Hunnicutt 9-3-5 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Cabernet Sauvignon

País

United States

Região

Napa Valley · Napa

Denominação

Napa Valley

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201392 pts

  Smoky leather and burly tannins combine for a generously powerful wine, soft in black and red fruit and chocolate. It has a full-bodied ripeness that veers on becoming caricature but never does, dialing things back to find beauty and balance on the finish.

• 201291 pts

  Elegant in fine-grained tannins, this well-made, complex wine offers savory cranberry and cassis plus brighter, spicier red fruit, alongside a layering of graphite, dried herb and chocolate. Full bodied, it remains balanced throughout, finishing with length and breadth.

• 201094 pts

  A worthy followup to the splendid 2008 and 2009 vintages, this 100% Cabernet is a blend of grapes from St. Helena, Rutherford and Oakville. It defines Napa Cabernet with lush, intricate and complex favors of blackberry jam, cassis liqueur, milk chocolate and caramelized oak that…

• 200993 pts

  Superbly ripe, with gorgeous blackberry jam, crème de cassis and toasted oak flavors. It defines the modern style of Cabernet. Although it's very tannic, its richness will tempt you to drink it right away.

• 200894 pts

  Another fine 9-3-5 Cabernet from Hunnicutt. The numbers symbolize the proprietors' wedding date. It's a splendid wine, if a little too young. Toasty oak and tannins dominate, but way underneath is a vast, sweet network of blackberries and black currants. You can certainly decant…

• 200786 pts

  Tight and dry in tannins now, with an astringent mouthfeel that feels like sandpaper. So is it an ager? It's dry and balanced and rich in blackberries, cherries and currants, so it might be. Try after 2012, if you're the gambling type.

• 200694 pts

  Quite a good, distinguished Cabernet. It's rich and robust, with explosive blackberry and currant flavors, liberally coated with smoky oak, that finish in a swirl of chocolate. Most exquisite are the tannins, so pure and refined. The name refers to the number of barrels in the b…