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Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon(2004)
- Winery:
- P. du Roy
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- User Tags:
- berry, black currant, bramble fruits, kirsch, spicy, licorice, digestif, complex, smooth, loam
2004 Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The elegant, dark ruby/purple-colored 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) reveals hints of white chocolate, black currants, ripe mountain berries, loamy soil, and earthy characteristics. Medium to full-bodied, with loads of structure and tannin as well as excellent purity, richness, and length, it will benefit from 1-3 years of bottle age, and should drink nicely for 10-15 years. Charles and Shirley Roy own this 16.5 acre vineyard planted in Napa Valley's Soda Canyon area. Eight-hundred cases of primarily Cabernet Sauvignon (small read more...
- Doug Wilder
- Vinfolio
- Issue 140
- 94/100
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January 2008
- Nicely structured aromatics with loamy, ripe fruit and a touch of olive. On the palate - lilac, smooth blackberry and black currant tart layered with kirsch and licorice.



