Kenefick Ranch Chris' Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA

肯尼菲克克里斯赤霞珠干紅葡萄酒

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The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Chris’ Cuvee (90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot) offers wonderful sweet cassis fruit, a flowery character, full-bodied richness, velvety tannins and impressive purity as well as length. It should drink well for 10-15 years.

The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Chris’ Cuvee bursts from the glass with dark cherries, plums, flowers, spices, tobacco and licorice. Like all of the wines in this range, there is no shortage of fruit, but this also shows excellent varietal character and complexity to match the super-ripe finish. The 2008 Chris’ Cuvee is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2018. Tel. (707) 942-6175

Exhibiting a deeper ruby/plum/purple color, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Chris’s Cuvee offers notes of new saddle leather, earth, black currants and cherries. The initial attack is impressive, but the wine falls off somewhat in the mouth, which is atypical for a 2007. This blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12.5% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot is a good, solidly made but uninspiring effort. Drink it over the next 10 years. Tel. (707) 942-6175; Fax (707) 942-6153