Tasting NotesOur mission is to provide unbiased opinions of the wine being offered. These notes come from up to 10 guests who tasted this wine in a blind tasting format (wine is concealed so their identity is unknown). Why this format? Tasting blind completely throws out any hype associated with a certain winery, style, price point, etc; it forces the taster to accept what is in the glass without any predetermined notions. Our guests utilize Robert Parker's Glossary of Wine Terms for their comments for consistency purposes. In addition, we utilize the wine aroma wheel to enhance one’s ability to describe the complexity of wine flavor. Notes are posted on this wine during the tasting to ensure they accurately reflect the impressions.Blind Wine Tasting Notes - 2003 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Ackerman Family Vineyards
NH: Lots of earthy smells from the inital glass. Thought it could use a little more time in the bottle. The slight earthy taste reminds me of a french style Bordeaux.
RLA: I did not get much aroma from the wine. Maybe it needs more air time or age in bottle. I tasted a little bit of dark berries, although not heavy in flavor. I was able to pick-up more flavor and aroma after some time in the glass.
BH: A full-bodied dark red wine. Definite earthy, dusty nose with some cedar and lavendar flavors. The dusty nose does burn off with time in the glass. This seems like a French Bordeaux.
EH: I didn't pick-up anything on the nose. The wine is big on the mid-palate but I would call it a medium-bodied wine.
MA: This wine exhibits aromas of open grass fields - dried lavendar and cedar trees. Flavors were very delicate with no dominate profile. Berries and cedar were the most I could pick out of this. This is a very well balanced wine.
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