Decanter – 2015 California Wine GuideMurphy’s top 2012 Cabernet BuysCorison, Kronos Vineyard, Napa Valley 2012 18.5 (
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Old, low-yielding vines produce a wine with effusive aromas and
flavours of potpourri, black fruit, Asian spice and black olive.
Scintillating acidity, unfolding complexity and a long, bracing finish
make this a wine not to be missed. Drink 2016-2028 Alc 13.7%
September 2015Jancisrobinson.com17 Ruby-black
core to ruby edges. Star bright in the glass. Aromatics of redcurrant,
black cherry and dark cocoa with hints of cedar and gunpowder. Bursting,
expressive palate of mixed fruits and blooming roses – mixed citrus,
crisp dark berries, redcurrant and pomegranate. Fine-grained tannin and
balancing acidity… Elaine Chukan Brown for jancisrobinson.com, 12 Mar 2019Antonio Galloni presents VINOUS explore all things wine
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The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos presents a more intensely mineral
and savory profile than the Napa Valley, with the opulence of the
vintage pushed more into the background. Dried flowers, iron, spice,
leather and mint add nuance. Ideally readers should give the 2012 at
least a few years in bottle… The 2012 is a big wine, but it is also
quite vivid, full of detail and nuanced. Antonio Galloni, Oct. 20152013
Decanter Magazine
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Corison's 2013 Kronos is a little more brooding than her regular
Cabernet Sauvignon, with darker fruit tones, richer notes of cocoa and
more volume on the palate, but the two share a wonderful perfume of
roses and violets, expressed with an exuberance unusual for Cabernet
Sauvignon. A stunner. William Kelley, Decanter.com, April 6, 2017VINOUS explore all things wine
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Graphite, slate, lavender, cloves and crushed rocks are some of the
notes that open up in Cathy Corison's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos. A
deep, inky wine, the 2013 possesses unreal concentration and
unctuousness, yet there is plenty of minerality underpinning the fruit.
Red cherry jam, rose petal, mint and sweet spices emerge over time, but
the 2013 is a wine of pure textural depth and intensity. The 2013 is a
wine of unreal finesse.Antonio Galloni, Oct. 2015Wine and Spirits Magazine
Corison 2013 Napa Valley Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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Napa Valley cabernet is often formidable, but it’s rare to find one
that’s both formidable and fresh. Kronos is racy in 2013, lean and lithe
with the energy and dynamism of the vintage. Kronos is Cathy Corison’s
estate vineyard, eight acres surrounding her winery on the west side of
Highway 29 in southern St. Helena. The cabernet was planted in 1971 on
St. George rootstock, which has the benefit of naturally limiting
yields; it also helped the vines survive the region’s most recent bout
with phylloxera. The freshness of this wine’s acidity is unusual in
contemporary Napa Valley (especially in the up-valley reaches of St.
Helena); it lends a tart, fruit-skin crunch to the red cherry and darker
plum flavors, and lifts the scent with violet notes. Brilliant
cabernet, this is rooted in the best aspects of Napa Valley’s past.
Cellar a case and it will provide exceptional drinking for years to
come.wineandspiritsmagazine.com, 6/17