2016 Venge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon DLCV

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 97 points

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  3/4/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Brought to tonight's tasting by HMC and it was the consensus WOTN. 2 hour slow ox followed by a 30 min decant in our glasses at the table. Dark garnet in the glass, nose of lavender/roses, Kraft caramels and a bit of pine sawdust.
  
  Palate of mulberry fruit early on but cherry later in the evening. Anise noted also. Balanced with round tannins and a hint of espresso on the finish.
  
  Wonderful to see Kirk Venge make a legit wine that can go some distance rather than just another crowd pleaser meant to be drunk in the first 2-3 years of existence.......

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  2/15/2024 - HowellMountainCru Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Picked this up off just some random guy in Napa on latest trip. He had this and a few other wines stored in his garage. So, storage was very suspect.
  
  Popped and poured while outside around the fire at the El Bonita in St Helena. This wine was quite good right off the bat. I noted Boysenberry, Cassis, Cedar, forest floor and a hint of sage. It also had just a hint of that signature Vanilla sweetness that is typical in Venge wines. It was dense, bordering on massive, but not syrupy and had well-polished, integrated tannins. Long and lingering finish at least initially.
  
  As it got air it developed a little more complexity, notably a green pine needle note but also some cocoa and other more red to black berry flavors. Finished this wine with a friend in just over an hour and we were both pretty impressed given where we found it.
  
  I do think this wine was a little more mature than if it had been properly stored from release. So, others might have a younger wine experience, but this one was definitely a drink now. 97 HMC

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