Red

Cabernet Sauvignon

Educated Guess

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot
Country
United States
Region
Napa Valley · Napa
Appellation
Napa Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

beef dishes · grilled meats · barbecue

Rated vintages

  • 201585 pts

    Dark berry and tobacco flavors ride a dull thick palate of sizable oak and tannin, the aromatics somewhat held back. Dill, dust and tobacco add to the profile.

  • 201485 pts

    While the majority of the grapes for this wine are from Napa, small additions come from Lake, Sonoma and Solano counties. It holds a healthy dose of Merlot too. Simple in richness and ripeness, its flavors highlight bacon and charred oak, the tannins dusty and firm.

  • 201384 pts

    This is a soft, approachable juicy and unfussy wine, wrapped in sturdy stalks of oak and showy tannin. It offers a value-minded taste of blackberry jam and leather.

  • 201185 pts

    Drink this soft, simple Cabernet now with everyday beef dishes. It's a little watery, but dry and clean, with modest blackberry and cherry flavors.

  • 201086 pts

    This has ripe, rewarding blackberry, cherry and oak flavors, wrapped in full-bodied tannins and finished with sweet oak. It's easy to drink with any beef or lamb dish.