2007 Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
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The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet color with a hint of purple and is just a little closed, opening slowly to reveal notions of fresh blackcurrants, wild blueberries and mulberries with touches of plum preserves, dried Mediterranean herbs, violets and cedar chest plus a waft of tobacco. The medium to full-bodied palate is still very youthful, possessing a great core of vibrant black fruit and a fine-grained texture, finishing long and refreshing.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(14.5% alcohol): Medium ruby. Deep aromas of blackberry, cassis, violet, cocoa powder and wild herbs. Seamless and rather high-pitched, and more savory than sweet, with its purple fruit and violet flavors kept firm today by serious but nicely integrated acidity. This is still quite primary and backward, and its strong, juicy fruit needs a few more years to unwind. The tannins are fine-grained and suave. The quality of the site shines through.
(includes 3% merlot and 1% cabernet franc) Good full ruby. Pungent aromas of raspberry, currant, graphite, dried herbs, violet and loam, along with a whiff of dark tobacco; smells like a Graves. Less giving on the palate than the nose suggests, with a firm edge of acidity keeping the flavors under wraps today. Finishes with youthfully strict tannins. Winemaker Smith notes that he has not added either water or acid to any of the Larkmead reds since the 2004 vintage.
Good bright ruby-red. Black cherry, violet, menthol, coffee and mocha on the nose. Quite thick on the palate, even a bit youthfully monolithic, but with no shortage of energy. I find this clenched today and in need of further elevage Finishes broad, classically dry and rather tannic. Hard to get a handle on today.