Smith & Hook, Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Coast

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Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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89 /100
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Taster #6211 · Apr 6, 2024
91/100
The wine looks violet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, cherry and black currant (cassis). It tastes like blackberry, cherry and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
2018 vintage
Taster #6211 · Feb 21, 2024
92/100
always a solid bottle of Cab. The wine looks violet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, cherry and chocolate. It tastes like blackberry and cherry. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
2018 vintage
Taster #6269 · Dec 11, 2021
Solid
2018 vintage
Taster #3219 · Oct 18, 2021
92/100
we love this wine - well balanced with soft tannins and good fruit and great taste!!!
2018 vintage
Taster #3219 · Sep 26, 2021
92/100
This is a very pleasant surprise - very good balances of fruit tannins and acidity - mot overbearing - sips very well om its own - and great with any meat dishes....everyone this wine and are looking for many happy returns..... its clssic california with emphasis om fruit i their cabernet sauvignon - buts its easy joyful taste that is so attractive!!!!!.
2018 vintage
Taster #5088 · Aug 20, 2021
95/100
Incredibly jammy, very smooth, low acidity. Would definitely drink again!
2018 vintage
Taster #0662 · Apr 15, 2021
89/100
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 vintage
Taster #4351 · Mar 31, 2021
85/100
Poured and let sit 1/2 hour in glass: Darkish fruit on entry, some spice, but not much of anything mid and finish. Over the next 3/4 hr, fruit still there and some tannins emerge, but relatively soft. Wine itself is soft; needs a bit of acidity. The label says cabernet, but no real cab taste/flavor; but probably closer to cab than pinot or zin by process of elimination. Drinkable, but not much more.
2018 vintage
Taster #3559 · Dec 29, 2020
90/100
Delicious fruit-forward tannin bomb that can easily go another few years... if I had more.
2006 vintage
Taster #2906 · Dec 19, 2020
Gift from Spradley’s 2020 Christmas.
2018 vintage
Taster #6815 · Nov 16, 2020
88/100
Dark fruit on the palate with notes of blackberry and spice, nice finish, well rounded tannins. Very good for this price point.
2018 vintage
Taster #2656 · Aug 12, 2020
87/100
Deep ruby Nose: Soft cherry, spice, and candy shop notes. Blackberry coulis leads off, immediately framed by cocoa nib and an energetic baking spice note. The fruit pushes through the curtain of spice, turning to macerated black cherry and melted red licorice ahead of a lingering spicy finish. Drink now. 87.
2018 vintage
Taster #1002 · Jul 11, 2020
89/100
Decanted for 4 hours. Dark purple in color. Nose powered by oak, perfume, sweet cherry. Flavor is rich and chocolatey. Lots of cocoa. Tannin backdrop. Finishes with a cinnamon red hot spice. Delicious!
2018 vintage
Taster #8196 · Jul 3, 2020
Yum!!!!
2018 vintage
Taster #3559 · Jun 15, 2020
88/100
So-so Thinking about abandoning my vertical here as it's no longer the QPR it once was...
2018 vintage
Taster #9751 · Jan 6, 2013
I finally decided to drink this bottle of a vintage dating back to my college days. It represented the last of a case which I purchased through Wine of the Month Club and had been on my "wine shelf" for nearly 20 years. It was a good decision. This 1983 cabernet was much more in the style of the Bordeaux, the opposite of a fruit bomb. Deep purple. Full bodied. Unfiltered. Rustic. Earthy. Lots of tannin on opening. Flavors of …
1983 vintage
Taster #7853 · Jul 31, 2011
92/100
Drinking very well now. Surprise wine of the weekend and a fantastic bargain.
2006 vintage
Taster #7329 · Jul 25, 2011
86/100
Decent fruit - I would have liked to have seen more integrated oak, however.
2006 vintage
Taster #3266 · Jul 10, 2011
88/100
A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark amber in color. A full bodied Cab, with blackberry, cherry, currants, good tannins, a good value Cab.
2006 vintage
Taster #3839 · May 10, 2011
Drudges
2006 vintage
Taster #3266 · Feb 13, 2011
88/100
A nose of dark fruit and spice, dark amber in color. A full bodied Cab, with blackberry, cherry, currants, good tannins, a good value Cab.
2006 vintage
Taster #8193 · Oct 1, 2010
84/100
Dry, fruity, hint of cherry. Aftertaste is excellent (a minute or so after drinking).
2006 vintage
Taster #9523 · May 16, 2010
This is another wine that I love to buy every year. It never disappoints. This has all the fruit i love in a cab including cassis, black cherrry, and a touch blueberry. But it also has wonderful cedar, leather and tobacco notes. The only distraction was the slightly sour cherry note on the finish. If it wasn't for that, this would be "outstanding". It's still a very solid effort, and I'll definitely buy more of this vintage and continue to …
2006 vintage
Taster #7853 · Mar 25, 2010
88/100
Great value wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #1557 · Dec 25, 2009
89/100
Gorgeous nose of currants (red and black) and pomegranates, carrying through into the rich, intense flavor profile, with tons of vanilla, some spice, and red licorice notes; lovely tannins and a nice finish. Went really well with spicy Christmas ham, sweet potatoes, and scalloped potatoes with cheese, and was mightily enjoyed by all.
2006 vintage
Taster #1302 · Dec 4, 2009
90/100
Very nice nose of currants and blackberries. A very well made and enjoyable wine. I didn't think the alcohol was that noticeable at all. Very nice dark fruits throughout, with a sightly short finish and a little too simplistic to earn a higher rating. A very nice QPR, especially for a cabernet.
2006 vintage
Taster #7562 · Nov 24, 2009
90/100
cassisand black currants on a med finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #1869 · Oct 23, 2009
89/100
The nose is pure cassis. Smooth and silky in the mouth with black currant and more cassis. The finish starts with alcohol, then adds black currant and a little oak. This is a very solid wine, except for the alcoholic jolt on the finish. A little out of balance at this point. Not sure whether this wine has the tannic structure to go for more than a few years. Rated very well even with the obvious flaw. It is very …
2006 vintage
Taster #9595 · Oct 6, 2009
89/100
A very good wine with good mouthfeel, rich blackberry notes and medium tannin. A great wine for the price!
2006 vintage
Taster #9810 · Aug 15, 2009
91/100
Old World Vs. New World (Farpointe Cellar) : The nose had black currant, cherry, chocolate, spice, and vanilla. The palate was soft, rich, and juicy, and had black currant, spice, chocolate, and a nice clove finish.
2006 vintage
Taster #8181 · Jun 20, 2009
92/100
I don't understand why this wine was not rated higher. An excellent wine for the price. Blackberry, currant on the nose, LOTS of fruit all the time. Plum and tobacco on the finish. The only disappointmet was the finish is not very long. All in all though an outstanding value for the dollar.
2006 vintage
Taster #9595 · Apr 15, 2009
89/100
Dark color like a petit sirah and rich, full flavors of dark fruit and a hint of spice. A very good wine for the price.
2006 vintage
Taster #3462 · Mar 23, 2009
90/100
This is from memory, popped and poured, a very fruit forward cab, lovely nose of black currant abd blackberry, palate very flavorful with a smoky bacony finish. A very nice wine, was pleasnatly surprised at how good this was.
2006 vintage
Taster #9291 · Jan 4, 2009
Laurie loved it
2006 vintage