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2016 Yao Family Wines Yao Ming Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased at retail

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RATINGS

97The Wine Advocate

...compelling crème de cassis, plum preserves and baked cherries scents plus hints of mocha, menthol, underbrush and cedar chest. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated in the mouth, the palate delivers layer after layer of vibrant black fruit preserves, framed by firm yet velvety tannins and tons of freshness, finishing very long.

95Jeb Dunnuck

...a beautiful, full-bodied effort that shines for its purity and balance as well as its classic crème de cassis, spicy oak, graphite, and cedar aromas and flavors...a sexy, flamboyant effort...

94James Suckling

Some roasted coconut and cedary oak aromas lead to a palate with quite bright and easygoing, fine tannins that carry evenly to the crisp, almost chalky finish.

94Wine Enthusiast

A soft and sultry wine... Soy, black fruit and leather make for an intensely flavored expression of powerful density and concentration, with supple, supportive tannins.

93Vinous / IWC

...packs a serious punch, with plenty of depth in its black cherry, mocha, new leather, plum, licorice and chocolate flavors...dense, plush and inviting.

91Wine Spectator

Juicy, yet compact and sleek in feel, with a mix of loganberry, plum and blueberry fruit that shows good energy, set against apple wood and anise notes that meld nicely through the finish.

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.