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Lucas Vineyards

Lucas Vineyards
2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Finger Lakes

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$25

Lucas Vineyards
2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Finger Lakes

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13%
Dark garnet color. Aromas and flavors of milk chocolate and mocha, coffee grounds, and black pepper and cedar spice with a satiny, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, charming, medium-length finish displaying notes of blackberries and cherries grilled with green herbs, black currants and bell pepper, mesquite and cedar planks, and cranberry with well-integrated, crunchy, woody tannins and light oak flavor. Savory and true cooler Cabernet Sauvignon; pair with a steak and chimichurri sauce.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: milk chocolate and mocha, coffee grounds, and black pepper and cedar spice
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of blackberries and cherries grilled with green herbs, black currants and bell pepper, mesquite and cedar planks, and cranberry
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Savory and true cooler Cabernet Sauvignon; pair with a steak and chimichurri sauce.

The Producer

Lucas Vineyards

The Producer
3862 County Rd 150
Interlaken, NY 14847
USA
1 607-532-4825

Their Portfolio

88 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Estate Collection Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $15.00.
87 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Estate Collection Semi-Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $15.00.
BR Lucas Vineyards 2020 Estate Collection, Chardonnay, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $17.00. - Bronze Medal
88 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Estate Collection, Gewurztraminer, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $19.00.
89 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Franc, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $20.00.
86 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $25.00.
89 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection Red Blend, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $30.00.
BR Lucas Vineyards 2021 Estate Collection Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Lucas Vineyards 2021 Estate Collection Semi-Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
91 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Franc, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $22.00.
88 Lucas Vineyards 2021 Cabernet Franc, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $17.00.
91 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection Red Blend, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $30.00.
BR Lucas Vineyards NV Miss Chevious, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $13.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Lucas Vineyards NV Miss Behavin’, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $12.00.
BR Lucas Vineyards NV Blues White Blend, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $12.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Lucas Vineyards 2021 Cayuga, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $14.00.
88 Lucas Vineyards 2021 Vignoles, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $14.00.
88 Lucas Vineyards 2021 Reserve Estate Collection, Syrah, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $12.00.
92 Lucas Vineyards 2020 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $25.00.
93 Lucas Vineyards 2023 Dry Rosé Of, Cabernet Franc, Finger Lakes 12% (USA) $18.00.
87 Lucas Vineyards 2022 Estate Collection Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $16.00.
89 Lucas Vineyards 2022 Estate Collection Semi Dry, Riesling, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $16.00.
87 Lucas Vineyards 2021 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Sauvignon, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $25.00.
89 Lucas Vineyards 2022 Reserve Estate Collection, Cabernet Franc, Finger Lakes 13% (USA) $25.00.
88 Lucas Vineyards 2022 Vignoles, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $14.00.
88 Lucas Vineyards NV Miss Chevious, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $14.00.
86 Lucas Vineyards NV Butterfly, Cayuga White, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $13.00.
86 Lucas Vineyards 2022 Seyval Blanc, Finger Lakes 11% (USA) $14.00.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.