2013 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard
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Smoky, dark, brooding, and earthy. This is a Cabernet all about intensity and power. It doesn’t quite have the concentration to deliver the full knock-you-down power that it feels like it is going for, but there is still plenty of amplitude on the front of the palate. This is for people who want a full-throttle, engine-revving Cabernet. (ECB)
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An absolutely outrageous wine and probably one of the great all-time Cabernet Sauvignons from Sonoma is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard Sonoma Valley. This is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the relatively recent Moon Mountain AVA, that aged for 27 months in 67% new French and 14 % new American oak. This is a wine of thrilling levels of intensity, with an incredible fragrance of spring flowers, blue fruits, black fruits, especially crème de cassis and blackberry, loamy soil undertones, and a touch of licorice and smoke. The wine is full-bodied, with magnificent fruit intensity and purity, loads of glycerin (15.5% alcohol) and a finish of a good 40+ seconds. This is a great bottle of wine that can still be purchased for less than $100.00, which is increasingly rare in Northern California. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2040.