Juslyn Vineyards
2008 Spring Mountain District Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon •Estate Vineyard
California: Napa Valley: Spring Mountain District
Mission Briefing
Codename:True Elevation
Wow, wow, wow! Today’s Juslyn Vineyard Company 2008 Spring Mountain District Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a truly stunning wine that is a near-perfect high-elevation Cabernet.
The depth of the fruit notes on today’s wine immediately grabbed our attention. As opposed to fresh or reduced fruit notes, today’s wine has a deliciously unique hint of pan fried plum and blackberry - slightly roasted with just a touch of darker, sweeter caramelization.
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Tasting Profile
| Look: | Deep, foreboding crimson, with shoots of deep purple through and through. |
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| Smell: | Deliciously bold and richly layered, with rich high-elevation fruit notes of dark black cherry and Santa Rosa plum joining lavender, gravelly minerals, sweet tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, and fresh rosemary. |
| Taste: | Simply put, stunning. A very serious, and seriously delicious, tasting profile, with pan fried sweet plum and blackberry mingling with sweet tobacco leaf, sandalwood, lightly roasted coffee bean, and cocoa powder. |
| Finish: | Best decanted, today’s wine is a true high-elevation stunner. The silken finish is highlighted by fantastic structure and a lingering note of minerals. |
| Pairing: | Porcini and rosemary encrusted beef tenderloin, served with port wine sauce. |
What the Winery Says
- Winemaker
- Craig MacLean
- Accolades
- 96 Points - Robert Parker, 91 Points - Antonio Galloni
- Appellation
- Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley
- Fruit Variety
- 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot
- Cooperage
- Aged 3 years in 75% new French oak, 18 months in bottle before release
- ABV
- 15.3%