Red

Ghielmetti Vineyard Clone Thirty Cabernet Sauvignon

Steven Kent

Livermore Valley · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Livermore Valley · Central Coast
Appellation
Livermore Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast red meat · lamb · barbecue · aged cheese · grilled mushrooms

Rated vintages

  • 201492 pts

    This full-bodied wine blends rich fruit flavors and abundant fine-grained tannins for a velvety texture that propels the cherry and blackberry flavors to a lingering finish. Made from an estate vineyard planted with four clones, it has excellent balance.

  • 200893 pts

    A very herbal, red-fruit-infused Cabernet, from, as the name says, just one clone: Clone 30. This blockbuster California Cab has leather, tobacco and dusty dark-chocolate-layered tannins, that still somehow taste softened and are accompanied by a note of black licorice. Cellar i…

  • 200790 pts

    Another side of Steven Kent's Ghielmetti Vineyard designates, Clone 30 being a bit more viscous and woody than the Clone 337. This shows supple tannins, black cherry, chocolate and cranberry on the nose and in the wine, and a lengthy finish. Aging will benefit this wine.