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  • Country ranking ?

    408
  • Producer ranking ?

    14
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2025
  • Food Pairing

    Grilled T-bone steak with peppers and capris

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The Story

The scarecrow story begins in a patch of earth with a fabled past. The J.J. Cohn Estate, where Scarecrow grapes are born, borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum, whose plantings blanketed more than 1,000 acres of the Napa Valley at the close of the 19th century.

John Daniel Jr. took the helm at Inglenook in 1939, determined to restore the label to pre-Prohibition standing and produce world-class ...

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Wine Information

The 2009 growing season began after a winter of close to normal rainfall, and with a welcome absence of the memorable spring frosts of 2008. The favorable conditions in the spring produced even, uniform vine growth, leading to a successful outcome to the critical bloom period. In many of the blocks at the JJ Cohn Estate, the crop load would have been excessive, and a focus was to bring the crop down to a level where ideal ripeness could be ach...

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Purple

ending

Long, Smooth and Spicy

flavors

Blackberry, Smoky, New-oak and Spice

nose

Open, Complex, Ripe and Rich

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Balanced, Youthful, Full-bodied, Ripe, Vivid, Silky and Silky tannins

Verdict

Impressive

Written Notes

92 Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate (December 2012)
The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon bursts from the glass with huge dark fruit, scorched earth, menthol, licorice and smoke. The first impression is quite positive, but then the persistence on the mid-palate unexpectedly drops off quickly, as if there is a hole in the middle of the wine. In this vintage, the difference between the second label M.

Etain and Scarecrow is much less evident than in 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024.

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Origin

St.Helena, Napa Valley

Glass time

3h

Drinking temperature

18C
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