2010 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena
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Dark medium red. Musky scents of plum, cassis, chocolate, iron filings and licorice, lifted by a floral nuance. Supple, silky and suave on entry, then fine-grained and flavorful but quite subtle as well in the middle palate, with strong acidity and a light herbal element giving definition and lift to the dark berry, spice and bitter chocolate flavors. Medium- rather than full-bodied, but long on flavor. Dry, savory and very suave, if perhaps a tad tart, with the structure to go on for another decade at least. Finishes with a firm spine and excellent length and lift. Will this still-taut Cabernet become more pliant?
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James Suckling
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Dark medium red. Musky scents of plum, cassis, chocolate, iran filings and licorice, lifted by a floral nuance. Supple, silky and suave on entry, then fine-grained and flavorful but quite subtle as well in the middle palate, with strong acidity and a light herbal element giving definition and lift to the dark berry, spice and bitter chocolate flavors. Medium- rather than full-bodied, but long on flavor. Dry, savory and very suave, if perhaps a tad tart, with the structure to go on for another decade at least. Finishes with a firm spine and excellent length and lift. Will this still-taut Cabernet become more pliant?
Black cherry, plenty of overt fruit power. Opulent and powerful. Very little complexity though. (RH)
Black cherry, plenty of overt fruit power. Opulent and powerful. Very little complexity though. (RH)
About the producer
Cathy Corison is one of Napa’s leading lights – a matriarch of the region who crafts defiantly elegant Cabernet Sauvignon from her old vines on the benchland between Rutherford and St Helena. These refined, long-ageing wines are some of Napa’s most impressive.