Winemaker Notes
The 2017 Lyeth California Cabernet Sauvignon is has a touch of Petit Verdot for added complexity and
depth of flavor. Crimson in the glass, this Cabernet Sauvignon offers expressive aromatics of red cherry,
boysenberry-cedar and a touch of minerality and freshness like a seabreeze. A soft and generous palate
with flavors of savory spice, bramble raspberry, chocolate-cherry and a hint of lavender on a long,
lingering finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Lyeth Cabernet Sauvignon is an excellent, everyday drinking red. TASTING NOTES: This wine is soft, smooth, and accessible. Pair its aromas and flavors of red fruit with lightly-seasoned, country pâté on the back deck. (Tasted: April 25, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Covering the most vine acreage in the state compared to any other red wine variety, Cabernet Sauvignon produces as much wine in California as Merlot and Pinot Noir combined. The state’s diverse terrain and microclimates, as well as the freedom of its winemakers, allow for an incredible range of wine styles from this single grape.
California’s most famous region—and especially for Cabernet Sauvignon—is the acclaimed Napa Valley. While Cabernet is successful throughout the world, rarely has it achieved such merit as it does from the Napa Valley. At this point the two are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other.
Napa’s closest neighbor, Sonoma County, does an impressive job keeping up with Napa’s fame and glory. Alexander Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Moon Mountain and Knights Valley contribute to the lot of some of California’s top-rated Cabernet Sauvignon.
Lake County in California’s North Coast has become a focus for some of Napa’s more respected growers. From the Central Coast come iconic examples of classic California Cabernet; Lodi and the Sierra Foothills are great budget-friendly sources of amicable Cabernets.