2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Tasting Notes
Does not lack power, yet it is supple and soft, there’s no grippy tannin to interfere with what is an undeniably pleasurable Cab experience. It’s a wine that tastes like a bridge between the old world but leans more towards the new. Classic Cali flavors, all complimented by balance above all. Delicious drinking, really.
Vineyards
If you haven’t, it’s time you were introduced to our diverse range of coastal vineyard sources. Each vineyard in the Kallan portfolio produces a range of ambrosial wines that Californians are rightly proud of.
Specs
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: California
Barrel Age: 14 months
Oak Profile: 100% French oak
Alcohol: 14%
What’s Included
4-bottles:
4x 2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon, California Case:
12x 2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $1080/case MSRP
About The Winery
Winery: Kallan Vintners
We bring the imagination, we bring the craftmanship.
Our winemaking “style” is solely determined by the place it is grown. Winemaking is agriculture when you work with passionate farmers and sustainable vineyards and are able to farm them to promote the very best Earth will give you.
All of our bottlings are handmade in small lots to ensure character and authenticity. Our winemaking process is carefully guided by a farmer’s heart and an artisan’s soul. The essence of making great wine is rooted in a relationship with the land, it’s about the soil, about growing, about nurturing, about farming. At Kallan, we look to nature for guidance and to science for insight, as we craft wine with minimal intervention so a sense of place is elegantly reflected in every bottle of our wines.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI
TLDR: We enjoyed the wine. It was a young, easy drinking bottle. Very forward, bright red fruits, medium body and medium acidity balanced with grippy tannins that drank well alone and paired well with pizza. La Dolce Vita.
It’s always fun to get the surprise bottle. The generic label gave the basics and declared the bottle was a “ Sample for Analysis Only “. So let’s get to it. Three rats tasted.
The color was a deep ruby and the wine was clear. The nose was primary fruit of berry, cherry, strawberry and blackberry. The palate was bright, angular red fruits: cherry, berry, pomegranate. The medium body was a little light for a cab and medium acidity was balanced to moderate grippy tannins. Medium finish.
The wine pairs well with pizza, it was only OK with chicken and cream sauce, and chocolate was not pleasant.
We just happen to have a 2016 Esoterica CS and a 2012 Wellington CS-Karren available. These wines were full bodied, fleshier and had the aroma, palate and complexity of 7 to 11 years of aging. It was not a fair fight. The other tasters had the Esoterica as the WOTN.
No important differences on day 2.
This wine will do well at an active gathering with grilled/smoked fare as it’s really easy to drink. Save the other wines for a slower paced, more contemplative occasion.
If I haven’t lost the reader with the length of the post check out the website at atcwines.com. Interesting insight into the industry. At the very bottom check out the shiner inventory. We can get a hell of a price on 1400 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon, anyone interested in a split?
Again, thanks to everyone at the home office for the work they do to make these wines available to us. Enjoy!
These shiners will be labeled as 2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon
@msten Interesting. Checked out the site. We all know there all sorts of angles to this business but you kind of push it to the back of your mind. So that’s the bottle they sent you as today’s offer?
@Mark_L@msten however @msten said the bottle received said the label stated “Sample for analysis only” With a pic. I’m thinking this is just one odd offer
Don’t know where the winery price of $90 comes from. CT average values for 2017 and 2018 are $27. This is obviously still a good value at the CM price.
@klezman Same thought as well, but probably due to the 2019 vintage selling for $90 on their direct winery site. Funny enough, if you click “buy” on their site at $90, the page takes you to a broken link. I was just curious to if that was per bottle or maybe a 3-pack deal.
@bpoe19@klezman@msten The pinot on the producer site is $45 and it allows you to add to cart. Other offerings as well. However it’s out in retail land for about $12. Sounds like a throw a price on the website and see if you get some suckers but distribute it at a more realistic price.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2021 Kallan Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon - $36 = 21.04%
Labrat checking in. So, funny enough, a UPS shipment arrived at the house on Thursday, and I asked Michelle if she was expecting wine. She typed up an email to Alice, and before she could hit send, received an email saying we were being ratted. Anyway, short notice, but we did our part and had the wine on Friday night.
As the prior rat showed, we had a “for analysis only” label, so not much to go on.
Wine is a fairly dark garnet and clear.
On pop and pour, wine showed some sour cherry on the nose and not much else. First sip was a bit astringent, but no noticeable alcohol, I think forward tannins, some oakiness.
After 10 mins in a large bordeaux glass, it opened up a bit. Sour cherry, maybe some berries on the nose, more fruity. Taste has moderated a bit, with some tannins that almost had me thinking green pepper, strawberry fruitiness, medium-light body, good acidity helping the finish stick around for a couple seconds. Nothing particularly complex. I do believe that my preferences have shifted significantly to more aged wines, and this one is clearly still young… Especially with respect to the tannins needing more time in bottle (in my opinion).
Went quite nicely with the baharat and fig top of the rib roast we had for dinner.
(also, similar to the other rat, a completely unfair additional bottle we had with dinner was a 1999 BV Georges De Latour Private Reserve, which was amazing. Don’t worry, this rattage took place before drinking any of the BV.)
