Sextant, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles

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Red · Cabernet Sauvignon Marselan
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LWIN 1990104
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88 /100
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26
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Taster #4667 · Jan 25, 2026
90/100
Ripe blackberry and cassis right out of the gate, with mocha, vanilla, and a little toasted oak swagger following close behind. Full-bodied, smooth, and unapologetically bold, but still keeps it together with just enough structure to feel serious. Paso doing what Paso does best: big flavor, no overthinking required. Not subtle. Also not sorry. 90 pts
2020 vintage
Taster #3422 · Sep 7, 2025
89/100
Classic cabernet nose. Starts slight sweet on the pallet, but it's not the jammy sugar bomb that seems to be the new hallmark of the "new Passo" style. Nicely balanced. Blackberry predominates, and not a lot more. One dimensional but solid.Would be a good everyday red if you catch it on sale. Decent QPR at ~$25.
2020 vintage
Taster #4733 · Oct 1, 2023
90/100
Pleasant aromas of sweet cherries and chocolate. Tastes like chocolate covered cherries but not sweet with hints of cranberries. Medium bodied, chewy tannins. 3,20,7,3,4;50=90
2020 vintage
Taster #0627 · Feb 19, 2023
89/100
Nice wine for the price. Medium body, slight sharp taste on first day which smoothed out some the second day.
2020 vintage
Taster #4830 · Nov 28, 2022
Mostly meh. Deeper purple than I would expect and earthy notes in the taste that are not unwelcome. As it only needs to be 75% Cabernet, I wonder the % of Zin or warm site Syrah in it. Not unpleasant but not memorable either.
2020 vintage
Taster #9210 · Jul 27, 2020
88/100
Reorder please.
2017 vintage
Taster #9465 · Apr 11, 2020
92/100
Fruity, nice depth
2017 vintage
Taster #3294 · Jan 6, 2020
88/100
Very enjoyable, thick finish, straightforward, medium complexity.
2017 vintage
Taster #8801 · Dec 30, 2019
87/100
Fruity, dry, but smooth. A touch sour. Would not buy again at $18. Buy if on sale.
2017 vintage
Taster #3294 · Dec 8, 2019
88/100
Very fruity
2017 vintage
Taster #1512 · Dec 8, 2019
90/100
Light ruby hue with high saturation. Aromas and flavors of cassis, cherry, chocolate, oak, plum, smoke, strawberry, and vanilla. Full-bodied, with heavy tannins and medium acidity. Bold and beautiful on the palate, with a deep, lingering finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #9608 · Apr 17, 2019
89/100
Elegant medium-ruby-purple, full body Cabernet Sauvignon, viscous @14.8% abv. Aromas of baked red fruit, black fruit, toast, earth. Dry, medium-medium(+) acidity, medium tannin, medium(+)-high alcohol. Palate of blackberry pie, cedar, blueberry juice. Lush texture, linear, likeable with good length fruit-driven finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #2594 · Mar 21, 2019
Good
2017 vintage
Taster #4726 · Mar 7, 2019
88/100
Full, plush, round and spicy Cab. The nose is a big New World expression of currant and earth. On day 2 it had thinned out significantly.
2017 vintage
Taster #1981 · Oct 27, 2018
85/100
Söt, koncentrerad bomb av torkad frukt. Ytterst obalanserad.
2013 vintage
Taster #1573 · Jun 13, 2018
89/100
Delicious and well balanced
2013 vintage
Taster #9004 · Feb 20, 2018
86/100
I would agree with the three comments below, jam, acidic, great for opening enjoying and nothing that is show stopper.
2013 vintage
Taster #6832 · Nov 20, 2017
86/100
Very nice. Not overly dry or overpowering. Good with lighter fare than most Cabs but with still a good oak so I wouldn’t call it fruit forward either.
2013 vintage
Taster #1563 · Sep 16, 2017
88/100
Ruby color. Dried cherry and brown spice aromas. Cherry and vanilla flavors lead to med body and finish. Solid wine that should be consumed now.
2013 vintage
Taster #4184 · May 31, 2016
87/100
Ripe, spicy, jammy fruit. Solid acid, good grip, suave. A polished crowd pleaser.
2013 vintage
Taster #7283 · May 13, 2016
89/100
Needs to breathe a bit first.
2013 vintage
Taster #4305 · Mar 21, 2016
90/100
The swirling wine in my glass showed lots of legs; not especially dark, at most a medium red; nice nose, full bodied, very fruit forward, taste of luscious blackberries, or maybe boysenberries, also plums and peaches, nice balance between fruit & tannins; pleasant finish has fresh roasted almonds in it
2013 vintage
Taster #2591 · Jan 15, 2016
92/100
Very ripe dark fruit flavors, soft tannin with nice smooth chocolate y flavors
2013 vintage
Taster #3645 · Jan 9, 2016
6.5/6.75
2013 vintage
Taster #6806 · Dec 30, 2015
A bit too fruity for my taste. Lacking the lingering dry finish I prefer in a good cab. If you're looking for a tasty table wine this would be a good choice but there are plenty of other options for less cost.
2013 vintage
Taster #3799 · Dec 25, 2015
80/100
Sweetens easy drinking. Like Louis martini.
2013 vintage
Taster #3799 · Dec 25, 2015
85/100
Sweet with limited tanning. It's more like Louis martini.
2013 vintage
Taster #9172 · Dec 4, 2015
87/100
definite secondary fermentation, but once that wears off it is a tasty fruity red
2013 vintage
Taster #1764 · Nov 14, 2015
88/100
Dry and woody. An earthy early palate with an alcohol mid palate and dry currant finish.
2013 vintage
Taster #9930 · Oct 20, 2015
Speaking of reviews... A bottle of this was on the table at a friends house. Initial impression is that this is a good Cab Sauv, and at $15/bottle, decent QPR. Ok, its a 2013 - its YOUNG. But its drinkable now, with mellow tannins. Not sure it has the structure to lay down for a decade, so drink it now and enjoy. Color - nice clear dark garnet Nose - lots of fruit, picking out blueberry and some roasted red …
2013 vintage
Taster #0840 · Jun 6, 2015
88/100
Good earthy nose. Smooth tannins. Straight-forward with limited complexity. Will open up more with longer decanting.
2013 vintage