Winemaker Notes
The 2015 Gallo Signature Series Cabernet Sauvignon is a beautifully fragrant, penetrating wine. Its rich, vivid fruit flavors include raspberry bramble and concentrated blackberry, which weave through dried herbs and a touch of melted licorice. The assertive tannins melt smoothly into a long, toasty oak finish streaked with Tahitian vanilla.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Blackberry, walnut, and dried-flower aromas follow through to a full to medium body with pretty density and focus. Spice, walnuts and hints of chocolate. Very savory and juicy. Drink and hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley contains a 1% splash of Petit Verdot and was aged for 18 months in new French (74%) and American (20%) oak. It has a deep garnet-purple color and delivers warm blackcurrant, blackberries and fresh blueberries scents with hints unsmoked cigars, cedar chest and dried mint plus a waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied and firmly framed with grainy tannins and great vivacity, it finishes long and perfumed.
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.