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Date Printed: 5/23/2013
Sbragia Wall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Sbragia Wall Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
 (search item no. 121247)
collectible wine
boutique wine

International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
The Wine Advocate rating: 92 points
PRICE ON 5/23/2013: $71.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 92 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 93 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 An excellent vintage, 2009 produced a wine with generous aromas and flavors of ripe black cherries, plums, cola berry, and cocoa powder, deftly balanced with the sweet toasty notes of classy French oak. Velvety-smooth, this is what I call an "instant gratification" wine, though cellaring will undoubtedly reward the collector with additional layers of complex flavors.

Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc
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About Sbragia Family Vineyards:

 As the master winemaker at the famed Beringer winery in Napa for over 32 years, Ed Sbragia has made wine from every great vineyard in Northern California. Sbragia Family Vineyards is a dream Ed has had for many years, a small, family-owned winery making limited lots of wine from blocks of his favorite grapes, including his family's own Dry Creek vineyards. With his son Adam, Ed also focuses on extremely small production wines from spectacular sites, such as this 2005 Rancho Del Oso Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.