Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Interesting combination of ripe fruit and grilled meat follow through to a medium to full body, soft tannins and a fruity finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Some folks think of the Napa Valley as being a viticultural area where all wine wines are homogenized with similar attributes. This notion is fortunately not so. The 2014 Scenic Root Winegrowers Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon—an amalgamation from three AVAs: Oak Knoll, Rutherford, and Oakville- exemplifies the cooler sites from the southern to the mid-valley portions of the Napa Valley. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows slightly more red fruit notes as it combines those attributes with some blackcurrants and savory oak. Pair the wine's complexities with pan-seared lamb chops. (Tasted: April 24, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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.