Red

Prime Cabernet Sauvignon (Coombsville)

Prime

Coombsville · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Coombsville · Napa
Appellation
Coombsville
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carnes vermelhas · cordeiro · queijos duros · carne de caça · carnes grelhadas

Rated vintages

  • 201192 pts

    This is an excellent Cabernet that's dry, firmly tannic, and has fine acidity. It's a bit less flashy than the '09 and '10, but has better structure, and may well gain traction with six years or longer in the cellar. It's 100% Cabernet blended from three Coombsville vineyards.

  • 201093 pts

    Another fine Cabernet from Prime, following a great 2009. This '10 is perhaps a little off pace from the prior vintage, but is nonetheless impressive. Dry and smoothly tannic, it shows complicated blackberry, blueberry, black currant, sage and mineral flavors. Give it at least s…

  • 200995 pts

    A wonderful 100% Cabernet, this is Prime's first wine to bear the new Coombsville appellation. It's smooth, elegant and complex, with layers of blackberry and crème de cassis. It's beautiful now and over the next eight years.