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2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinq Cépages, Sonoma County
88 pts (RP) The medium to full-bodied, dark ruby/purple-tinged 2005 Cinq Cepages
Proprietary Red Wine (83% Cabernet Sauvignon) reveals a certain
austerity along with complex notes of roasted herbs, sweet red and
black currants, and a dusty, loamy character. It will benefit from
another year or so of bottle age, and should keep for 10 years. Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
winery notes:
Cinq Cépages ("Five Varieties") is a Bordeaux-style blend consisting
of Cabernet Sauvignon (83%), Merlot (11%), Cabernet Franc (3%), Malbec
(2%), and Petit Verdot (1%). Each component is aged separately for two
years in small French oak barrels (57% new) before blending. Once the
wine is assembled, it spends six months in the bottle before release.
This classic Cinq Cépages
opens with generous aromas of boysenberry, black cherry and violet.
Deep, dense and highly extracted, this wine offers layers of black
raspberry, mocha and hints of blueberry. The palate offers a graceful
balance between fruit extract and fine-grained tannins. This wine has
beautiful oak integration and a lushness throughout that leads to a
lingering finish.
This is a California Wine.
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2005 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cepages
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