Michelle’s opinion - mostly inoffensive wine. easy drinker. Nothing very notable. Gets a bit better as it opens up. Good with food.
I was shocked to see MSRP of $90. I would have been surprised to see it retail at more than $25-30. Still a decent deal on a perfectly fine, young wine.
2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Tasting Notes
Vineyards
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $1080/case MSRP
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Oct 12 - Monday, Oct 16
2021 Kallan Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon
4 bottles for $56.99 $14.25/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $134.99 $11.25/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
TLDR: We enjoyed the wine. It was a young, easy drinking bottle. Very forward, bright red fruits, medium body and medium acidity balanced with grippy tannins that drank well alone and paired well with pizza. La Dolce Vita.
It’s always fun to get the surprise bottle. The generic label gave the basics and declared the bottle was a “ Sample for Analysis Only “. So let’s get to it. Three rats tasted.
The color was a deep ruby and the wine was clear. The nose was primary fruit of berry, cherry, strawberry and blackberry. The palate was bright, angular red fruits: cherry, berry, pomegranate. The medium body was a little light for a cab and medium acidity was balanced to moderate grippy tannins. Medium finish.
The wine pairs well with pizza, it was only OK with chicken and cream sauce, and chocolate was not pleasant.
We just happen to have a 2016 Esoterica CS and a 2012 Wellington CS-Karren available. These wines were full bodied, fleshier and had the aroma, palate and complexity of 7 to 11 years of aging. It was not a fair fight. The other tasters had the Esoterica as the WOTN.
No important differences on day 2.
This wine will do well at an active gathering with grilled/smoked fare as it’s really easy to drink. Save the other wines for a slower paced, more contemplative occasion.
If I haven’t lost the reader with the length of the post check out the website at atcwines.com. Interesting insight into the industry. At the very bottom check out the shiner inventory. We can get a hell of a price on 1400 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon, anyone interested in a split?
Again, thanks to everyone at the home office for the work they do to make these wines available to us. Enjoy!
These shiners will be labeled as 2021 Kallan Vintners Adani Cursor Cabernet Sauvignon
@msten Thanks for interesting review and link to bizarre industry machinations I know nothing about.
Definitely, throwing a Wellington into the mix made it not quite a fair fight….
@msten Interesting. Checked out the site. We all know there all sorts of angles to this business but you kind of push it to the back of your mind. So that’s the bottle they sent you as today’s offer?
@kaolis @msten Hint: I don’t think ATC would put a Casemates sticker on their bottles.
@Mark_L @msten however @msten said the bottle received said the label stated “Sample for analysis only” With a pic. I’m thinking this is just one odd offer
@kaolis @msten Perhaps @Winedavid49 bought up the 1400 cases…
Don’t know where the winery price of $90 comes from. CT average values for 2017 and 2018 are $27. This is obviously still a good value at the CM price.
@klezman Same thought as well, but probably due to the 2019 vintage selling for $90 on their direct winery site. Funny enough, if you click “buy” on their site at $90, the page takes you to a broken link. I was just curious to if that was per bottle or maybe a 3-pack deal.
@klezman A google search for previous vintages shows a $9 to $17 range.
@bpoe19 @klezman @msten The pinot on the producer site is $45 and it allows you to add to cart. Other offerings as well. However it’s out in retail land for about $12. Sounds like a throw a price on the website and see if you get some suckers but distribute it at a more realistic price.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2021 Kallan Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon - $36 = 21.04%
Labrat checking in. So, funny enough, a UPS shipment arrived at the house on Thursday, and I asked Michelle if she was expecting wine. She typed up an email to Alice, and before she could hit send, received an email saying we were being ratted. Anyway, short notice, but we did our part and had the wine on Friday night.
As the prior rat showed, we had a “for analysis only” label, so not much to go on.
Wine is a fairly dark garnet and clear.
On pop and pour, wine showed some sour cherry on the nose and not much else. First sip was a bit astringent, but no noticeable alcohol, I think forward tannins, some oakiness.
After 10 mins in a large bordeaux glass, it opened up a bit. Sour cherry, maybe some berries on the nose, more fruity. Taste has moderated a bit, with some tannins that almost had me thinking green pepper, strawberry fruitiness, medium-light body, good acidity helping the finish stick around for a couple seconds. Nothing particularly complex. I do believe that my preferences have shifted significantly to more aged wines, and this one is clearly still young… Especially with respect to the tannins needing more time in bottle (in my opinion).
Went quite nicely with the baharat and fig top of the rib roast we had for dinner.
(also, similar to the other rat, a completely unfair additional bottle we had with dinner was a 1999 BV Georges De Latour Private Reserve, which was amazing. Don’t worry, this rattage took place before drinking any of the BV.)
Michelle’s opinion - mostly inoffensive wine. easy drinker. Nothing very notable. Gets a bit better as it opens up. Good with food.
I was shocked to see MSRP of $90. I would have been surprised to see it retail at more than $25-30. Still a decent deal on a perfectly fine, young wine.
@jasisk nice way to bring in the new year with that GdL!
Shabbat shalom and shana tova!
@jasisk @klezman So your label was the same ATC wines label in @mstens pic?
@kaolis @klezman yes
Really Love this wine!