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Nickel & Nickel Rock Cairn Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Nickel and Nickel Winery is all about single varietal, single vineyard wines and the 2012 Rock Cairn Vineyard is a beautiful Cabernet from the folks at Far Niente. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Planted in 1984, Rock Cairn Vineyard lies near the southern edge of the Oakville appellation, east of Highway 29 and north of the town of Yountville. The 30-acre vineyard is named for the "cairns," or piles of rocks, that were formed long ago when Indians traversed the hills and would place a rock on the pile as an offering for safe passage. The site is comprised of deep, gravelly loam with a western exposure, and the vines produce very concentrated fruit late in the season. Nickel & Nickel selects grapes from nine acres of the vineyard.
Ratings on Delectable
Tobin Trevarthen 
Amazing nose. Dark ruby red. Red licorice meets dense dark chocolate and bing cherry. Cedar box and tobacco spills in with time. Lovely mid-palette finish.
Amazing nose. Dark ruby red. Red licorice meets dense dark chocolate and bing cherry. Cedar box and tobacco spills in with time. Lovely mid-palette finish.
9.3Charles Rivas
Dark blue fruits with great acidity. Drinking wonderfully right now.
Dark blue fruits with great acidity. Drinking wonderfully right now.
9.4
Kevin Ortzman
Blueberry, black cherry and licorice
Blueberry, black cherry and licorice
9.1Kevin Ortzman
Blueberry vanilla
Blueberry vanilla
9.3Kevin Ortzman
Black fruit with a toasted mocha
Black fruit with a toasted mocha
9.4
David Gola
Outstanding.....fruit, graphite, beautiful finish.
Outstanding.....fruit, graphite, beautiful finish.
9.4
DE
Amazing wine..full bodied and could be a 99 in the near future
Amazing wine..full bodied and could be a 99 in the near future
9.6Tyler Morrison
Amazing rabid structure, well balanced and strong red fruit. One of my favorite bottles of wine !
Amazing rabid structure, well balanced and strong red fruit. One of my favorite bottles of wine !
9.5Jennifer Ann Salyer
Celebrating Bruce & Nina's Wedding weekend here in Denver.
Celebrating Bruce & Nina's Wedding weekend here in Denver.
9.6Jeremy Geller
Always enjoy Nickel and Nickel, but this one was really good.
Always enjoy Nickel and Nickel, but this one was really good.
9.1
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