Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2004

		Napa Valley, California, United States
		Product #: 92346 Score: 92/100 Price: $85.95 Alcohol: 14%	Sweetness: Extra Dry Drink: 2009-2015 Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Sterling Vineyards

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Tasting note:

A blend of 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot and 2% Syrah. Loaded with blackberry, purple plum, kirsch, dried herbs and toasty oak. Full-bodied with robust tannins. Decant for 1-2 hours. Food matches: casseroles, cheeseburgers with porcini mushrooms, grana pandano cheese, turkey with gravy, ostrich.

Reviewed December 6, 2008 by Natalie MacLean

Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

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Reserve

The word reserve on a wine label should apply to a producer's highest quality wine from its best vineyards that has been set aside for special care in aging and storing. In some regions, this is the case, either voluntarily or by law. However, in other regions, the term reserve is not regulated and some wine producers label low-quality, mass-produced wines as such to sell them more easily. This is also the case with similar terms such as proprietor’s reserve, cellar selection, vintner’s blend and private reserve. The lack of legally-defined terms is one of the non-tariff barriers that North American wines face when exporting to Europe.