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| Name: Shannon Ridge Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Country: United States Region: Lake County, CA Vintage: 2019 Price: $15 |
Wine Review: Strong tannins, vanilla dessert, and sweet cranberry and pepper. Good on the nose. Dark, rich color, smooth on the pallet, and medium acid. Taste some blackberry, some peppery spice, woody, oak finish. Wine review on Vivino written by an unknown writer.
Wine Folly: The textbook states that Cabernet Sauvignon is the most popular grape variety and consists of a wine that is high in tannins and rich in flavor. It also states since this wine is from CA, this region normally gives this grape the characteristics of blackberry, mint, tobacco, or pencil lead (pg 159).
My Review: The first smell test gives me extremely earthy aromas. Like in the textbook, I get strong hints of tobacco and almost like dirt, similar I guess. I can also get this lighter chocolate almost smell buried under all of the earth smells. I think I can also get a little bit of the pepper that the wine review was talking about. The first taste test really gives me that full-body feel, it almost feels like velvet as it hits the inside of my mouth and tongue. I get more of the chocolate element in the taste as well. The tannins in this wine are mild and leave my mouth with only a slightly dry feeling to it. I did not pair this wine with any food but if I were to I would eat it with a nice steak to really complement the rich flavors.
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