Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
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Rasa Vineyards 2008 Creative Impulse DuBrul Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Yakima Valley)
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- $95
A fine expression of the special strengths of the DuBrul vineyard. The fruit is pure and juicy, a riot of blueberry, blackberry and cassis. There is a focused thread of fresh herb and as the nose expands the baking spices kick in beautifully. A wine to study and explore; it can continue to evolve for hours, if not days.
— P.G.
(9/1/2011)
Cayuse 2009 Camaspelo Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Walla Walla Valley (OR))
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- $75
The Camaspelo blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, and it shows a riot of juicy cranberry, raspberry, blueberry and black cherry flavors in a rambunctious display of power. Full, round and balanced, it offers hints of cedar, earth and coffee that extend onto the lush, complex, age-worthy finish.
— P.G.
(3/1/2013)
Petra 1998 Riserva Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Toscana)
- $50
Hailing from the town of Suvereto in the southern Maremma, this sophomore Cabernet-Merlot blend from the same owner as Bellavista and Contadi Castaldi in Franciacorta is flat-out awesome. One whiff of the bouquet says it all: earth, currant, blackberry and coffee. The palate is equally sensational—a magic carpet ride of plum fruit, pure oak and solid but forgiving…
— M.S.
(8/1/2002)
Cayuse 2008 Camaspelo Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
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- $70
Good concentration, with tight-knit purple and black fruit flavors, a streak of espresso, and the characteristic herb and mineral flavors of the vintage. Very fresh, clean, muscular and still compact, with concentrated blackberry fruit that pops up and broadens out in the finish.
— P.G.
(11/1/2011)
Peju 2006 Fifty/Fifty Estate Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Napa Valley)
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- $85
Much more tannic than Peju’s other ’06s, it’s deeply flavored in blackberries, blueberries, currants, dark chocolate, spices and sweet, smoky oak. Beautiful and dramatic. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot. Drinkable now, with decanting, and should develop over the next 4–6 years.
— S.H.
(12/1/2009)
Castello Banfi 1995 Excelsus Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Toscana)
- $50
A fabulous Cabernet-Merlot vino da tavola from Banfi’s Montalcino vineyards. It takes about an hour to open up, but once it does, wow, it’s all there. Deep, cool, and delicious at the core, this really shows a new-world friendliness; it’s extremely easy to drink, with its sweet blackberry and plummy character. Hedonistic stuff, and more or less ready now.
— M.S.
(3/1/2000)
Verité 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Sonoma-Napa)
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- $150
Lush and delicious, this richly fruited wine roars from glass with a serious, yet still sexy plum, chocolate, spice and cedar nose. Plush tannins and an even mouthfeel full cherry, plum and cocoa flavors, and this impressive first release finishes long and dry. Appealing now, but has tannins to lose, should be even better in two years and hold until 2008.
— W.E.
(12/1/2001)
Ridge 2001 Home Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot (Santa Cruz Mountains)
- Cellar Selection
- $60
Almost evenly divided between Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this is a big mountain wine, filled with the flavors of ripe blackberries, blueberries and oak. It’s young in tannins and acids. It possesses an extraordinary sense of balance and intensity, but is probably best left to age until 2008.
— S.H.
(2/1/2005)
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