2012 SongBook Cabernet Sauvignon
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Lede's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Songbook bursts from the glass with notable intensity and raciness. There is good immediacy, but then the wine loses depth and volume on the mid-palate, which in turn attenuates the finish. This is an awkward showing, particularly in light of how expressive the wine was from barrel. Songbook is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon from David Abreu's Thorevilos vineyard and Cabernet Franc from Madrona Ranch.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Packaged in a heavier bottle, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Songbook is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. A profound Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, it exhibits a dense purple color in addition to notes of white chocolate, crème de cassis, blackberries and subtle oak. Full-bodied, opulent, generous and voluptuously textured, this stunning 2012 can be drunk now or cellared for 15 or more years.
(88% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot and 2% cabernet franc; from Madrona Ranch and Thorvilos vineyard, both planted by David Abreu; 100% new French oak for 18 months): Saturated ruby. Sexy high-toned aromas of cassis, plum, minerals and menthol. Deep, fine-grained and seriously concentrated, with compelling sweetness perfectly leavened by sound acidity. Flavors of cassis, dark chocolate, toffee and minerals carry through to the ripely tannic, long, energetic finish. Lots of sexy Taransaud oak here.
Lede's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Songbook shows off its pedigree and class. Sweet, perfumed aromatics meld into dark red fruit, espresso, herbs and tobacco in a deeply expressive Cabernet Sauvignon loaded with personality. With time in the glass the flavors truly blossom in a rich, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon endowed with considerable presence. In 2012 Songbook is only Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (no Cabernet Franc), which gives it a bit more masculinity and sheer power.