Red
Aiken Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)
Oakville · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Oakville · Napa
- Appellation
- Oakville
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne vermelha · cordeiro · queijos curados · grelhados · risoto de cogumelos
Rated vintages
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201391 pts
This red interlaces juicy red fruit with soft, elegantly rendered layers of tannin and oak. It's highlighted with crisp acidity, its tart cranberry and red currant flavors complemented by a dusting of subtle dried herb.
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201292 pts
This is a 100% varietal wine sourced from the coveted Oakville Ranch Vineyard on the eastern edge of the appellation. Cedar, herb, meat and soy mingle around a full-bodied weight softened by the wine's classic edge, length and breadth of black fruit and vanilla oak. Drink now th…
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201192 pts
A study in dusty tannins and crisp, classic cassis and cranberry, this wine offers plenty of the beloved herbaceousness of old-school Cabernet, along with a soft-hearted structure and compelling notes of violet and soy. Medium-bodied, it's enjoyable now but has the legs to age t…
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201091 pts
This ambitious Cabernet keeps up with the best of the 2010 vintage. Made by Beaulieu's longtime chief winemaker, it's ripe and pure with mocha, blackberry jam and sweet oak flavors. Give it 5–6 years to integrate.