Red

Del Rio Cabernet Sauvignon (Rogue Valley)

Rogue Valley · Southern Oregon · United States

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carne com crosta de pimenta · assados · grelhados

201482 pts

It's not possible to analyze vineyard practices from afar, but this wine is thin, tart and astringent, suggesting such possibilities as over-cropping, picking too early, or simply the wrong clones. In any event, it's a flavorless wine with no varietal character.
201285 pts

The herbal side of the grape dominates here, in both aromas and flavors. The mixed red berries have a wild, mountain-grown flavor, with streaks of green bean. Acids are chalky, and a thoughtful food pairing—something meaty and pepper-crusted—is what will bring out the best in th…
201083 pts

Hard and herbal, this has sour, barely-ripe fruit and chalky tannins.
200986 pts

Light for a Cabernet, but forward with appealing fruit flavors of raspberry and black currant nicely melded. The fruit forward style runs smack into some slightly green, herbal, earthy tannins as it winds through the finish.
200488 pts

This unusual and quite distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon makes a strong case for the specificity of the Rogue Valley in relation to this international grape. Pungently herbal, yet neither stemmy nor vegetal, this lights up the nose with penetrating, resinous scents. In the mouth it…