2009 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon presents a deep garnet-purple color and an intense nose of kirsch, warm black currant, mint, chocolate box, cedar and bay leaf. The palate is very full bodied with very firm, chewy tannins and very high acidity. With 16.5% declared alcohol, basically the volume is turned up on everything and it's all a little disjointed at the moment with a long finish that shows the alcohol. I'm hoping this will all knit together with a few years in bottle and then my score will seem conservative, but for now I'm calling it as I see it. Drink it 2012 to 2018+. -In short, due to weather conditions, the only premium red produced in 2008 was Noon Eclipse (no Reserve Shiraz or Cab produced),- reported Drew Noon. -The 2008 marks a change to the traditional blend of Grenache and Shiraz, to include a little Cabernet and Graciano fruit. We always intended for the Graciano fruit to be included in Noon Eclipse but only after 10 years in the ground do we feel the time is right to begin introducing it to the blend. In 2009 we had the reverse situation, where the old Grenache vines suffered stress and no 2009 Eclipse was produced.- Noon follows biodynamic principals on the winery estate, though does not seek certification. The single estate blocks for the Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are grower owned in Langhorne Creek and are not currently farmed organically or biodynamically. Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (805) 782-9095