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Janzen 2007 Cloudy's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $100
A beautiful, classy Cab, marked by smoky new oak and very ripe blackberry and cassis flavors, with a streak of minerals. The vineyard is in the Vaca Mountains, in the valley’s far east. You can taste the sunshine in the wonderful fruitiness, and the tannins are extraordinarily refined, but they’re also aggressive. Fine now, with a long decant, but should develop…
— S.H.
(9/1/2010)
Janzen 2008 Missouri Hopper Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $100
A wine to cellar. With powerful tannins and near perfect balance, it’s extraordinarily ripe and rich in blackberries and currants, with hints of minerals and spices. Very dry, it feels vital from the first taste to the long finish. The vineyard is north of Yountville, which puts it in a cooler area. Should develop bottle complexity over the next decade.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Janzen 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $70
This comes from Bacio Divino, which has been crafting wines under that label for some years. The consulting winemaker was the veteran Nils Venge. The wine is dry, full-bodied and very ripe, showing classic Napa cassis flavors wrapped into superfine tannins. As good as it is, one wonders what sets it apart from all the rest.
— S.H.
(6/1/2008)
Janzen 2008 Cloudy's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $100
A shade off the great 2007, but still a very good Cabernet that’s capable of aging. It’s super sweet in blackberries, cherries and chocolate, but dry and balanced with herbs and minerals and firm tannins that provide a skeletal backbone. Will be interesting to watch over the next 6–8 years.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Janzen 2006 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $135
Very dense, very rich, and really too thick in primary fruit flavors to enjoy now. Almost like a blackberry, cassis and chocolate-filled pastry, with the oaky overlay playing the role of sweet, smoky crust, and the alcohol providing heat. Soft, too. Not particularly elegant now, but might age, if you want to roll the dice on this pricey 100% Cab.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Janzen 2008 Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $135
Lots of flamboyant blackberry, cherry, raspberry, blueberry and plum fruit flavors in this wine. Almost too much of a good thing. So ripe and opulent, its other qualities, including wonderful tannin structure, seem overshadowed. Difficult to predict where it’s going, but right now, it’s an orchard in a bottle.
— S.H.
(10/1/2011)
Janzen 2006 Cloudy's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $100
Ultra-rich, with chocolate-infused dark berry flavors, splashed with cassis and accented with smoky new oak. Although the wine, which is 100% Cabernet, is totally dry, it’s soft, which accentuates the alcohol, making it taste a bit hot and unbalanced.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Janzen 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $33
Tons of blackberry, black cherry and cassis fruit in this wine. Really impresses for sheer ripeness and varietal purity. Lots of sweet, smoky oak adds to the volume. For all the richness, it’s bone dry, with firm tannins. Not one for the cellar, so drink up now.
— S.H.
(3/1/2011)
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