Cathiard Vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Cathiard Vineyard: Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2028–2032
Pakket ind i: 3-delt OHK
voluminøs og kraftfuld
frugt-orienteret
velsmagende & krydret
Lobenberg: 99/100
Suckling: 99/100
Colin Hay: 98/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 98/100
Decanter: 97/20
USA, Californien, Napa Valley
Allergener: Sulfitter
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

99
/100

Denne Cabernet er lavet af ejendommens ældste vinstokke, som er over 45 år gamle. I næsen er vinen klassisk Napa Valley - intens og fuld af tæt, mørk frugt. Samtidig gør dens æteriske krydrethed den enormt kompleks. Sprøde, friske smagsnuancer af cassis, blåbær og sorte kirsebær spiller sammen med fyrrenåle, cigarkasse og nyspidset blyant. Over dette svæver velduftende vanilje, peber, muskatnød, stearinlysvoks, espresso og også noter af blomstervioler. Den mørke krydrethed breder sig også kraftigt i munden og efterlader en næsten skiferagtig, mørk krydret mineralitet. Vinens tanniner er fint sammenvævede og tæt strukturerede. I munden rammer den på den ene side tungen med kraft, men samtidig er den overraskende yndefuld og delikat. Denne vin fortæller om sin oprindelse i Napa Valley og er alligevel præget af signaturen fra den franske Cathiard-familie, som også ejer Bordelais-slottet Smith Haut Lafitte. Florence og Daniel Cathiard erhvervede den glemte vingård i 2020, og smagningen af den fremragende 2021-årgang gør det klart, at vi har at gøre med et topterroir her. Cathiard Vineyard er mere end bare en "stjerne i støbeskeen", den har sat turbo på fra 0 til 100. Fantastisk! 99/100

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/100

Suckling om: Cabernet Sauvignon

Aromas of blackcurrants, pine needles, cedar, tree bark and fresh dark mushrooms. Some stone and black fruit, too. A very fine-grained wine, complex and refined with energy and focus. It’s elegant with a lasting finish. Hints of nutmeg and other spices at the end, with a touch of incense and sandalwood. Pure cabernet sauvignon from 45-year-old vines, the oldest hillside block at the property. 9,000 bottles made. Try after 2028 99/100

Smagsnotat
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/100

Colin Hay om: Cabernet Sauvignon

Quite closed at first. And then a little oaky. There’s an initial hint of violet and peony which builds, bringing dark cherries, chocolate, incense, frangipane and toast. Sweet spices, above all nutmeg. On the palate this has a natural charming sweetness and an incredible power for a wine so limpid and translucent. Incredible textured and highly pixilated. A wine of very great purity. Yet a wine of very great density too. It’s like translucent basalt – impossible to imagine. So ample and the tannins so incredibly soft. Precise, refined and actually more easy to appreciate than you’d imagine. A baby. This needs time but the potential is extraordinary. 98/100

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/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Cabernet Sauvignon

The flagship 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is all varietal raised in a mix of new and used barrels. Only the second vintage, it's a clear step up over the 2020 and offers a sensational perfume of sweet loamy earth and chalky minerality intermixed with pure crème de cassis, freshly sharpened cedar pencils, Asian spices, and smoky, scorched earth. Full-bodied and flawlessly balanced, it has incredible intensity and depth, ripe, integrated tannins, remarkable purity, and a lively spine of acidity that keeps it light on its feet and vibrant. It has enough concentration and structure to evolve for 30+ years. Give it a couple of hours in a decanter if you are drinking any time soon.

97
/20

Decanter om: Cabernet Sauvignon

Fragranced and floral on the nose with clear toast, liquorice, cedar and blueberries. Dense yet agile, this has weight and an instant texture in the mouth - like crushed velvet, massy and full but chalky and softly chewy while remaining cool and lifted. I like the clean aspect with a really mineral, graphite aspect to the finish. Feels polished and utterly elegant, still super young, this hasn't given up any tension yet, but it will be sublime in time. Blackcurrants, plums and sweet spices but cool too, nothing overripe or pushed about this. Very good. 97/100

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Cathiard Vineyard

Ejerne af Château Smith Haut Lafitte i Bordeaux, Florence og Daniel Cathiard, forelskede sig straks i denne unikke ejendom i Napa Valley. Den traditionelle ejendom blev beplantet med vinstokke i 1885 af de to skotske brødre James og William Rennie. Den faldt i glemsel og skiftede hænder to gange,...

Cabernet Sauvignon 2021