2000 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard
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The 2000 vintage was remarkably even, spring through harvest, with one three-day heat burst in June. For already established vineyards yields were considered average. The 2000 vintage in Napa Valley today still offers numerous reliable, well-made wines but they tend to be under-regarded thanks to the distinguished neighbouring vintages of 1999 and 2001. Dense ruby-black core of colour reaching almost to the rim. Star bright in the glass. Much richer more fruit-forward aromatics showcasing red stone fruits spun through with cigar box and hints of mushroom. Far more tannin presence here than in previous vintages and still plenty of mouth-watering acidity but an experience of a bit less simply because the tannin dominates this vintage more than was seen in the previous examples; still an impressively long finish. There is also a strong presence of gunmetal, iron powder throughout. Notes of redcurrant and black cherry with only a hint of the floral accents seen in many of the vintages. Still quite a lovely wine and it will continue to evolve for quite a long time in bottle. (ECB)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Moderately saturated medium red-ruby. Fruit-driven, sappy aromas of blackberry and spicy oak, with a liqueur-like suggestion. Thicker and sweeter on the palate than Corison's flagship cabernet, with brooding, darker flavors of blackberry, plum, licorice, leather and minerals. A deeper wine, from fruit harvested quite late. Finishes with firm but fine tannins and lingering flavors of dark berries and leather. Needs a good five to seven years of cellaring.
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.