2004 Cardinale Estate Red

Quantity Available1 in stock
Vintage2004
VarietalBordeaux Blend, Proprietary Blend
Bottle Size750ml
StyleRed
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
Bottle ConditionNormal

$200.00

1 in stock

Description

Cardinale Estate Red, Napa Valley, USA 2004

AG
91+
ANTONIO GALLONI
Bright ruby-red. Complex, brooding nose offers black plum, black raspberry, cedar, licorice, tobacco and slatey minerality; reminded me of a Medoc wine. Then sweet, dense and stylish, with nicely integrated acidity giving lift to the concentrated dark fruit and mineral flavors. Serious, seamless wine, finishing with building tannins and excellent length. The addition of some cabernet from To Kalon Vineyard helps to fill out the middle palate of this wine.
WA
96
WINE ADVOCATE
Winemaker Chris Carpenter has turned out a brilliant wine that’s a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, from the To-Kalon, Taylor, Veeder Peak and Keyes vineyards, so this is definitely a cross-Napa Valley offering. This wine has an opaque purple color, a big sweet kiss of licorice, incense, lead pencil shavings and a boatload of creme de cassis and blueberry liqueur. Tannins are present, but ripe, and the wine is voluptuously textured and full-bodied, with stunning purity and stature on the palate. This is one serious, yet approachable, proprietary red that can be drunk now, or cellared for another 10-15+ years.
Taste Profile
Red Fruit
Black Fruit
Dried Fruit
Spice
Earth
Oak
Mushroom
Fruit
Body
Sweetness
Acidity
Alcohol
Color
Deep Violet
Best Pairing
Asian
Beef
Pork

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