Cloudy's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Fact sheet

Type

Red

Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Country

United States

Region

Napa Valley · Napa

Appellation

Napa Valley

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Tannin

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201495 pts

  This remarkable wine offers soft luxury between its balance of fresh red cherry and cassis and the velvety grip of tannic concentration. Spiky persistent acidity guides a freshness of forest floor, sage and tobacco, the power entirely graceful in the glass.

• 201393 pts

  From the producer's estate vineyard on the Vaca Mountain range, this wine offers soft, generous tannin around a juicy core of cassis, dried currant, leather and cigar. Full bodied and robustly crafted, it benefits from a balance of bright acidity. It will be enjoyed further with…

• 201293 pts

  Dark, rich mountain blueberry and blackberry form the core of this classically delicious Napa Valley wine from an estate vineyard. Velvety dark chocolate melts over integrated tannins and a medium-strength body, the finish lengthy, dusty and well-structured. Age through 2020–202…

• 200992 pts

  Ripe blackberry jam, mocha, crème de cassis and spicy, toasty oak flavors combine to make this Cabernet a real blast of enjoyment. It's soft enough to drink now, yet has a lovely texture, with tannins that are sweet and refined.

• 200795 pts

  A beautiful, classy Cab, marked by smoky new oak and very ripe blackberry and cassis flavors, with a streak of minerals. The vineyard is in the Vaca Mountains, in the valley's far east. You can taste the sunshine in the wonderful fruitiness, and the tannins are extraordinarily r…

• 200687 pts

  Ultra-rich, with chocolate-infused dark berry flavors, splashed with cassis and accented with smoky new oak. Although the wine, which is 100% Cabernet, is totally dry, it's soft, which accentuates the alcohol, making it taste a bit hot and unbalanced.