2009 CRB Cabernet

[Salil Benegal]

It has that classic CRB lightness of touch and sense of purity, as well as the green herbal Cab Franc accents around the fresh red berried fruit I remember from release. Now there's also a very pretty floral scent that develops and emerges with some time in the glass, and a very polished texture though it still shows some grainy tannin on the back end. One of those wines I wish I could both drink and hold, though I'll give my other bottles a few years more.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Welcome back, Salil.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
Welcome back, Salil.

why, had he turned to the dark side?

 

[Salil Benegal]

Quite the opposite. I was ignoring most red wines because of the 2012 German and Austrian Rieslings.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Has anyone opened an 09 Cot recently?

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Has anyone opened an 09 Cot recently?

Earlier this year by accident (thought I was opening a gamay). It was surpisingly fantastic - not at all shut down.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Thank you.

 

[Marc D]

Have you tried Noella Morantin's Cot?
I can't seem to find the CRB version anymore.

 

[MarkS]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Has anyone opened an 09 Cot recently?

I'm sure its cot to be good. Too bad it's as rare as hen's teeth...

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Has anyone opened an 09 Cot recently?

Yes.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Marc D:
Have you tried Noella Morantin's Cot?
I can't seem to find the CRB version anymore.

2009 may have been the last vintage of cot. The grapes go into the Pif.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Marc D:
Have you tried Noella Morantin's Cot?
I can't seem to find the CRB version anymore.

2009 may have been the last vintage of cot. The grapes go into the Pif.

Irrelevant technical details. CRB Cot Is Always With Us.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by .sasha:


Irrelevant technical details. CRB Cot Is Always With Us.

Particularly if you visit Kay.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
Has anyone opened an 09 Cot recently?

Yes.

Makes two, with Jay. Merci.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by .sasha:


Irrelevant technical details. CRB Cot Is Always With Us.

Particularly if you visit Kay.

It's like going to Havana for cigars and comradeship.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by .sasha:

originally posted by SFJoe:

originally posted by .sasha:


Irrelevant technical details. CRB Cot Is Always With Us.

Particularly if you visit Kay.

It's like going to Havana for cigars and comradeship.

Yes, though Kay gets to the point faster.

 

[Kay Bixler]

Little know fact about the CRB Cabernet: it is actually a blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Little know fact about the CRB Cabernet: it is actually a blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.

Predominantly CF. The highest percentage of CS I am aware of is 20% in 2005.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by .sasha:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Little know fact about the CRB Cabernet: it is actually a blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.

Predominantly CF. The highest percentage of CS I am aware of is 20% in 2005.

The 2009 was 25% CS. According to Catherine, they macerate them together to cancel the individual characteristics.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by .sasha:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Little know fact about the CRB Cabernet: it is actually a blend of cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon.

Predominantly CF. The highest percentage of CS I am aware of is 20% in 2005.

The 2009 was 25% CS. According to Catherine, they macerate them together to cancel the individual characteristics.

The explains removal of any distinguishable individual characteristics of storage customers after several bottles of CRB are opened in The Cellar.