Red
Cardinale Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
Napa Valley · Napa · United States
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
Food pairing
carne vermelha assada · cordero · queijos curados · churrasco · costela de porco · ensopados
Rated vintages
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200995 pts
The vintage was generally a good one in Napa Valley, and with this '09, Cardinale shows its usual sumptuousness. It's beautiful and elegant, with hard, chewy tannins framing intensely concentrated blackberries and cassis. Blended from various vineyards by winemaker Chris Carpent…
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200897 pts
Another fabulous Cardinale, better than the 2007 but short of the perfect 2006. This is so complete; it tastes like Cabernet on a cloud, light but ethereal, with ripe, polished blackberry and cherry flavors and touches of mocha, spice and cedar. The tannins are a wonder—soft and…
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2006100 pts
Tasted in a flight of great and famous Napa wines, this Cardinale stood at the head of the pack. Starts with a very fine nose of cedar, cassis, ripe blackberries and violets, then turns dramatic and refined in the mouth. Shows vast depth and length, with the finish a full minute…