2007 Pride Cabernet Sauvignon
This is it - the release we’ve all been waiting for – our big estate Cabernet Sauvignon from the exciting and age-worthy 2007 vintage. With ample structure, blue-black fruit and great aging potential, this phenomenal wine is reminiscent of past vintages of our Reserve Cabernet. The nose expresses gorgeous flavors of cassis, black raspberry compote, cocoa and blueberry. The mouth is firm yet round, with intense flavors that evolve in the glass and balance the wine’s structure. The final blend is composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot from our Wind Whistle and Callie’s vineyard blocks, and 6% Petit Verdot. The wine was blended and bottled in July 2009, and has been bottle aged for four months.
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Profile
| Appellation: | 50% Napa/ 50% Sonoma |
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| Vintage: | 2007 |
| Harvest: | October 2007 |
| Fermentation: | Stainless Steel |
| Cooperage: | French Oak |
| Blend: | 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot |
| Alcohol: | 14.6% |
| Bottling: | July 2009 |
| Production: | 5847 cases |
| Release Date: | November 2009 |
| Price: | $66.00 |
- June 23, 2010 Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar: May/June 2010 Issue 150
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Rating: 91
Good ruby-red. Nuanced nose combines currant, blueberry, blackberry and graphite with hints of olive and tobacco. Sweet and penetrating; shows the best fruit intensity of these basic 2007 varietal bottlings. Currant, licorice and mineral flavors are complemented by spicy oak (nearly 60% new) and supported by a firm tannic spine. This, too, needs time. Even the youngest blocks are now 8 to 12 years old, notes winemaker Johnson, "so we're getting better-balanced wines now."
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