2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the massive blockbuster from a vintage that produced nothing but massive blockbusters on the ranch. Phenomenal structure demands attention, while the palate explodes with concentrated fruit. Despite its heft, the wine is also supple, expressing flavors of blueberry, plum, cherry and forest floor. The blend is 77% Rock Arch Cabernet, with its characteristic blue-black hue and powerful but ripe tannins, blended with 14% Rim Rock Cabernet, 8% Carolyn’s Cabernet, and just 1% Petit Verdot to add brightness and balance.
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Profile
| Appellation: | Napa/Sonoma |
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| Vintage: | 2007 |
| Harvest: | October 2007 |
| Fermentation: | Stainless Steel |
| Cooperage: | French Oak |
| Blend: | 99% Cabernet Sauvignon/1% Petite Verdot |
| Alcohol: | 15% |
| Bottling: | August 2009 |
| Production: | 1225 cases |
| Release Date: | April 28, 2010 |
| Price: | $125.00 |
- February 17, 2011 The Wine Spectator: Online Only 2011
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Rating: 94
A rich, savory style, thick and concentrated, offering firm cedar, black licorice, mineral and graphite, with a touch of espresso and tar. Full-bodied, chewy and complex, very backward now but sure to reward. Drink now through 2018. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,225 cases made.
- December 23, 2010 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: December 23, 2010: Issue 192
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Rating: 95
The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a slightly more brooding and formidably endowed effort displaying more extract, tannin and structure. In spite of its massive size, concentration and extract, it possesses gorgeously sweet tannins as well as a sense of equilibrium. This powerhouse will benefit from another 1-3 years of bottle age and should keep for 15 or more years.