TN: Recent young wines 2001 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Grown, Napa Valley The nose has red cherry and plums with a hint of mint. The wine is packed with forward fruit of red cherry and plums with hints of spices and mint. It has high acid, and a long finish, with modest tannins that are masked by the fruit. This is very appealing wine for drinking now and will probably last for a number of years. List price is around $40. I paid $30. My rating is 89. 2002 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley Very dark garnet color. Nose has black cherry and chbuttis. Black cherry fruit flavors with high acid, very high tannins, and a long hard finish. Needs time to soften out the tannins, but I am not sure there is that much fruit there. List price $45. I paid $30. My rating 82. 2002 Ravenswood, Zinfandel, Cooke Vineyard, Sonoma Valley Dark garnet color. Strawberry and raspberries on the nose. Intense raspberry-strawberry fruit flavors, high acid, high tannins, and long fruity finish with a good dose of tannin and a little heat. This wine needs some time to soften out, but it seems to have loads of fruit. The alcohol is 14.9%. 408 cases produced. This low yielding vineyard is located in the Mayacamas Mountains. Price is $50. My rating 89. ------------------------------------ Mike's Wine Blog 
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