| 2004 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard | 750 ML | $270.00 | 94 Points! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate # 174 Dec 2007 Reviewer: Robert Parker | The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan (1,000 cases) is beautifully broad, savory, and full-bodied, and even though it is all Cabernet Sauvignon, it always comes across like an exotic Merlot from Pomerol, especially the famed Le Pin. Seductive and sensual, with notes of cedar, sweet kirsch, graphite, and spice, the wine is full-bodied, layered, gorgeously plump, and thrilling to drink now and over the next 10-15 years. It is French in style, but with the exuberance and gorgeous fruit purity of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink 2007-2022 Hundred Acre Winemaker: Philippe Melka | http://www.hundredacre.com/ | |
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/Jun 07 94 Points
($250; Red-ruby. Superripe cherry and cassis complicated by crystallized flowers, licorice, coconut, patchouli oil, cinnamon and earth. A huge wine with outstanding depth of flavor; downright creamy in the mid-palate but with fruit of steel and near-exotic sweetness. The wine's minerality and sound acids contribute to an impression of power. Finishes with explosive, liqueur-like persistence. Due to the hot harvest conditions, Woodbridge and winemaker Philippe Melka used a radical "cryogenic maceration," first chilling the grapes to 31oF under argon gas for a few days, then bringing them down to minus-40oF for a month before allowing a fast but cool fermentation to start-all this in an attempt to preserve aromatic character in a year with stressed fruit. 94 points |
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