Winemaker Notes
Drinkable now, the layered fruits will continue to develop and mature over the next several years adding to the richness and complexity of the wine. Serve with roasted or grilled meats, aged cheeses, short ribs, meatballs or a dark chocolate cake.
Addtionally, Michael Trujillo has moved his Karl Lawrence brand to KaDieM using the same grape source of Gary Morisoli vineyards in Rutherford.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
In its inaugural release, KaDieM (pronounced KDM) is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford's Gary Morisoli Vineyard. Aged 20 months in 90% new French oak and just released in October, this exceptional wine wafts aromas of bacon and sweet tobacco. On the palate, the bacon fat dissipates into raspberry and cherry special effects (think a Manhattan with the complexity from a Luxardo gourmet Maraschino cherry) that play into clean cedar wood tones. Acidity is Old World and tannins hold on tight.
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Wine Enthusiast
This is a really impressive launch for this new brand. Although the bottle doesn't bear a vineyard designation, it’s 100% Cabernet from the Morisoli Vineyard in Rutherford, which has produced superb Cabernets in the past from the likes of Meander, Galleron, V. Sattui and Sequoia Grove. Dry and full bodied, it has flavors of sour cherry candy and cassis that often define Rutherford, which are all wrapped into smooth, supple tannins. Beautiful as it is now, it's a wine you want to lay down. Best after 2017. Cellar Selection.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The opaque ruby/purple-colored 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a terrific nose of incense, blackberries, violets, graphite and toasty oak. Rich, full-bodied and extremely well-made, it is still young with some tannin to shed, but it possesses 15-20 years of upside.
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.