de Négoce Mixed Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting notes & discussion 32

94 points, 2021 Sommelier Challenge Wine Competition

93 points, 2021 Critics Challenge Wine Competition

92 points, Gold Medal, 2021 Critics Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition

Typically $20 - $28/bottle from de Négoce
Vintage 2018 from Napa, Walla Walla, and Sonoma
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
Sold by de Négoce, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About de Négoce
“As the pioneer of the négociant wine trade, de Négoce Founder Cameron Hughes has 20+ years of experience sourcing and selling ultra-premium wines direct-to-consumer. In fact, until Cameron came along, few in the US had ever heard the term négociant (the French for a wine trader).”

The Négociable Cow

TASTING NOTES:
N.17 - “Check-in tasting June 23, 2021 - Hurray! This wine has gone in and out of funk with cranky, leesy aromatics and an angular palate. It has come around beautifully, however, really cracking open with cassis and raspberry and a palate staining finish…this wine is a total monster with an alluvial tannin profile that will continue to complex beautifully.” (AbV 14.3%)

N.68 - “Soy, toffee, warm wax oak aromas dominate the dark cherry fruit…brooding, earthy mountain cab with graphite, chaparral herbs/anise/sage, dried black cherry, leather - smooth and lush full palate, focused and concentrated with chewy tannin and bright lingering black cherry on the finish. Day Two: Mountain chaparral begins to escape the abyss as the aromatic complexity emerges. Good fruit impression on the palate but it is tightly wound with bourbon oak and tannins.” (AbV 14.5%)

N.102 - “Dark garnet, almost opaque in the glass. The bouquet is redolent with spicy blackberry compote, crème de cassis, pepper and mineral-infused florals with a kiss of smoky oak. Rich, chewy and dense on entry with plenty of ripe fruit and lush, toasty vanilla notes from the American oak perfectly balanced against rock and tobacco. Rich and ripe with seamless tannin integration, this terrific Cabernet Sauvignon is a first-class effort.” (AbV 14.9%)

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
A. P. Herbert wrote a short fictional legal case for Punch magazine titled Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock, but also known as “the negotiable cow.” This is because the main character, Albert Haddock, has a disagreement with the tax collector and decides to send a check to him in the form of a cow with the check written on the side. He demanded a receipt. While the collector tried to endorse the check on its backside, it took a menacing posture and he backed off, declining the cow check. It goes to court, shenanigans ensue.

PAIRS WITH (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Beef.

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