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Wallis Family Estate

Wallis Family Estate
2022 Diamond Terrace Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.6%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$125

Wallis Family Estate
2022 Diamond Terrace Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.6%
Medium dusty garnet color. Aromas of blackberry and boysenberry, chocolate covered marshmallow, Frango mints, and cigar box with a full body and a long blackberry, vanilla, black cherry, and mint chocolate finish. Beautiful ripe fruit with decadent oak and a hint of minty and herbal freshness; big and bold for a special night now, but very curious to try this after some years in cellar.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: blackberry and boysenberry, chocolate covered marshmallow, Frango mints, and cigar box
Taste Flavor: blackberry, vanilla, black cherry, and mint chocolate
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Beautiful ripe fruit with decadent oak and a hint of minty and herbal freshness; big and bold for a special night now, but very curious to try this after some years in cellar.

The Producer

Wallis Family Estate

The Producer
1670 Diamond Mountain Road
Calistoga, CA 94515
USA
1 877-463-8008

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.