Red
Lampyridae Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Mount Veeder · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Mount Veeder · Napa
- Appellation
- Mount Veeder
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled red meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses · game meats · barbecue meats · truffle dishes
Rated vintages
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201192 pts
Made from 100% Cabernet, this wine shows the intensity of fruit that Mount Veeder is capable of expressing. It also has excellent acidity. But the tannins are astringently strong, giving a numbing sting to the palate. This certainly needs time. Give it until 2022 and beyond.
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201094 pts
Serious cellar Cabernet here. It's eruptive with jammy, blackberries, cherries and black currants, with a delicious edge of dark chocolate. The new oak adds spicy, pungent notes of buttered toast and caramel. Yet it's also very tannic. So balanced and finessed, this Cab should h…