Charles Smith Substance Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Charles Smith Substance Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- 2022
- 750ml
- Red
- 14.5%
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Charles Smith
- Washington
- United States
- Vintage: 2022
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winery: Charles Smith
- Region: Washington
- Country: United States
- Vintage: 2022
- Size: 750ml
- Type: Red
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winery: Charles Smith
- Region: Washington
- Country: United States
Self-taught winemaker Charles Smith grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, just outside Sacramento. Bitten by the travel bug, he spent his early career managing rock bands including the famous Danish group The Ravonettes. While living in Denmark and Scandinavia and touring all over Europe, he developed a passion for fine wine that would eventually drive him to open his very own winery.
In 2001 Smith made his first batch of just 300 cases of Washington State wines. Since then he’s been named Winemaker of the Year by Food & Wine magazine, Wine Enthusiast, and Seattle Magazine. This easy-going red is a great example of the Charles Smith style with plenty of fruitiness, a rich full body and real depth of flavour.
On the nose there are intense notes of blackberry, dark plum and baking spice while the first sip reveals smooth tannins, a well-built structure and a pure, clean finish with subtle notes of vanilla and liquorice. This light-hearted red is great to enjoy on its own, alongside a generous platter of charcuterie and cheeses, or paired with your favourite pizza and pasta dishes for a casual family dinner.
Charles Smith Substance Cabernet Sauvignon 2022









overall i had a positive experience, they have a wide range of wines, some which are hard to find anywhere else - the main reason i still buy from them, plus the discounts are fair and often, but... their codes for the first offer only works at the first offer, which if fine, but then why would you send me the voucher in each package i order, why spam me on the email and every time i log in on the website? this is really bothering me... then their rewards points system is useless, first of all because you only get peanuts even after spending €250 on an order, but even those peanuts will expire if you won't order again soon, which is unfair, to say the least... and lastly, if you get a corked wine, a wine with any deffect or a wine that leaked (my last order contained a bottle of $100 Caymus Cabernet with a leaking cork, which made the wine tasted cooked and flat), they have no procedure put in place for you to replace or return the wine or to get a refund or replacement - none, which is a big no no no for any wine collector... so all in all i give it 3 stars for now