Winemaker Notes
The 2002 Coach Insignia Cabernet has a beautiful ruby red color with powerful aromas of black cherry, plum, dried flowers and milk chocolate. Rich mouth-coating tannins surround a core of ripe fruit, accented by flavors of warm spices, caramel and chocolate culminating in a long finish full of elegance and finesse.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a tremendous young wine, enormous in fruity stuffing. It's fairly tannic, but the Grenache-like cherry, cassis, plum and fudgy chocolate flavors are so powerful, so evocative, nothing could mask them. Grilled steak will tame it, you can also decant for a few hours.
Cellar Selection
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Coach Insignia offers up scents of spice box, black currants, and subtle oak. Medium to full-bodied and opulent.
While Sonoma County is acclaimed—and rightfully so—for its Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, and Zinfandels, it also produces exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon. Of the region’s 18 American Viticultural Areas, only a handful produce top-notch Cabernet Sauvignon. These appellations include Alexander Valley, Knights Valley, Sonoma Valley and Dry Creek Valley. Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignons made in these appellations can offer a complex array of aromas and flavors. Fruit notes such as blackberry, blackcurrant, cassis, black cherry and raspberry often are accompanied by hints of graphite, dusty earth, cigar box, toast and vanilla. The varietal has a rich history in Sonoma, and some of these Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet-based blends rival the best from Napa Valley.