Reviews & Ratings

2009 Steven Kent Cabernet Sauvignon "Livermore Valley"

Winery: Steven Kent

Vintage: 2009

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Livermore Valley"

Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon & 13% Merlot, Cabernet Franc, & Petit Verdot

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Livermore Valley

State or country: CA

Price: $48

Cases produced: 1,118

KWG Score: 88.6 (based on 3 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (91)

Review date: January 11, 2013

Wine Review: This opaque and midnight blue colored Cabernet opens with Maine wild blueberry pie and gentle cedar bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, smooth and well balanced. The flavor profile is a concentrated blueberry jam with notes of mild cedar plank that is nicely integrated, a touch of black pepper, gentle black plum, and black licorice. The finish is its dry and its moderate tannins drift away nicely. This lush Cabernet reminds me of a dense Malbec. I loved its extracted fruit flavors and would enjoy it with slow cooked beef brisket. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: In this offering, one finds a wine with classic aromatics and flavors of cassis, cedar, bittersweet chocolate, graphite, and black cherry. In the mouth, the wine enters with dense fruit, shows a viscous, tannic mid-palate, and finishes with a balance of tannin and acid that creates both nice length and age-worthiness.

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