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Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $57
From: $50 To: $60
Search Rank 3132
Over all vintages, this was the
3132nd most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year.
Search rank last month: 2305th
Score: 88.
When to drink: 2010 to 2013
The Wine-Searcher score of
88/100
is calculated from the following wine critic
scores:
| Critic | Score | When to drink |
| Stephen Tanzer | 92/100 | |
| CellarTracker | 90/100 (26 notes from 21 users ) | |
| Wine Spectator | 87/100 | |
| Jancis Robinson | 14.5/20 |
Price History for 2004 Laurel Glen Cabernet Sauvignon
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Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon (often shortened to 'Cab Sav' or even just 'Cab') is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. The product of a natural crossing of key Bordeaux grape varieties Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon's DNA was profiled only as recently as 1997, by researchers in California. Most wine authorities agree that the crossing happened only in the past few centuries, making the variety's current fame all the more impressive. From its origins around the Medoc, the vine h ... more
Region Hierarchy
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Sonoma Mountain wine region
Sonoma Mountain is a lesser-known AVA which lies amid the eastern ranges of the Sonoma Valley. Vineyards are planted as high as 2400ft (730m) above sea level, lifting them above the fog for which the Sonoma and its neighbor Napa are famous. As a result, Sonoma Mountain wines are made from grapes from vineyards which are relentlessly baked under the Californian sun during the day, but which are allowed to cool down in the mountain air at night. This produces particularly intense, vibrantly colored red wines, regardless of the grape variety used.
There are very few AVAs in California where Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and ... more
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Sonoma Valley wine region
California's Sonoma Valley is arguably America's second most famous wine region. It is trumped only by the Napa Valley, its eastern neighbor on the other side of the Mayacamas Mountains. It should be noted, however, that it is the name 'Sonoma' that has gained this fame, rather than the Sonoma Valley per se. While the term 'Napa' essentially covers all wines from Napa County and Napa Valley, ' ... more
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