Boëté Saunders Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Carmel Valley)

Fact sheet

Type

Red

Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Country

United States

Region

Carmel Valley · Central Coast

Appellation

Carmel Valley

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Tannin

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201493 pts

  Grown in a south-facing site on limestone soil a mile east of Carmel Valley Village, this wine is dark and silky in the glass, with thick but not overripe blueberry and elderberry aromas, enhanced with sarsaparilla, smoked beef and crushed walnut notes. The palate is lush but vi…

• 200985 pts

  Plum, dark chocolate, blackberry jam and licorice flavors star in this ambitious Cabernet. It's soft and appealing, but a little too one-dimensional, and it's hard to see it aging.

• 200892 pts

  This patiently aged wine kicks off with a tremendous nose, blending blackberry, blueberry and dried black cherry with dark chocolate, hearty tobacco, dill, mint, lemon pepper, lavender and raw lamb aromas. The smooth and lasting palate is laced with licorice that carries through…

• 200785 pts

  At more than six years of age, this 100% Cabernet is dropping its primary blackberry fruit flavors, revealing its underlying flaws. It remains severely dry, acidic and tannic, with mushrooms emerging, while high alcohol gives it a bite of heat.

• 200685 pts

  At the age of seven-plus years, this 100% Cabernet is at the peak of its drinkability. It's dry and medium-bodied, and the blackberry and cherry fruit is drying out and turning leathery, with high alcohol poking through.

• 200591 pts

  This single-vineyard Cabernet is softening and mellowing, with flavors of cherry, mocha and oak that are picking up sweet, mushroomy, gamy notes. Carmel Valley is a small appellation in a warm part of inland Monterey County that specializes in Bordeaux red wines. It's drinking w…