While my only experiences with Cab Sauv is California wines and one from Central Pennsylvania (we prefer the Cab Franc) I have expanded my tast to Pino Noir and just recently a Malbec from and Argentina I find in Pittsburgh. While we cannot make it to this grand experiment, I look forward to your final results. I know that you, Diane and the rest of the team will make this grape into an enjoyable experience. You have also given me an idea to try this tasting experience in my own home with a gathering of friends and family. That is the true giving of wine, you can find something everyone's palette can enjoy while enjoying each other's company. Boundary Breaks has never disappointed us.
As I grew older I found the high-alcohol, big, bold, tannic, monsters that California Cabs are was no longer for me. Yes, my taste buds changed with age but I also had discovered how fruit and acid can be so very tasty and interesting.
If we could produce Cab Sauv that has more of the character of, say, Syrah than Cali Cabs that would be my dream. Something that highlights the fruit. But that is how my tastes run. Seeing what other cooler regions are doing with Cab will be fun. I cant wait to try them!
I tried a hot vintage (probably 2016) Cab Sauv from Hazlitt that was done in stainless steel to give it some peppiness and lift. It was a risky choice, but well-done and innovative.
Hi Kathleen. 2016 was a very warm year, and I have tasted some very good red wines from Hazlitt. Notably, one of the best Finger Lakes Cab Francs I have ever tasted was a 2014 from Hazlitt that I had with a great meal at the Stonecat Cafe.
We have a bottle of Boundary Breaks 2016 Cab Sauv sitting in the cellar. Knowing this is a newer variety to the finger lakes, have you found the “sweet spot” for when it open it? Last year we opened the 2017 Cab Franc and it aged so well but we’ve let the Cab Sauv have some more time.
Good luck. Here is Australia we are spoiled for choice in regard to Cab Sauv. It just had a good big Barossa example this week https://thomashorgan.substack.com/notes but I can also get a cooler climate Cabernet from Coonawarra. South Australia is a big place and styles vary. Unfortunately few are still under $25.
While my only experiences with Cab Sauv is California wines and one from Central Pennsylvania (we prefer the Cab Franc) I have expanded my tast to Pino Noir and just recently a Malbec from and Argentina I find in Pittsburgh. While we cannot make it to this grand experiment, I look forward to your final results. I know that you, Diane and the rest of the team will make this grape into an enjoyable experience. You have also given me an idea to try this tasting experience in my own home with a gathering of friends and family. That is the true giving of wine, you can find something everyone's palette can enjoy while enjoying each other's company. Boundary Breaks has never disappointed us.
As I grew older I found the high-alcohol, big, bold, tannic, monsters that California Cabs are was no longer for me. Yes, my taste buds changed with age but I also had discovered how fruit and acid can be so very tasty and interesting.
If we could produce Cab Sauv that has more of the character of, say, Syrah than Cali Cabs that would be my dream. Something that highlights the fruit. But that is how my tastes run. Seeing what other cooler regions are doing with Cab will be fun. I cant wait to try them!
I tried a hot vintage (probably 2016) Cab Sauv from Hazlitt that was done in stainless steel to give it some peppiness and lift. It was a risky choice, but well-done and innovative.
Hi Kathleen. 2016 was a very warm year, and I have tasted some very good red wines from Hazlitt. Notably, one of the best Finger Lakes Cab Francs I have ever tasted was a 2014 from Hazlitt that I had with a great meal at the Stonecat Cafe.
We have a bottle of Boundary Breaks 2016 Cab Sauv sitting in the cellar. Knowing this is a newer variety to the finger lakes, have you found the “sweet spot” for when it open it? Last year we opened the 2017 Cab Franc and it aged so well but we’ve let the Cab Sauv have some more time.
Good luck. Here is Australia we are spoiled for choice in regard to Cab Sauv. It just had a good big Barossa example this week https://thomashorgan.substack.com/notes but I can also get a cooler climate Cabernet from Coonawarra. South Australia is a big place and styles vary. Unfortunately few are still under $25.