Steven Kent
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Steven Kent 2007 Ghielmetti Vineyard Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $100
There’s a beautiful wine in here, but it’s buried under tannins. Also, the fruit is all primary blackberry, blueberry, raspberry and cherry jam, while the oak stands to the side, insistent in vanilla and toast. Nothing has merged, everything is separated. Yet this is a great wine, easily the greatest Cabernet to emerge from Livermore Valley in memory. Beautiful now…
— S.H.
(9/1/2010)
Steven Kent 1999 Folkendt Vineyard - Merrillie Chardonnay (Livermore Valley)
- $36
From a newish winery, this stunning Chard opens with lush, opulent aromas of tropical fruits and peach, lime peel, smoke, butterscotch, mineral and smoky oak. Fabulous depth and complexity in the mouth, with an almost unnatural limpidity and velvety softness.
— S.H.
(12/15/2001)
Steven Kent 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $45
Steven Kent Mirassou is practically single-handedly reviving Livemore Valley’s historic reputation for Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine shows a wonderfully lush structure and impeccable tannins, framing slightly herbal, dusty flavors of blackberries, blueberries, cherries and cedar. Really fine, and a superb accompaniment for rich meats and cheeses.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Steven Kent 2007 Ghielmetti Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $60
Give this Cabernet some time in the cellar. Right now, it’s a little tough in acids and tannins, although the blackberry, cherry, black currant and smoky oak flavors are rich and fine and enjoyable now. But it should soften and be even more approachable after 2013.
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
Steven Kent 2007 Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
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- $45
This is a beautiful, intricate and appealing Cabernet to drink with upscale fare, like a very fine steak. It’s bone dry, but very rich and sweet in blackberry, cherry and currant fruit, and there’s a nice cut of acidity for balance. Steven Kent is producing today’s greatest Livermore Cabernets, wines that hearken back to the valley’s roots as one of California’s…
— S.H.
(12/31/2010)
Steven Kent 2009 Smith Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- $65
This refined, gorgeous and integrated Cabernet features ripe raspberry and cassis flavors, with a subtle swirl of cinnamon and a wall of supple tannins. This wine will age another 5–7 years. Pair it with a steak.
— V.B.
(2/1/2013)
Steven Kent 2008 Ghielmetti Vineyard Clone Thirty Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- Online Exclusive
- $100
A very herbal, red-fruit-infused Cabernet, from, as the name says, just one clone: Clone 30. This blockbuster California Cab has leather, tobacco and dusty dark-chocolate-layered tannins, that still somehow taste softened and are accompanied by a note of black licorice. Cellar it for 10–12 years and the fruit should get along even better with the tannins.
— V.B.
(7/1/2012)
Steven Kent 2008 Smith Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon (Livermore Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $60
A brooding bottle of tobacco and dark chocolate with ever-present tannins that go down easy and stay awhile. This single-vineyard designate from Livermore will impress Napa Valley Cab fans and encourage them to get to know this producer. Smith Ranch has body for miles, bolstered by flavors and aromas of blackberry, black plum and fig. This wine will develop further…
— V.B.
(7/1/2012)
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