Red

Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Lava Cap

El Dorado · Sierra Foothills · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
El Dorado · Sierra Foothills
Appellation
El Dorado
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meat · lamb · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201493 pts

    Pure, concentrated grape flavors fill up this full-bodied and well-balanced wine. It's a pleasure to smell and taste the black currant and cherry character, deftly and lightly accented by baking spice. The velvety texture fills the mouth and propels those flavors through a linge…

  • 201390 pts

    Full bodied, full flavored and satisfyingly tannic, this bold wine smells like dark plums, tastes like black cherries and blueberries ,and feels smooth but gripping in texture. It will drink best after 2017.

  • 201087 pts

    This Cab has a prominent streak of eucalyptus-like menthol on the nose as well as cranberry. This continues on the palate, which is fairly juicy and soft. With dry tannins the finish is on the dusty side, a pairing quandary solved most likely by juicy red meat.

  • 200987 pts

    A very soft-textured Cab, unusual for its high-elevation origins, with sweet red fruit and dark plum nestled around a trace of chocolate.