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Steven Kent 2000 Vincere Cabernet Sauvignon-Sangiovese (Livermore Valley)

Price: $40
Designation: Vincere
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon-Sangiovese, Italian Red
Appellation: Livermore Valley, Central Coast, California, US
Winery: Steven Kent
Production: 232 cases
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Category: Red
In Magazine: 5/1/2003

Expert Reviews

A delicious, complex and young wine, to judge from the tannins. Flavors of tobacco, sage and blackberries are very dry, and the acidity is fine, but then there are those stubborn tannins. Needs age, but should soften by 2006. If you must drink it before then, do it with big, rich, fatty foods. A 60-40 blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon. —S.H.

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