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2016 Yao Family Wines Yao Ming Cabernet Sauvignon

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September 4, 2022 - $56

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RATINGS

95Wine Enthusiast

This is a brawny, generous and powerful wine that holds its full-bodied concentration in check, showing a balanced approach to oak and tannin. Black cherry, currant and cocoa powder are accented by toasted oak and lingering black pepper, nutmeg and cedar on the finish.

93The Wine Advocate

...soothing eucalyptus, rose petal and chocolate box scents over a core of blackcurrant cordial, Black Forest cake and wild blueberries with a touch of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied with a delicately played, beautifully crafted palate, it has a firm line of fine-grained tannins and invigorating freshness lifting the fragrant flavors to a long finish.

92Vinous / IWC

...soft, supple and inviting. Medium in body, with lovely aromatic lift and freshness...mid-weight...a wine of understatement and class.

92James Suckling

...aromas of violets and cassis, leading to a very rich and plush palate that has a soft and supple, blackberry and plum-flavored finish. Plenty of oak, too.

91Jeb Dunnuck

...cassis, black raspberry fruits, notes of cedar, lead pencil, and tobacco, it's medium to full-bodied, has solid balance, and enough tannin...

90Wine Spectator

Ripe and focused, with a core of warm black currant and blackberry preserve flavors, laced with subtle charcoal, tobacco and loam notes. Stays fresh despite the slightly rustic edge underneath.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.