2016 Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

This is a nice solid Napa Cabernet that often shows up on restaurant lists. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, coffee, slight chocolate and a slight herbal note. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, lots of cassis, some chocolate and just a hint of spice. Nice finish. This drinks nicely on its own and will work great with a steak or burger. Drink over the next five to eight years.

Grade:

A-

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Vintage:

2016

Current Price:

$50.00USD

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2017 Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Farmstead, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

Score:

Grade:

B+

Current Price:

$46.00USD

This is an easy drinking Napa Cabernet. Purple in color with some garnet swirls, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cassis, black cherries, roasted herbs and a hint of cedar. Full bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, the black cherries move to the forefront. Nice texture. Some depth. Clean. Moderate acidity. Solid finish. This is drinking well right now and will work on its own or with food. It went well with potato filled pierogis. Drink over the next five to eight years.

Top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

California's Napa Valley is undoubtedly the most famous wine region in the United States. As you might expect from a California wine region, Napa exudes star quality. Even 25 years ago, the valley bustled with activity and attracted tourists from all over the country. Today Napa Valley is one of the world's flagship wine regions, with approximately 400 wineries and a reputation for top-quality wines. For many wine lovers, Napa Valley is synonymous with cabernet sauvignon. This late-ripening grape flourishes in Napa Valley's warm days and cool nights. While cabernet sauvignon grapes thrive all over the Napa Valley AVA, they do particularly well in the Rutherford and Oakville sub-regions, which are AVAs in themselves. (Napa Valley has 15 subregions, all of which are also AVAs.)

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Napa Valley Cabernet—the wine that proved to the world it was possible to make world-class wine someplace other than France. When Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon beat famous French Bordeaux such as Château Mouton Rothschild and Château Haut-Brion, among others, in a blind tasting conducted by French wine experts at the now famous 1976 Paris Tasting, the world took notice. Now Napa Valley Cabernets are served everywhere, and producers like Heitz Cellars and Ridge Vineyards are familiar names on restaurant wine lists.

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2016 Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, USA, California, Napa, Wine Review

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