Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Boris Mathiszik

Solid Napa cab. PAG summer tasting.

Daniel P. Drake

Saturday night and I have opened the 2014 Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. A Bordeaux blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Malbec and 2% Cabernet Franc. On the nose there is black cherry, black raspberry, black currant, licorice, sweet smokey oak, rose petals and earth. On the palate I am getting black cherry, blueberry, blackberry, black currant, licorice, charred sweet oak, rose petals and rich soil. I find this wine full bodied, rich, opulent and complex with medium + acidity, and medium + sandy tannins that leads you right into a long dark fruit finish and I mean the fruit continues all the way to the end. A very nice wine that makes the middle of the weekend all worth it. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and stay safe. Nostrovia!

Mark Eastom

Nose: Cedar box, dark fruits, menthol, dill spice. Palate: I’m confused a bit. I get Napa red character, but it is a bit too heavy and syrupy. Overpowering a steak. Great for some I’m sure.

Shawn Moore

Nice full flavors, dark fruit, probably should have enjoyed with a meal instead of solo but it was enjoyable.

J Greene

This is a great wine. Sweet on the nose with some maple notes.

Brian S

Clear, deep concentration, purple color, ruby secondary color, heavy extracting, heavy tearing, clean nose, moderate intensity, developing, ripe red and black fruits black cherry, plum, raspberry, cassis, sage and tobacco, dry palate, red and black fruits, black and red plum.

Kapyrick Wine

v14. Nice. Smokey, meaty nose. Juicy, black currant fruit. Velvety smooth soft leather finish.

Paul K

2 hours open in bottle before drinking. Black fruit, cherry, licorice, a little smokiness, black raspberry, dusty / grippy tannins, great balance, got a little heat from alcohol. All in all really great 9 year old! Have 5 bottles left. Targeting one every tow years. Thanks for the reminder @James K !!

James K

This is humming right now. Value buy that has improved with age. Unexpected, pleasant surprise.

Nick Arensdorf

Deep cooked black cherry and blackberry bursting on the nose; vanilla cedar wood, rustic tobacco, and baking spices with hint of zestiness; high tannin and medium acidity, room to age smoothly and planning on it. Gifted from Tina and Doug Xmas 2017.