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Clos du Val, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, 2009

Clos du Val

Score

83
  • Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Drink: 2014 - 2025

Manufacturer:

Clos du Val

Stephen Brook

Tasting: Napa & Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly herbaceous nose but not disagreeable. Fairly rich, limpid, has some delicacy and considerable finesse. It shows admirable restraint for Napa Cabernet but doesn’t lack structure. It does lack complexity, however, and the finish is direct and simple, with light tannins. Quite long.

Yohann Jousselin MS

Tasting: Napa & Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

Farmyard nose with note of gaminess and tar. The wine is big, the tannins are high with generous alcohol.

David Motion

Tasting: Napa & Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

Kirsch and sour cherry notes in nose. Attention-grabbing acidity. All the elements – fruit, oak, tannins and acid – seem a bit disconnected right now. Very dry tannins.

Details

Wine name: Clos du Val
Wine classification:
Wine alcohol content: 13.5%
Wine colour: Red
Wine vintage: 2009
Price: £60.00
Wine style: Red, full-bodied
Country: USA
Region: Napa Valley
Subregion: Stags Leap District

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