Hunnicutt Cabernet

WINE TALK
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So, I have been eying and gauging this Cali Cab for a while now.
When I first looked at Hunnicutt a year ago it was 69.99 at Total Wine.
Now it’s 79.99
Imagine that!
LOL

But it’s a wine that is made by the son of a guy that has made some nice wines.
Kirk Venge.
His Dad made a wine that I liked.
Saddleback Cellars 2010 Cabernet.

Anyone have any experience with this Cab?
The reviews on Vivino were like 4.6 when I first looked a year ago and are around that now.
Let me know if you have had it.

Thanks

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Similar style to Kirk’s stuff at Venge vineyards. Higher alcohol, extracted.

The 2013 got 95 pts parker. It’s very rich, opulent. Soft.

2014 more tannin and structure.

2015 has more merlot in it (farella vineyard- it rocks)

I’m drinking the hunnicutt cuvee equite right now, which is a right bank blend. One of my favorite wines under 100 bucks. Think it retails for 85.

Hunnicutt’s 2014 george iii cab got 97 pts parker.

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So the standard Napa Valley Hunnicutt is pretty damn good then.
Does this one rank among great Cali Cab’s under $70
I can get it now for 68.

How would you say it rates with other cab’s in that price range?
Karl

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For opulent well-priced cabs I buy wines from kirk venge and mike smith. For that 50-70 price point, its hunnicutt napa and venge silencieux for kirk venge. For mike smith, i like myriad napa, quivet napa, and scarlett cab. I feel like both winemakers’ wines drink above their price points.

There are many great cabs above 100, but it’s hard when you go under 100.

Others I like as well are lewis mason’s and river’s marie napa.

But ya when I get to around 100, i can start to throw in bevan, realm, and other high end producers.

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Thanks Jason

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I should have clarified.
Nils Venge is the Dad and Kirk is the son.

http://blog.winespectrum.com/kirk-venge-the-son-tries-to-out-do-the-father

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No worries! Just know Nil’s stuff will be more classiC and restrained in style compared to Kirk’s wines. I appreciate classic style as well, but those recommendations are for the more extracted end of the spectrum.