Hopper Creek 2006 Vallerga Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Yountville)
Cabernet Sauvignon · Hopper Creek
Yountville
Quality
A 0–100 expert rating: 80–84 good, 85–89 very good, 90–94 excellent, 95–100 classic. Higher means a more highly regarded wine.
82/100Good
The texture is wrong on this five-year-old wine. It's all jagged tannins and sharp acidity, while the blackberry fruit contains suggestions of overripe prunes. Drink up.
Flavor profile
An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).