Kamen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
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The 2004 Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the unique terroir found in the highest western hills of the Mayacamas Range in Sonoma County. This wine has lovely forward aromas of crushed flower petals, licorice, black cherry, blueberry, and hints of allspice, mocha and Bosc pear. Lively on the palate the flavors are an extraction of blackberries, roasted stone fruits, blueberries, pomegranate and lavender. With a weighty mid-palate and great balance, this Cabernet Sauvignon has a big mouth coating, long finish of dark fruits, tobacco and mocha with well-integrated oak tannins. While the focus is on the extraction and power of the fruit from this site, the wine speaks more of its embodiment of finesse and balance.
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A very seductive style, with tiers of flavor--mixing ripe currant, black cherry and toasty mocha-laced oak--that fold together in a elegant style that's complex and concentrated without being weighty. Finishes with a long, lingering aftertaste and firm tannins.
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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Perhaps the most historically significant appellation in Sonoma County, the Sonoma Valley is home to both Buena Vista winery, California's oldest commercial winery, and Gundlach Bundschu winery, California's oldest family-run winery.
It is also one of the more geologically and climactically diverse districts. The valley includes and overlaps four distinct Sonoma County sub-appellations, including Carneros, Moon Mountain District, Sonoma Mountain and Bennett Valley. With mountains, benchlands, plains, abundant sunshine and the cooling effects of the nearby Pacific, this appellation can successfully produce a wide range of grape varieties. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gewürztraminer, and most notably, Zinfandel all thrive here. Ancient Zinfandel vines over 100 years old produce small crops of concentrated, spicy fruit, which in turn make some of the Valley's most unique wines. These can also be made as “field blends” (wines made from a mix of grape varieties grown in the same vineyard) along with Petite Sirah, Carignan and Alicante Bouschet.