90POINTS
16½/20
Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Napa Valley, California, United StatesAnother pleasant surprise from Sterling. Chocolate, coffee/prune, and pepper along with big cassis, some tobacco and saddle leather mark the nose. It has a rich, sumptuous, round palate with smooth, fine tannin. It is very suave. Peppery, spicy, clove vanilla, chocolate cassis flavours with an olive, orange rind, tobacco and coffee finish. Fine balance. It is drinkable now but could use a year or two to fully round out. Good value for California and similar in styling (rich and suave) as the merlot.Tasted: 07 January 2004Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $34.95 | 750ml | |
ON | $29.95 | 750ml | specialty listing |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 314575UPC: 5000299235003