quinta-feira, 20 de janeiro de 2011

Estados Unidos – California / Cabernet Sauvignon – Avaliação das Safras de 1985 a 2009.



Depois de um tempo de ausência a Série sobre as Safras mundiais está de volta. Agora iremos trazer informações sobre as Safras dos Estados Unidos na seguinte ordem:

x California / Cabernet Sauvignon;
x California / Cabernet Older Vintages;
x California / Chardonnay;
x California / Merlot;
x California / Pinot Noir;
x California / Syrah;
x California / Zinfandel;
x Oregon;
x Washington.

Aqui vale ter atenção com a Safra de 2007 em Napa Valley que foi sensacional e que chegou no mercado há pouco tempo, já ganhando muitos prêmios.

Vamos então às Safras e suas pontuações.

In Vino Veritas!

Gustavo Kauffman (GK)

Estados Unidos – California / Cabernet Sauvignon – Avaliação das Safras de 1985 a 2009.

Vintage: 2009
Napa: 94-97
Sonoma: 85-88
Drink Rec: NYR
Descriptions: Fall rains split the harvest, but wines picked before or after the storms show tremendous promise

Vintage: 2008
Napa: 90-92
Sonoma: 84-86
Drink Rec: NYR
Descriptions: Small crop, with uneven ripening; but should be unique for its depth and concentration; the wines continue to impress

Vintage: 2007
Napa: 99
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Hold
Descriptions: Textbook growing year; small crop, ideal ripening, with scores of amazing wines defined by enormous complexity and plush tannins

Vintage: 2006
Napa: 95
Sonoma: 86
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: A late, cool harvest produced dense, concentrated, structured and ageworthy wines

Vintage: 2005
Napa: 92
Sonoma: 85
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Record-size crop surpassed expectations; may be mixed. Best are elegant and balanced, with ripeness achieved at lower alcohol levels. Avoided excessive ripeness. Should age for 10 to 15 years

Vintage: 2004
Napa: 95
Sonoma: 85
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Small crop of exceptional quality. Napa wines are ripe, elegant, concentrated and harmonious, with deft balance and ripe tannins

Vintage: 2003
Napa: 85
Sonoma: 83
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Uneven ripeness; austere and tannic in style. More like 2000 than 2001 or 2002

Vintage: 2002
Napa: 93
Sonoma: 83
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Superb in Napa; dense and rich, rivaling 2001 for depth and complexity

Vintage: 2001
Napa: 93
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Excellent weather; many stunning wines but also a few disappointments

Vintage: 2000
Napa: 85
Sonoma: 81
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Mixed and a bit green overall, but some stellar wines that may be overlooked and undervalued

Vintage: 1999
Napa: 97
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Tremendous depth, concentration and structure from a cool, moderate year; ageworthy

Vintage: 1998
Napa: 84
Sonoma: 82
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Cool, damp year with mostly green, herbal wines marked by gritty tannins; few memorable bottles

Vintage: 1997
Napa: 99
Sonoma: 90
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Huge crop of ripe, opulent, fleshy, concentrated wines, from near-perfect weather; super in Sonoma, too

Vintage: 1996
Napa: 96
Sonoma: 88
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: A sleeper, with a remarkable number of compelling wines; warm year with fine concentration and depth

Vintage: 1995
Napa: 97
Sonoma: 86
Drink Rec: Drink or hold
Descriptions: Surprisingly fine year, with wines marked by great flavors, balance and structure

Vintage: 1994
Napa: 97
Sonoma: 88
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: A showy year all around; ripe, complex and fleshy, with excellent depth

Vintage: 1993
Napa: 88
Sonoma: 88
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Just off the pace, with well-balanced, supple wines; a few stars

Vintage: 1992
Napa: 93
Sonoma: 86
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Fine growing season led to uniformly rich, fleshy, supple and balanced wines

Vintage: 1991
Napa: 91
Sonoma: 86
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Big crop, ripe and complex; a star early on, only to be eclipsed by others this decade

Vintage: 1990
Napa: 89
Sonoma: 86
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Small crop but many deeply concentrated wines that have aged well

Vintage: 1989
Napa: 85
Sonoma: 81
Drink Rec: Past peak
Descriptions: Big crop, cool year with rain at harvest; earthy, diluted flavors

Vintage: 1988
Napa: 83
Sonoma: 83
Drink Rec: Past peak
Descriptions: Small crop; simple wines

Vintage: 1987
Napa: 95
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Small crop, early harvest; best wines mix ripe flavors with fine structure

Vintage: 1986
Napa: 96
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Past peak
Descriptions: A big crop with intense, richly flavored wines

Vintage: 1985
Napa: 97
Sonoma: 87
Drink Rec: Drink
Descriptions: Ripe, rich and fleshy, with superb balance

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