2007 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

Harvest & Tasting Notes:

2007 was the first of several drought years with only 60% of normal
rainfall. Warm weather in March resulted in an early bud-break but a
long moderate to cool summer lengthened the ripening season nicely and
yielded wonderful natural acidity in the grapes. After a short heat
spike at the end of August the weather turned cool again for the rest of
the season. Picking was leisurely. It was one of those vintages that
made wine making look easy.

Warm, rich aromas feature cinnamon, pie crust, ripe plums and cassis
fruit kissed by cocoa and anise notes. The layered flavors of black
cherries, red currants, plums and pomegranate linger. The lush texture
in the mouth is full and round and tempered with perfect balance and
velvety tannins.
- Cathy Corison

Released 1 September 2010

Reviews:

San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, November 28, 2010
No-stress Guide to Holiday Wines
2007 Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($70): Cathy Corison's restrained style is a model for less being more, and this is her best in years - a pure, graphite-edged expression of cassis-filled Cabernet, with sage and sandalwood accents, and a racy profile that's a brilliant expression of 2007 ripeness. Trademark Corison freshness with lots of stuffing.

Stephen Tanzer International Wine Cellar
($70) Deep red-ruby. Aromas of blackberry and cassis, bitter chocolate, with hints of leather and meat with truffley accents. Dense and rich, with dark flavors of black cherry, boysenberry, chocolate and minerals complemented by a suggestion of Provencal herbs. This boasts very good stuffing for a Corison wine, with the result that the substantial dusty tannins make their presence felt quite late, allowing the boysenberry and chocolate finishing flavors to build. Complicated by licorice and herbs. Finishes dry and classic, with lingering suggestions of boysenberry, tobacco and iron. 90-93 points

California Grapevine
92 Points - 2007 Corison Napa Valley  "Medium-dark ruby color with purplish tinges; attractive, moderately intense, spicy, plummy, cassis and sweet blackberry fruit aroma with notes of vanilla and graphite; full body; rich, textured, cedary, currant and ripe blackberry fruit flavors with a silk entry and nicelyintegrated fruit and oak; well balanced and structured; medium-full to full tannin; lingering aftertaste. Shows complexity and distinctive varietal character. Very approachable now,though it deserves another three to five more years of bottle aging. Very highly recommended." (Group Score: 16.5 of 20 points, 4 of 13 first-place votes/5 seconds/3 thirds; My Score: 17 [of 100 points], first place.

 

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