2004 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5L

Harvest & Tasting Notes:

The 2004 growing season started very early in the Spring and included a cool, steady ripening period in the Fall. It ended with a very early harvest of extremely low yields resulting in exceptional concentration of the fruit. Pandemonium reigned for a brief time as Rose and Grace returned to school as the first grapes were picked.

This lovely wine is dark crimson in color with enticing aromas of dusty plums, wild cherries and candied violets. Its flavors are rich with red currants and cherries, hints of cassis, cocoa and nutmeg. Soft, supple tannins and a luscious mouth-feel complement its firm structure and moderate alcohol. With both power and elegance, it promises many years of enjoyment.

Reviews:

Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
95 Points THREE STARS:(95-98 points) An exceptional wine. Worth a special search of the market.
"Proportion and admirable varietal precision are the watchwords of this beautifully made wine, and it reminds that great Cabernet is born from balance and depth more than unbridled ripeness. Lightly dusty with deft touches of briar and loam comfortably tied to its classic, ripe-currant fruit, the wine has plenty of mass but is always light on its feet with integral tannins doing their part in providing structural spine. Wines of this crafting usually tempt early drinking, and, though we would not complain at a glass in a few years, we have no reservations about cellaring this one for a decade or more." April 2008

San Francisco Chronicle
Cathy Corison has been making wine for 30 years, releasing the first vintage of her eponymous wine 20 years ago. This wine's nose shows black cherry, cola and baking spice amid toast and sweet vanilla. There's mineral, red fruit and grippy black flavors on the palate. Time will soften the firm structure of this nuanced wine. 3 stars  Friday, November 2, 2007

Steven Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Bright medium ruby. Aromas of cassis, blackberry, dark chocolate, licorice and minerals. Rich, chewy and deep; quite fat and full with a chocolatey sweetness. Finishes with lovely ripe, building tannins. 91 pts. May/June 2007 Issue 132

Wine & Spirits
Cathy Corison blends this wine from the benchland vineyards that neighbor her Kronos estate vineyard in St. Helena. The substantial black fruit has fig like flavors, while what's beautiful about the wine is the tannin - dark and mineral in flavor, satin in texture, all at peace with the fruit. The wine brightens with air, a sleek red with juicy richness of finely grown benchland cabernet. - 93 Rating   -Joshua Greene, Wine & Spirits, December 2007

Quarterly Review of Wines
Superb wine, rounded and intense with characteristic bright fruit wrapped around a firm tannic center. The finish lingers, with layers of spice and fruit.   Larry Walker, QRW Fall 2007

Jancis Robinson
"Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Napa Valley 18.5 Drink 2008-15 "...whereas Cathy Corison has barely to whisper. Very dark crimson. Then lovely spreading gorgeousness with fine tannins and apparent Cabernet Franc refreshment effect on the palate yet mellow, fully ripe HAPPY fruit. Great balance. This is not desperately intense or hot or massive or tannic, it's just so gentle and harmonious. A fine riposte to high alcohol Cabs. 13.6%"  August 8, 2008

 

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