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2013

Celani Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 23 April 2016 California · Napa Valley

Drank this next to the 2012 Celani Ardore Cabernet, which bested the 2013 standard Celani Cabernet by just a hair.

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2013

Celani Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Ardore

Napa Valley · Oak Knoll District

Same notes as in April. Rich, chewy, and black. Chocolate chunk meets blackberry and dark black raspberry core fruit. A touch heavy and thick, but delivers high on the flavor scale. Drink now and…

Reviewed 3 November 2018
2013

Celani Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Ardore

Napa Valley · Oak Knoll District

Thick, dark, chewy, and rich. This wine epitomizes hedonism in Napa Cabernet. Previous notes apply, as the Ardore maintained its seriously intense flavor profile throughout a few hours of…

Reviewed 15 April 2018
2013

Celani Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

California · Napa Valley

Similar to my previous notes, though this wine totally stepped it up since my last experience in August. Bottle variation? Hard to determine. This bottle was micro-filtered (a definite must) and…

Reviewed 20 October 2017
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