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Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Fortuna Vineyard

5 vintages · 15 notes · Carter Cellars · Napa Valley · Oakville

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2017 1 note A pop of dark cherry fruit on the front end, with a higher register blast of bing cherry and alcohol rushing across the palate. Especially unresolved… 2016 2 notes Previous notes apply. A clean and focused representation of the site, with terrific purity of fruit. A wine that promises to develop over the coming… 2015 3 notes Same as my previous notes on this wine. Drinking even better than a few months ago. A beautiful profile of red, black, and some purple core fruit.… 2014 1 note A wine that I absolutely fell in love with in the 2013 vintage has again showed immense promise in 2014. A bit more blue and purple berry fruits than… 2013 8 notes Coravin pour. Crunchy blackberry seed, black and red currant, river rock, purple plum skin, and gravel. Great tension; a bit grippy, but straddles a…