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Midsummer Cellars 2005 Cañon Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $48
This is so delicious and classic, it’s totally enjoyable now, but it has the structural balance to age for quite a while. It impresses for the complex blackberry, currant and cedar flavors and for the quality of the tannins, which are dramatically rich and ripe. Best now and for at least 10 years.
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
Midsummer Cellars 2009 Clark-Claudon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $44
This is a vigorous young Cabernet, fresh and jammy in blackberry, cassis and new oak notes. The tannins are thick, smooth and flashy, and should protect the wine as it glides on its aging journey. Best after 2015.
— S.H.
(6/1/2012)
Midsummer Cellars 2003 Mann Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $35
You’ll want to cellar this young Cab because presently it’s too tannic and closed in for pleasure. Yet it has the stuffing to age. There’s a big core of black currant fruit, and the wine’s balance should allow it to effortlessly come together by 2010.
— S.H.
(4/1/2006)
Midsummer Cellars 2006 Fowler Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Knights Valley)
- $30
Firm mountain tannins mark this dry, concentrated young Cab. It shows opulent flavors of cassis and cedar, with spice and herb notes of sage, anise and pepper. Drink now through 2012.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Midsummer Cellars 2003 Cañon Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $45
Here’s a lovely, dry Napa Cab, less flashy and more tannic than some others, but perhaps more balanced and ageworthy. It has equal shares of blackberry and cherry fruit, with earthy, tobacco and coffee notes. New, sweet oak imparts extra richness. Should improve for the next six years or so.
— S.H.
(4/1/2006)
Midsummer Cellars 2009 Cañon Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $44
Here’s a lush, fruity Cabernet, brimming with blackberry, black currant and flashy oak flavors. It straddles that line between a tannic young wine you can drink now after decanting, and one to age. Probably best opened by 2015.
— S.H.
(6/1/2012)
Midsummer Cellars 2006 Tomasson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (St. Helena)
- $48
Very dry and tannic in youth, this single-vineyard Zin is somewhat astringent. If you drink it now, decant. Better yet, cellar until after 2009, when it will begin to soften, and the black currant, mocha and spice flavors will be more accessible.
— S.H.
(6/1/2009)
Midsummer Cellars 2009 Tomasson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (St. Helena)
- $44
Ripe and juicy in freshly crushed blackberries and spicy plums, this Cabernet is wrapped into firm tannins, and brightened with a crisp burst of acidity. It’s a bit ungainly now, and its future is unclear. Try aging for a couple of years and try again.
— S.H.
(6/1/2012)
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