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"Our 2000 Cardinale exhibits aromas of cherry, plum, blackberry and currant fruit enveloped in alluring notes of dark chocolate, tobacco and mineral. Full bodied with a voluptuous middle palate, the wine offers rich, dark and red fruit characteristics with very approachable entry tannins. Cardinale allies power and elegance, possessing layered, complex flavors, focused tannins, and a heady, lengthy finish."
—Christopher Carpenter, Cardinale Winemaker
92–94 Points—"Full bright ruby. High-toned, pure aromas of black cherry, licorice, violet and bitter chocolate. Powerful and very intense, with enticingly sweet black cherry and mocha flavors. A rare combination of strength and finesse. This may ultimately be sweeter and suppler than the '99. The tannins are currently covered by extremely persistent fruit. Mt. Veeder and Howell Mountain fruit comprise the core of this blend."
—Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May, 2002
Cardinale is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine, primarily composed of fruit from two estate mountain vineyards on Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder. Since the 1995 vintage, our Keyes Vineyard on Howell Mountain and Veeder Peak Vineyard on Mount Veeder have represented the core of the wine, contributing extraordinary richness and depth to the blend. |
