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| Community Tasting Notes (average 95.9 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 40 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 9/7/2023: Bookclub--All Wines Tasted Blind (Foretti's in Corona Del Mar): Man, this stuff is just awesome. And this is coming from a place in my drinking journey where thinking of having Napa Cab is just not my thing anymore. Thankfully, this was served blind so I had to judge what was here. Dark, chewy and dense with an irony feel when first poured. Inky, charcoal and mineral with great structure and just medium weight (at least to me). Power with balance is what my notes say with an irony finish, and a wine that is gonna age for a long time. But, at 10 years now from vintage, this is one of the very best Cabs I have had in a very long time. Bravo. (1574 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 9/7/2023: Blind: Guess this was Napa cab in probably a 2011.
Why did this show well, classic cassis, dark and brooding, and a significant iron note. Extremely enjoyable wine to drink. (1458 views) | | | Tasted by Red Sox Fan on 12/11/2022 & rated 94 points: After a one hour decant, raw and lacking in the middle. Much more round and full after another hour and continued to improve through two episodes of Only Murders in the Building. (2076 views) | | | Tasted by jeagle on 8/11/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted for two hours then returned to the bottle. I understand that this vintage was heralded by wine critics and maybe it will prove itself in years to come, but I do not think I have had a 2013 yet that has really impressed me. This bottle was well made but it did not feel together on night one nor night two although night one was better. Unnuanced big mountain fruit, pretty straight forward. (2400 views) | | | Tasted by vanpe003 on 1/29/2022 & rated 91 points: I guess my tastes have changed, or maybe my bottle just isn't "all that". I'm clearly the outlier here. 9 years after vintage, this still seems quite linear and I can't see hints of a more elegant maturation. Good for what it is, and enjoyable. But wouldn't be paying the freight to reload the cellar. I'll go 90ish points, give or take. That doesn't translate to $125 / bottle for me. I would summarize as "enjoyable wine, happy to serve it to friends, poor QPR". (3141 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 2/6/2021 & rated 96 points: Massive wall of Cassis, cherry, strawberry, lead pencil, clove, cinnamon, great texture and balance. Good now as a PnP, but will last another decade. (4086 views) | | | Tasted by beau11 on 10/16/2020 & rated 96 points: First taste btight red fruits, cranberries, rasberry with firm tannin...decanted and drank over 2 hours. Decant opened up the wine to darker fruits and softened the tannin nicely. This is drinking nicely but has plenty of years left (3942 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 10/6/2019 & rated 96 points: Similar to the last time I had this, really nice big boy mountain fruit cabernet, should get better in 4-5 years, but I keep opening it sooner expecting a different result... (5090 views) | | | Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 9/14/2019 & rated 96 points: Nose: Soft spice, slight graphite minerality, deep earth, some oak with lush red (with slight bitter cranberry skins) and purple fruits. There's a lifted floral note and I'm getting a clean, fresh pond note. With some time and rigorous swirling, the fruits become creamier (trying not to just say vanilla).
Palate: Rich, brooding dark purple fruits with matching deep earth, a lacing of minerals like wet rocks, clean oak and some spice on the finish. Similar creamy purple fruits with time in the glass.
A dark, almost black Ruby. Dry with medium-plus amounts of strong, firm tannins. Medium to medium-plus body with medium amounts of acidity. Good finish of about 12-15 seconds. Definitely decant this, don't be lazy like me. So hard to describe.. this wine is very purple-ish and has a grungy, fruit texture to it (in a good way.. but I say that probably because I noticed a lot of sediment in the bottle). Straight out the wine fridge and into a pop and pour, the wine seemed to come off a little brighter and juicier. With rigorous swirling in the glass for about 30+ minutes, it becomes something dark, rich and smooth (the past few days have been warm so this came to room temp a little quicker than normal). The fruit carries out forwardly throughout the entire time, seems to balance everything out. Enjoyable now but keep for a few more years before enjoying if you can (estimating 2-3 years for everything to really start working well with each but can obviously go way longer). If enjoying now, decant for at least an hour and let it come to room temperature before serving. As always, try a small glass prior to decanting to see the evolution. (5119 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 5/3/2019 & rated 95 points: Definitely getting better, but needs time. Dark red and black fruit, camphor, cooking spices, licorice, medium+ tannins, great mouthfeel but needs to calm down a bit. Very good. (4626 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 12/24/2018 & rated 98 points: Much improved since I last toyed around with this wine in early Spring. After about an hour of air, this gorgeous Cabernet really started to open up and develop complex flavors, wave after wave over the palate. Blackberry, blueberry, black raspberry, black licorice, asphalt, campfire, river rock, and black mulch. The minerality here is especially elevating, hurling the massive black core along a powerful trajectory that coats the mouth front front to back. The finish is hauntingly gothic and beautifully long.
The final sips were the best. Hold for another year+ if you can. (6633 views) | | | Tasted by WineGold on 11/22/2018 & rated 97 points: Consistently fabulous. Drank on Thanksgiving again a 2013 Quivet Beckstoffer Las Piedras and a slightly overmatched 2014 Carter Fortuna vineyard.
