Vellum Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot

País

United States

Região

Napa Valley · Napa

Denominação

Napa Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201288 pts

  From grapes grown in Coombsville, this blends in tiny additions of Petit Verdot and Merlot. Earthy in leather and fresh compost, it remains light-bodied and dry, despite a large tannin presence, the finish marked by pencil shavings and herbs.

• 201190 pts

  Made from a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon with a handful of Merlot and Petit Verdot, this wine is on the cooler-climate side of the sensory equation, a note of pencil and olive here, a bit of juicy cranberry there. Chalky tannins complete the picture, the wine balanced and medi…

• 200990 pts

  Lots of characteristic Cabernet flavor in this wine. Blackberrry jam and cassis liqueur flavors flood the mouth, heady and flashy and long in the finish. The tannins are thick, yet so soft, you can enjoy this wine now, although it will develop over the next ten years.

• 200887 pts

  Impressive from the start for its rich blackberry and dark chocolate flavors, thick tannins and sweet overlay of smoky oak. Could be an ager, but some bitterness in the middle suggests the fruit will fall out before the tannins resolve.

• 200789 pts

  Here's a big, fruity Cabernet. It's marked with strong blackberry, cherry and cocoa flavors that are almost candied, but the finish is dry and smooth. Tastes a bit simple now, but could develop beyond 2011.