Robert Craig Affinity
Red Wine, 750 mL
| Country : | United States |
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| Region : | California |
| Subregion : | Napa, Napa Valley |
| Producer : | Robert Craig |
| Alcohol : | 14.5 % |
| Designation of origin : | Napa Valley |
| Grape variety(ies) : | Cabernet sauvignon 76% Merlot 13% Cabernet franc 6% |
| Style : | Full-bodied & Firm |
| Color : | Red |
| Classification : | Barrel fermented |
| Container : | Coloured Glass Container |
| Closure : | Cork |

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Tasting note
The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Affinity is the most accessible of the 2011 Cabernets I tasted from Robert Craig. Iron, smoke, tobacco, underbrush and a swath of dark fruit flow across the palate as the 2011 opens up in the glass. The Affinity has a little more inner sweetness and perfume than the two other Cabernets, but it finishes with a similar sense of overall structure. I would give the 2011 at least a few years in bottle for the tannins to start softening. This is a terrific showing. Score - 92. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Nov. 2013)
This dry ruby coloured wine features intense woody, empyreumatic, spicy, floral and fruity scents and offers a broad texture as well as fleshy tannins.