Amanda Burgess

9.0

Very smooth and easy to drink. — 8 months ago

Annie A.

9.0

Nice and bright and bubbly! $15 at Crossroads. — 2 years ago

"Odedi"

9.3

Rudd Estates Crossroads Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Napa Valley, California


Here is my #FridayCabernetfix for this week.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, black cherries, dried figs, raisins, black pepper, chocolates, cedar, vanilla, tobacco, light alcohol, licorice and spices. Exactly what you would expect from a good quality Napa Cabernet.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, raisins, dried fruits, tobacco, spices, chocolates, cola, cedar, vanilla, espresso, graphite and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and spices.

This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Nicely balanced and fruit forward, with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

Very enjoyable to drink by itself. Still young, but already very tasty. Has great potential to reach 95+ points in 5 to 10 years.

Good by itself or with food. I gave it 90 minutes to open up in a decanter.

I paired it with cheeses, but so yummy and delicious all by itself.

Aged in (46% new) French Oak barrels.

15.1% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$80. — 5 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on January 4, 2025 at Home with Jay]

Black raspberry and plum fruit, with licorice, baking spices and herbs. — 9 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2018 vintage. Precious nose. Medium body. Can’t decide if it wants to finesse/pickpocket things or drop the pizazz bomb since it tries to rock both. Solid juice but I’ve got absolutely zero idea where it ends up in 3 years. 7 years. A decade. Two. A wine at a crossroads early on. Drinking deliciously now tho. — 4 years ago

Jamie Cottam

10

Going to meet Jonos sister — 6 years ago

Andrea Watt

9.0

Rich earthy blackberry and cocoa. Dark and big, almost more like a Cabernet Sauvignon. — 2 years ago

Max Gottesfeld, FWS, CSW

9.0

Crossroads Chardonnay. It’s got some skin contact going on and some oxidation too. Fun easy. — 4 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

10

Fruit forward with peach, apricot and balanced out by the oak. Mt Veeder fruit! — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.6

In such a beautiful spot at the crossroads of secondary elements coming on while still being youthful. One of ny favorite nebbiolos of the year for sure — 7 years ago