Ladera, Cabernet Sauvignon Lone Canyon, Napa Valley

Ladera · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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LWIN 1185979
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90 /100
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Taster #5251 · Dec 31, 2025
94/100
Aromas bursting out of the glass. Prunes, cherry, tobacco, leather. Quite surprised how aromatic it is, could just sit and smell it all evening. Smooth on the palate with well integrated fine grained tannins. Minerals, raspberry and black cherry dance together and intertwine in a long lingering finish. Drinking perfectly. Time has been kind to this wine, and to me this evening. Wonderful!
2000 vintage
Taster #9983 · Dec 31, 2013
Cork in excellent condition. Quite dark red. Fullish body. Still showing tannins, with fruit in the background. Better the second day.
2000 vintage
Taster #4485 · Dec 31, 2013
92/100
taste of blackberry, hint of oak, The wine looks Violet colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Black currant (cassis), and Cherry. It tastes like Blackberry, Black currant (cassis), Cherry, and Oak. The body is Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Medium.
2000 vintage
Taster #2508 · Jun 7, 2013
Might have waited a little long for this wine, will decant and see if that helps
2000 vintage
Taster #1897 · Nov 8, 2012
Strong blackcurrant on nose. As it opened up, had black cherries, blackcurrant and a mint-herbal character. Long finish. Balanced and drinking nicely, has some time left but no real reason to wait.
2000 vintage
Taster #4872 · Jun 23, 2012
92/100
Excellent. Drinking wonderfully now. Great example of aged Cali Cab. Grill a steak and pour!
2000 vintage
Taster #4781 · May 11, 2011
92/100
Decanted for 30 minutes prior to pairing with boneless ribeye steaks. A dark ruby in the glass, with lightened edges. Pure blackberry liqueur on the nose, with some sandalwood. Initial taste, however, with blackberry covered by a good dose of secondary loamy mushroom and asparagus, along with bright acidity. Briefly, however, for within 15 minutes this shaped up very well, largely dropped the secondary characteristics, gained in structure and weight, and showed beautiful, rich (but not overripe) blackberry and blackcurrant. …
2000 vintage
Taster #4846 · Jan 1, 2011
88/100
Drink 'em if you've got 'em!
2000 vintage
Taster #7646 · May 24, 2010
92/100
reminds me of chilean cab, light but still deep throughout
2000 vintage
Taster #9125 · May 23, 2010
92/100
I liked the Ladera; great nose, better balanced than when younger.
2000 vintage
Taster #5245 · Apr 21, 2010
87/100
Interesting on first night--but seems to have lost some of its sparkle. Limited fruit left. A little bitter, but not overly. Still worth trying a bit more to explore the layers that are left. Certainly an astute maker.
2000 vintage
Taster #9125 · May 21, 2009
91/100
Aging nicely. Big nose, rich fruit.
2000 vintage
Taster #0837 · Apr 19, 2009
91/100
The last of these, and it's drinking a lot better than a couple of years ago. Approachable on opening, it is more feminine than many Napa cabs. Elements of the nose remain a dead ringer for Cuiron (sweet leather). Midweight on the palate with a hnt of the bell peppers mentioned by others, but for me that note blows off fairly quickly. Just a hint of bitterness on a still tannic finish leads to the impression of a clipped finish, …
2000 vintage
Taster #1623 · Feb 8, 2009
A nose of warm minty fruit, particularly blackcurrants. Nice herbaceous elements. Big green bell pepper notes. Hints of coffee. Tannins are still firm and somewhat grippy. Really nice integration. Dark berry flavors. The finish is a dusty berry. This is in a really nice place right now. Would be curious to see how this drinks in about two years.
2000 vintage
Taster #4846 · Feb 6, 2009
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 22 months in new (54%) and 1 to 3 year old (46%) French oak barrels. Tasted at the winery back in 2007 together with the '02 and '03, and liked this one the most. Will hold until 2012.
2000 vintage
Taster #0837 · Nov 5, 2008
89/100
Similar to my note from 12/2007, though this bottle appears to be more approachable immediately after opening. Though again, it does take a bit of time to smooth out some initial harshness and develop some secondary character, the most notable of which is a sweet leather I had also noticed in previous btls.
2000 vintage
Taster #5251 · Sep 27, 2008
89/100
Aromas of prunes, currents, tobacco and coffee. On the palate prunes, raisins and currents lightly blend together creating a nice interesting palate. Finish is a tad tannic and short, but overall a nice wine.
2000 vintage
Taster #7602 · Jul 16, 2008
89/100
I had a mixed reaction to this wine. It is a rich, flavorful wine dominated by black cherry flavors and drying tannins. Based on my first couple of tastes, I expected it to open up and become more integrated after some air time. However, it never developed in complexity and remained a bit short, and very dry, on the finish. It still seems slightly young, but I am not sure that it will improve with more time in the bottle.
2000 vintage
Taster #9125 · May 25, 2008
90/100
Dark rich color. Good nose. Big fruit on the palate, but rather short finish. Nice wine.
2000 vintage
Taster #5251 · Apr 16, 2008
91/100
Aromas: Dried tobacco leaves mixed with chili peppers, dried cherry, coffee and a nice dose of dark chocolate. Taste: Complex midpalate created by a layering effect of different varieties of cherries, prunes, cedar and chocolate. The mouth is coated with soft medium grained tannins that have softened since that last time I drank this. The finish is a little dusty but ends nicely. Decanted for three hours. This is not a big fruit forward heavily extracted california cabernet but rather …
2000 vintage
Taster #6928 · Feb 20, 2008
90/100
Beautiful fruit, deep and dark blueberry and black cherry. Still seems young, could develop further.
2000 vintage
Taster #3505 · Jan 12, 2008
92/100
Great depth and concentration. Relatively short finish, but still a very compelling wine for the price.
2000 vintage
Taster #3424 · Dec 16, 2007
88/100
Quite average, although I give it points for the dark, slighty smokey fruit
2000 vintage
Taster #0837 · Dec 12, 2007
89/100
A tale of two wines. On opening - tight, closed, unattractive...virtually undrinkable. Put away...Day 2 - a very pleasant wine of with perfumed cassis, dark fruit and oak. On the palate, fairly well integrated fruit and tannins that finish up just a bit short.
2000 vintage
Taster #2429 · Nov 25, 2007
86/100
Though the description says "Big"--I didn't find it so. Not necessarily a bad thing. I found it round and moderately long and perhaps the tannis are settling. Falls off rather unspectacularly. Good fruit but not overwhelming if not a bit understated. More mid-weight to light/heavy weight cab. Easy to drink but pricey from that standpoint.
2000 vintage