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2008 Viader Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Dare Napa Valley
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About Viader Vineyards & Winery

Since she released her first vintage in 1989, Delia Viader's flagship Proprietary blend has been an elegant, juicy, harmonious midweight whose sizable Cabernet Franc component contributes blackberry and licorice elements and a pronounced violet character to the core of Cabernet Sauvignon. According to Viader, her success comes from the terroir—a sunny spot at the foot of Howell Mountain—but we know it helps to have a bright mind calling the shots too.

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2008 Viader Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Dare Napa Valley

Producer: Viader Vineyards & Winery
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2011

Good bright medium red.  Lovely rose petal lift to the aromas of redcurrant, raspberry and tobacco.  Suave, smooth and aromatic in the mouth, with flavors of redcurrant, rose and licorice.  Here the broad, dusty tannins are sweeter than those of the tempranillo, giving the wine's fruit a chance to linger.  All of the 2008 and 2009 Dare wines except for the '09 cabernet sauvignon are from estate fruit, according to winemaker Alan Viader.

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon built its reputation on Bordeaux's Left Bank. Here, in the district of Medoc, the varietal is the key component of blended wines that also may include some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and even Malbec and Petit Verdot. Moving slightly south, Cabernet Sauvignon meets Merlot in roughly equal proportions in the red wines of Graves. In both of these Bordeaux regions, the top bottles...
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