California Cabernet

Tasted at the winery from magnum the mature 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon shows some garnet at the rim but is still nicely colored and impressively dark at the center. Scents of cherries and dried cherries are joined by hints of leather... Read More

This is packed with dark winey flavors of black currant and blackberry paste underscored with alder sweet tobacco warm paving stone and black licorice notes while a violet accent fills the background. The polished finish makes... Read More

Cain Vineyards and Winery is located in Spring Mountain and was created following the purchase in 1980 by Jerry and Joyce Cain of 550 acres that had formerly belonged to the McCormick Ranch. The initial plantings of vines resulted... Read More

The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select offers abundant blueberry and black currant fruit intermixed with notions of spring flowers. Deep rich and full-bodied it comes across like a great classic Napa Cabernet. Nothing is... Read More

Cakebread's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select blends five clones from two different vineyards to yield bold scents of black cherries cassis and mocha but also some redder berries. It's medium to full-bodied edging... Read More

From the winery's estate vineyard on Howell Mountain the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc all aged 22 months in 59% new French oak. Scents of mocha... Read More

A rich showy style with a very creamy texture to its mix of warmed vanilla plum and boysenberry puree and melted black licorice flavors. A mocha notes swirls around the fruit on the finish. Drink now through 2028. 141348 cases... Read More

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot all aged in new French oak the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill appears destined to be another classic. Penetrating aromas of cassis and red berries are joined by hints... Read More

An extra-dark color and heady aromas of crushed blueberries and blackber-ries leads to super-concentrated black fruits and milk chocolate on the palate where silky tannins put a gentle grip around all that flavor. The wine is... Read More

Blended of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights prances out of the glass with showy notes of crème de cassis blueberry coulis and chocolate-covered... Read More

There are almost 2000 cases of the impressive 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Cabernet Franc 6% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from the estate's steep rocky Poetry Vineyard. After 21 months... Read More

Like the 2018 version Colgin's 2021 Cariad is wonderfully vibrant and fresh with hints of dried sage accenting purple raspberries and cassis. It's full-bodied and velvety in texture yet taut and energetic. Nearly indescribable... Read More

Corison's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard is more floral than the other offerings easily marrying hints of thyme blossom with fresh cassis and a delicate touch of vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied marginally... Read More

Corison fans should enjoy the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon. Gentle herbal streaks run through the wine's classic black cherries and cassis fruit. Medium-bodied sleek and streamlined it shows vibrant energy and ample length framed... Read More

This takes an elegant approach offering racy refined notes of iris violet hibiscus and mulberry that stay focused and fresh from start to finish flashing light mineral and anise accents along the way. The finish glistens with... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and nuanced from the very first taste. Over the last year the 2018 has developed from a powerhouse into a much more refined wine. There is plenty of mountain tannin and structure but those... Read More

With a much higher proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon (91% with 9% Cabernet Franc) the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is less floral than the Maya but more obviously fruity and up front. Bold black cherries and cassis lead the way... Read More

This delivers a gorgeous beam of cassis plum reduction and black cherry puree flavors inlaid with a strident graphite edge. Violet sweet tobacco and anise accents form a suave backdrop with a late tug of iron. Shows serious juice.... Read More

Rich and nicely layered offering black currant and blackberry fruit that moves through slowly carried by loam singed alder and tobacco notes. A solid structure courses underneath with an echo of warm earth lingering amid the fruit.... Read More