Red
Castillo's Hillside Shire Shire View Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Santa Clara Valley)
Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Clara Valley
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne assada · cordeiro · carnes grelhadas · queijo azul · cogumelos
Rated vintages
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201385 pts
Dried fruit aromas of prune, fig and nearly raisin show on the nose of this red, which is enhanced by savory touches of salt, pepper and leather. There is a pleasant rustic quality to the sip, but a strong bitterness reminiscent of bittersweet chocolate, underripe plum skins and…
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201284 pts
There is a bounty of herbally inflected red fruit on the nose of this bottling, with hints of tea, mushroom and pepper, which make for an intriguing but somewhat odd expression. The herbal flavors on the palate are reminiscent of chewing on bay leaves.