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Amapola Creek
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma Valley, CA
Amapola Creek is the latest venture from esteemed vintner Richard Arrowood. Richard
has been making wine in the Sonoma Valley for over 45 years with a resume that
includes such iconic wineries as Korbel, Chateau St. Jean and, of course, Arrowood. In
2001, Arrowood began organically cultivating the vineyard property that would eventually
become Amapola Creek. The winery currently produces Chardonnay, Zinfandel,
Cabernet Sauvignon and a Rhone blend. The 2007 Cabernet is a big, impressive wine.
Its aromas are massive and complex, offering black cherry, ripe blackberry, bramble,
tobacco and toasted oak. On the palate, it is loaded with texture from a combination of
bright acidity and fine grain tannins. Its fruit flavors, including cassis and blackberry, hit
the front of the palate, with earthier, almost spicy notes coming out at the back of the
mouth and on the remarkably long finish. The Cab is one of those American wines so full
in body and complexity that it is practically a meal on its own. But if you'd like to pair it
with food, a simple filet mignon would fit the bill, as would grilled veal chop with a red
wine reduction or seared venison in a blackberry sauce.
Rating: 15/20
Price: $70
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