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Coyote Creek 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon (California)

Cabernet Sauvignon · Coyote Creek

California

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.

80/100Good

Even at this price, this Cab is hard to like. It's soft and somewhat vegetal, with bizarre sweet oak and cherry jam flavors.

Flavor profile

An estimate of the wine's structure: body (how full it feels), acidity (tartness), sweetness, and tannin (the drying grip in reds).

Body98%

Acidity50%

Sweetness30%

Tannin90%

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