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2008 Kapcsándy "Grand Vin - State Lane Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2008 Kapcsándy "Grand Vin - State Lane Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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96VN
94JS

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Review Date: 11/2013
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Another perfect wine (identical to the 2007) is the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard. Composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (430 cases produced), this is an exquisite wine of great precision and profound concentration and complexity. It possesses an inky/purple color in addition to an ethereal nose of cassis, chocolate, burning embers, espresso and forest floor. Sweet tannins, a multidimensional mouthfeel, full-bodied power and good structure as well as freshness make for a prodigious example of wine that will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring, but will keep for 25-30 years. This is an awesome effort, particularly after what the Kapcsandy family achieved in 2007.(RP)

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96

Vinous

Review Date: 06/2019
Bright medium ruby. Alluring aromas of dark berries, licorice, lavender and violet. Wonderfully dense, spicy wine with an exhilarating sugar/acid balance giving definition to its dark berry, mineral and floral flavors. Offers outstanding thickness and depth of texture without any undue weight. Really echoes and rises on the long back end, with the noble tannins thoroughly integrated with the wine's fruit. This makes the Roberta's seem a bit ungiving, but I suspect that that wine will yet gain in pliancy. One of the handful of superstars of its vintage, from fruit picked between October 14 and 17... (ST)

94

James Suckling

Review Date: 06/2011
Notes of blueberry and cassis on the nose and palate. This is chewy and rich with a full body that gives hints of minerals, mint, and spices.

Product Details

Origin: Napa Valley, California, United States

Type/Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

Alcohol Content: 14.5%

SKU: #1077982

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