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2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Wine Details
Producer

Jones

Place of Origin

United States

Calistoga

Napa Valley

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintages
2018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820071999199819971996
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2017 - 2024

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These four wines from Jones show the natural heat and intensity of this Calistoga site. In both vintages, I have a slight preference for the Sisters over the Estate, especially in warm vintages such as 2014 and 2015, where the Estate can feel a bit blowsy. Those characteristics are also accentuated by cooperage choices. The Sisters gets a less intrusive barrels, while the Estate is aged in barrels that tend to add sweetness and opulence, Taransaud and Darnajou in particular. My impression is that these wines could be more distinctive with a bit less opulence, as the overt ripeness tends to mask site character.

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Thomas Brown makes the wines at Jones Family Vineyards, a site in Calistoga that tends to produce, forward, succulent Cabernets readers can enjoy with minimal cellaring.