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Ravenswood Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon(2001)
- Winery:
- Ravenswood Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Sonoma
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, cabernet sauvignon, resinous, oak, fruit, blackberry, bramble fruits, intense, berry, smooth
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June 2007
- Sweet chocolate and blackberry flavors make for charming window dressing for the Ravenswood Vintners Blend Cabernet.
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June 2007
- Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon is made to be aged. The wine is fermented for three to four weeks on the skins, allowing them to macerate even after the cap has sunk - a treatment that produces a lean, intense, well-structured, wine. The somewhat austere Cabernet is softened with Merlot and brightened with Cabernet Franc; up to two years in French oak adds a smoky, vanilla character. The resulting blend, which in some years is rather slow to develop, is always flavorful and complex, with an aromatic, spicy, brambly, mint quality and a slightly astringent finish. It will develop elegant bottle bouquet read more...and aroma with eight to ten years of aging. It offers an incredible value for a top flight Cabernet. (hide)
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June 2007
- Gregory Vineyard is located in the Sonoma Valley just to the north of San Francisco Bay. Warm days are balanced with cool nights to create bright, lean and complex wines while being friendly and approachable. The vineyard dates back to 1945 and produces a very limited amount of intense grapes: 1 to 2 tons per acre, roughly half of most other vineyards. The wine shows intense black fruit flavors with layers of boysenberry, plum, currant, allspice, and vanilla with long, lingering tannins.
- October 2007
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- November 2007
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