Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 2014

INGLENOOK

Cabernet Sauvignon 1882
2014

Country
United States
Regulated designation
American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Region
California
Subregion
Napa
Appellation
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon 75 %
Cabernet Franc 5 %
Merlot 5 %
Petit Verdot 5 %
Alcohol percentage
14.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
2,3 g/L g/l
Aging vessel type
French and American oak barrels
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About this winery

Founded by a successful Finnish sea Captain, Gustave Niebaum, in the 1880’s, Inglenook Estate in Rutherford California was once the most highly regarded of the earliest, great Napa Valley estate wineries. Over the years the estate passed through the hands of Niebaum’s descendants. Eventually the family started to sell off plots of the historic homestead. Even the proud name was put on the market in 1964 and sold to a corporation as merely a brand name. But in 1975, Francis Ford Coppola...

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Product notes

1882 was the first vintage produced by Gustave Niebaum on the estate that would become one of the most renowned wineries in the New World – Inglenook. In the same year, Niebaum dug a small cave in the foothills of the Mayacamas to experiment and better understand temperature ideals for barrel aging. Niebaum’s vision was legendary and his inquisitive search for perfection pioneered many initiatives of the modern-day Napa Valley. Today, Inglenook lies in the heart of the famous Rutherford Bench, offering an unparalleled wealth of quality fruit, richness and minerality from this unique terroir. 1882, made exclusively from estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, has been created to honor Gustave.

Tasting notes

The 2014 is bigger, denser and heavier concentration than previous vintages of this wine.1882 Cabernet Sauvignon, opens intensely with an alluring nose featuring notes of cassis, sandalwood, cigar box, black currants, spice and vanilla. To retain the aromatic quality of the varietals, 1882 is aged in 1 to 2-year-old oak, making wood less influential on the wine. On the palate there is a rush of tannin and big bold start of lush black fruits that flow easily over the structure. Generous and long, the flavors are well defined, elevated by a pluck of natural acidity. The wine finishes fresh with forestry floral notes and a hint of wood and herbs.

Press reviews

Decanter

- 91 points -

(Vintage 2017)

A small production, Cabernet-dominated blend that gives ripe red plum and black cherry flavours, tightly wound but wrapped in silky tannins - meaning this has a power to it but in a more accessible delivery. Confident and spiced with flavour and plenty of signature Inglenook balance. Named after the year Gustave Niebaum delivered the first vintage of his new Rutherford estate. 15% new French oak, the rest one-fill barrels both French and American.

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Vinous

- 90 points -

Antonio Galloni, (Vintage 2016)

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 1882 is persistent and nicely layered. Like so many 2016s, the 1882 comes across as quite youthful relative to how this wine has shown in previous vintages at a similar stage in its evolution. Today, it is the wine's length and silkiness that make me most hopeful for the future. There is good depth to the fruit, but also an attractive element of restraint.

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James Suckling

91-92

May 2017 (Vintage 2015)

A soft and fruity wine with chocolate, walnuts and hints of cedar. Full body and round and velvety tannins. Very pretty.

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