1996 Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine is all about staying true to our roots. You'll praise our '96 Cab for its stout recoil, good energy, and perfect accuracy...tannins that shoot straight from the hip. It's not uncommon for the uninitiated to feel a might bit overwhelmed by our expansive wines, but sip your way through this extravagant tapestry and you'll find we've bottled up some gracious drinking. The giant ripe berry fruit you've come to expect from our Cabernet, vintage after vintage, is present, along with rich black olives and a luscious vanilla-coconut finish that will leave you pondering magnificent panoramic vistas.

1200 cases bottled on 5 December 1998

Cost: US$ 32.00

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Ratings

Complex aromas of cherry, cedar, tobacco and spice. Rich, ripe, full and sweet with exotic layers of cinnamon and clove; a very dense and concentrated wine. Full-bodied and muscular with juicy tannins that will benefit from 5-6 years of bottle age.

Bob Cranston, The Wine Authority
...chewy, full-bodied, and thick. Not yet complex, it is super-concentrated, with gobs of toasty oak (about 40% American oak is utilized in the wine's upbringing), and a low acid, chunky, heavyweight style..." (tasting of a barrel sample on 8 September 1998) Anticipated maturity: 2001-2015.

Robert Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate

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Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Information

In the heart of Napa Valley Cab country, Nils has held the title "King of Cab" and continues to create a variety of Cabs from his estate vineyard in Oakville along with other premium grape sources.


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