TN: 2014 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon (USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena)

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  • 2014 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena (3/25/2022)
    I am really not sure how to fully capture how seamless and delicious this wine is at such an early age. It’s clearly a product of “Sunny St. Helena” and also has a calibrated balance of fruit and structure. Dark plums are merged with warm herbs, as the wine expresses its California fruit married to old world sensibilities. The oak plays a minor supporting role, leaving that benchland fruit to take center stage. Another three to five years will further tame the tannins, but there is no sin in opening a bottle now. Just give it some air (two hours here), and it will sing in the sunshine.

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I have always like Corison wines. Started with the ‘94 Cabernet. Our golf club has them in the restaurant and we have them there occasionally. Never disappointed.

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That’s a good Golf Club!

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Nice tasting note! The newest Bedrock Wine Conversation is an interview with Cathy Corison. Fascinating history of the Kronos and Sunbasket vineyards.

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Yep. Cathy has done a number of extensive interviews. She’s generous with her time and her knowledge.

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I might be mistaken but I think Hardy worked with her many moons ago.

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He worked in their tasting room from what I know. Cathy mentioned it on the Bedrock podcast.

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That was a fantastic interview with her in the Bedrock podcast. I’ve had a couple of Long Meadow Ranch Cabs ('95 and '99) in the last few years – I believe she was winemaker there from 1993 - 2003 – and they were showing beautifully. 12.8% and 13.3% abv, respectively on those, BTW.

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Yes he did, for a hot minute. It was great to have his energy in the house.

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