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River Road Family Vineyards

River Road Family Vineyards
2022 Un-Oaked, Cabernet Sauvignon, California

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$14
Best Buy

River Road Family Vineyards
2022 Un-Oaked, Cabernet Sauvignon, California

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Burnt sienna color. Aromas and flavors of red currants, black cherry, and fresh green garden herbs with a round, lively, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, amusing, medium-length finish with suggestions of red and black cassis, garden herbs, ripe red cherry lightly dusted with cinnamon, and blackberry juice with medium, coating, dusty tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Incredibly vibrant and fruit forward, making this a great daily drinker.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: red currants, black cherry, and fresh green garden herbs
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of red and black cassis, garden herbs, ripe red cherry lightly dusted with cinnamon, and blackberry juice
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Incredibly vibrant and fruit forward, making this a great daily drinker.

The Producer

River Road Family Vineyards and Winery

The Producer
5220 Ross Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
USA
1 707-887-8130

Their Portfolio

87 River Road 2021 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
85 River Road 2021 Sur Lie Aged Reserve Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $17.00.
90 River Road 2019 Reserve, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 14.3% (USA) $19.00.
92 River Road 2021 Reserve, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 13.7% (USA) $17.00.
89 River Road 2018 Mills Cuvee, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 14.2% (USA) $29.00.
88 River Road 2021 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 14.3% (USA) $19.00.
86 River Road 2020 Double Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
89 River Road 2021 Chardonnay, Sonoma County 13.5% (USA) $17.00.
88 River Road 2020 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $17.00.
87 River Road 2020 Double Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
92 River Road 2021 Chardonnay, Sonoma County 14.1% (USA) $17.00.
92 River Road 2021 Sur Lie Aged Reserve Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $16.00.
86 River Road 2021 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
87 River Road 2020 Pinot Noir, California 13.5% (USA) $17.00.
87 River Road 2022 Reserve Sur Lie Aged Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $17.00.
88 River Road 2021 Double Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
86 River Road 2022 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
BR River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Reserve Sur Lie Aged Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $17.00. - Bronze Medal
85 River Road Family Vineyards 2021 Double Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
85 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
BR River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Reserve Sur Lie Aged Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $17.00. - Bronze Medal
85 River Road Family Vineyards 2021 Double Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
87 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
90 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Chardonnay, Sonoma County 13.5% (USA) $17.00.
88 River Road Family Vineyards 2021 Pinot Noir, California 14% (USA) $19.00.
90 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Un-Oaked, Cabernet Sauvignon, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
90 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Reserve, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 13.7% (USA) $24.00.
87 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 12.5% (USA) $14.00.
BR River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Reserve Sur Lie Aged Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $16.00. - Bronze Medal
91 River Road Family Vineyards 2022 Stephanie’s Vineyard Estate, Pinot Noir, Green Valley, Sonoma County 14.1% (USA) $29.00.
86 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Reserve Sur Lie Aged Un-Oaked, Chardonnay, California 14.1% (USA) $16.00.
87 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Reserve, Chardonnay, Carneros 14.5% (USA) $29.00.
BR River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Stephanie’s Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Green Valley, Sonoma County 14.1% (USA) $29.00. - Bronze Medal
86 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Mills Vineyard, Chardonnay, Green Valley, Sonoma County 13.5% (USA) $29.00.
88 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Reserve, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley 13.5% (USA) $19.00.
88 River Road Family Vineyards 2023 Chardonnay, Sonoma County 13.5% (USA) $18.00.
92 River Road Family Vineyards 2024 Nouveau Red Blend, Russian River Valley 12.5% (USA) $16.00.

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.