Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
-
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Perseid from Meteor Vineyard comes from a site in Coombsville, in the southern part of the Valley. Its deep purple color is followed by a terrific array of blueberries, spring flowers, violets, and bay leaf. Full-bodied, incredibly elegant, and graceful on the palate, it carries plenty of depth and richness, yet never seems heavy or cumbersome. It’s a classic, charming, perfectly balanced 2014 to enjoy over the coming 15-20 years.
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Perseid has a saturated blue/black color and beautiful blueberry and blackberry fruit with some licorice, incense and camphor. It is full-bodied, elegant but pure, and dense, with a hint of minerality, but offers loads of fruit, body and extract. This wine is still youthful, and for a 2014, reasonably backward for the vintage. Give it another several years of bottle age and drink it over the following 20 years. (93+)
-
James Suckling
A dense red with blackcurrant, stone and mineral undertones. Medium to full body, a solid center palate and a lightly chewy tannin texture. Soft and fruity. Drink or hold.
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.