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Kendall-Jackson Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserve 2016
Sonoma County, California, United StatesGrand Reserve is a winemaker’s blend put together by winemakers Randy Ullom and Kristy Melton, using mountain, ridge, hillside and benchland grapes coming off multiple cool coastal appellations. Despite the reach of KJ, most of the wine, 70 percent, originates from the same vineyard blocks, ensuring consistency and complexity with each vintage. We know how much 2016 brings to the table, and in the Grand Reserve KJ nails the purity of this intense cabernet sauvignon. Blackberry, blueberry, red and black currants are all on display, with less oak, mocha, and chocolate, and more refinement. The latest blend is an 80/12/3/3/2/ mix of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, cabernet franc, and petit verdot that spends 21 months ageing in 72 percent French oak (26 percent new), with 26 percent American oak. One of the best yet.Tasted: 17 January 2020Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $49.99 | 750ml | estimated retail price |
| AB | $35.00 | 750ml | fine wine shops |
| ON | $36.00 | 750ml | LCBO |
| QC | $33.00 | 750ml | |
| MB | $53.00 | 750ml | Banville & Jones Wine Co. |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 433763UPC: 081584013211
