Slices Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
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Dark fruit, blackberry jam and rich cocoa tantalize the nose, leading to a structured wine that deftly balances robust flavors of plum, blueberry, black currant, and vanilla with the wine’s refined tannins.
Pair with anything from burgers to prime rib. Slices pairs perfectly with any hearty meat.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 Slices Cabernet Sauvignon offers generous fruit and layers on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine brings candied black fruit and a hint of oak to the fore in its aromas and flavors. Enjoy it with oven-baked short ribs. (Tasted: August 14, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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This fruity, savory and well-balanced wine offers the classic varietal flavors of black cherry and black olive lifted by moderate tannins. Good ripeness, subtle oak spices and a rich mouthfeel make a good combination.
Covering the most vine acreage in the state compared to any other red wine variety, Cabernet Sauvignon produces as much wine in California as Merlot and Pinot Noir combined. The state’s diverse terrain and microclimates, as well as the freedom of its winemakers, allow for an incredible range of wine styles from this single grape.
California’s most famous region—and especially for Cabernet Sauvignon—is the acclaimed Napa Valley. While Cabernet is successful throughout the world, rarely has it achieved such merit as it does from the Napa Valley. At this point the two are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other.
Napa’s closest neighbor, Sonoma County, does an impressive job keeping up with Napa’s fame and glory. Alexander Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Moon Mountain and Knights Valley contribute to the lot of some of California’s top-rated Cabernet Sauvignon.
Lake County in California’s North Coast has become a focus for some of Napa’s more respected growers. From the Central Coast come iconic examples of classic California Cabernet; Lodi and the Sierra Foothills are great budget-friendly sources of amicable Cabernets.