Araujo Estate Altagracia Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
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Category | Red Wine |
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Region | California, Napa Valley |
Brand | Araujo Estate |
Alcohol/vol | 14.8% |
- js95
James SucklingGlorious aromas, like walking into a flower shop, from roses to lilacs. Lots of dark fruit too. Then goes to slate and dark mushroom. Full body, super refined tannins and refresh and ultra-clean finish. A thoroughly balanced and refined wine.
- wa93
Wine AdvocateAs for the 2013 Proprietary Red Altagracia, the blend is slightly different, at 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec. One of the finest Altagracias I've tasted to date, the color is saturated ruby/purple, much darker than the 2012 and the wine slightly less fragrant and more coiled tight. Yet, it is also more concentrated and promising. The wine is a heck of a second wine, but does require some patience. For now, deep, rich blackcurrant and blackberry fruit with floral notes (white flowers?), medium to full body and sweet tannin are all present in this relatively larger-scaled Altagracia than we've seen in the past (14.8% alcohol). The finish is long, still youthful and certainly approachable, but this wine will be better with 2-4 years bottle age and should keep for at least two decades.
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Wine SpectatorCharmingly supple and complex, with layers of earth- and mineral-laced currant and wild berry flavors. Impressive for the tender tannins, finishing clean and pure, if short. Drink now. 2,400 cases made.
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VinousDark cherries, plums, graphite, licorice, black cherries, smoke and incense emerge from the 2013 Altagracia. The 2013 is quite a bit darker and riper than the 2012, but also firmer in its tannins and overall sense of structure. Here, too, quality is good, but not great.