, but quite backward read more...
