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Chateau St. Jean Cabernet 2004

Jul 15

Written by: admin
7/15/2008 4:13 PM

Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignons can be very surprisingly good. Not that I'm knocking Napa Valley. Napa has some exceptional Cabs but Sonoma Cabs are sometimes an undiscovered gem.

WIth this said, Chateau St. Jean is a very nice cabernet from Sonoma. I opened it up and let it breathe for no more than 1/2 hr and was very surprised at the bouquet of coffee and blackberry. Nice medium body wine, not very tannic. Just right. Smooth. I finished the whole bottle during the meal.

This is a nice Cab not commanding the Napa prices!