This was easily the wine of the night for everyone at the table. Described as “velvet” and “explosive” by guests (competing adjectives, right?). Beautiful blue and black fruit on the nose announces you’re at a different level here. The fruit and tannin are in harmony already but there’s no denying this is a big, bold, layered wine. Pepper and earth mingle with the fruit. The finish lasts a full minute. Exceptional, again. (4000 views) | | | Tasted by WineGold on 10/14/2018 & rated 97 points: Drank next to a 2015 Maybach Materium and a 2012 Frank Family Winston Hill. Dark and tannic nose followed by rich, dense, black and blue fruit on the palate. Tannin, earth and leather interplay with the fruit approximately 50/50. This came in perhaps a nose behind the Maybach Materium but some picked it as the top wine. Very good, very dark, brooding, complex, commanding. Great. (3513 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 8/21/2018 & rated 95 points: Nose is a bit closed, dark red fruits, cherry, raspberry, plum, cassis, cinnamon, violets, vanilla, silky smooth palate with fine gritty tannins on the finish. Perfect balance as usual, extremely good. (3448 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 4/28/2018: Another Coravin pour. Seems to have moved along to a riper stage with some air. I had a Coravin issue with a Quivet LPV at the same time last week when I hit this bottle too; so, maybe there was some unwanted air influence from the Coravin with this Outpost as well. Hmm..... (5661 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 4/20/2018 & rated 95 points: Coravin pour. As others have noted, this needs 2-3 more years to get its full act together. Enticing notes of black core fruit, black licorice, black mulch, asphalt, and some river rock.
Still showing some unresolved behavior in terms of an overall smooth delivery. Not wonky by any means, as the flavors are pure and inviting; but you can tell they are still holding back. Some alcohol showed up as well, stifling the finish a tad. The tail end shut down a hair, keeping the back of the attack on a more superficial, flatter level. There is indeed depth here, but it is being a bit of a nervous tease at the moment. It just has so much more it wants to give.
This was served next to a ‘13 Quivet LPV, which showed similar behavior in that its dark core fruit had a little trouble fully shining through. Hold until 2021/2022 on the Outpost True. 95+ points now, with potentially huge upside in a few years.
I’ll plan on finishing this bottle in the near future with some extended decanting and see if/how that may help. (5386 views) | | | Tasted by #1Winelover on 4/16/2018 & rated 97 points: This is a huge wine! Decanted for a couple of hours and it is irresistible! This monster has a great smell. Dark purple black and blue in the glass with fruits to match. Nice minerality and chocolate on the very long finish.
I would recommend holding this wine for several more years as its still an infant and will only get better with time. (4717 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 3/30/2018: Finished the rest on day 2, it softened a bit and had a more raisin profile, but I’d still hold for 2-3 years minimum. (3442 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 3/28/2018: Dark black fruits, blackberry, black cherry, plum, cinnamon, anise, vanilla, salty minerality, still has a massive wall of tannins depending on the bottle, it needs 2-3 years to really settle down. I'm just glad it's toned down so much after being undrinkable when it first came out. (3784 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 3/2/2018 & rated 95 points: Ok, so it's been couple years so I had to have a taste. Classic Cab nose, with a mix of old and new world, cases, currants, cherry, tea, cigar, cedar, coffee and toasted oak; palate is massively silky with still fairly massive fine grain tannins but they have dropped off significantly from the first bottle I've had, it's now tolerable. (3133 views) | | | Tasted by WineGold on 12/25/2017 & rated 97 points: This was the centerpiece of our Christmas night wine festivities, served in the starring role in the middle of dinner. I don't have formal notes except to say that it's huge, compelling, layered, and still extremely tannic. We decanted this for at least six hours before serving, and it could have used even more. The wine is gorgeous, incredibly dark, and features loads of blue and black fruit, mingling with oak and tannin. Highly enjoyable for all at the table. Decades to go here. And probably another three to five years before any kind of smoothing or integration of tannin occurs. (3626 views) | | | Tasted by rashcar on 10/22/2017 & rated 98 points: Wow... What an amazing and well structured juice! Comes together in a perfect way. The nose, the velvetty juice and the great finish all come together here. (3882 views) | | | Tasted by Badmonkey on 8/9/2017 & rated 98 points: Trying to be patient with this wine in light of the anticipated maturity dates from the professionals, however, looking for something special for our anniversary so I decided to pop a bottle in consideration of some recent positive CT notes. Dark purple fruit - blueberry, blackberry, dark currants, and dark raspberry. Smooth mid-palate coupled with a beautiful purity and really nice depth/concentration. Nice flavors of dark berries and a little graphite/mineral component. Fairly long/deep finish. Decanted for three hours and drank over another three. Improved with time but I enjoyed how this wine was drinking after the decant. Clearly a long life ahead of it in consideration of the quality of fruit but impressive at this stage despite its youth. WA anticipated maturity of 2025 to 2065 which I can't argue - this is a big wine and clearly will benefit from some additional time. 100% cab. (6076 views) | | | Tasted by Loren Sonkin on 8/7/2017 & rated 100 points: A couple of 100 pointers (for me) (Home): Wow. One sip and my wife was saying this is the best bottle she has had all year. Her opinion only got stronger as we drank the bottle. Not sure I totally agree but maybe so. Wow. Purple in color. The nose has cassis, slight graphite, blueberries and char. On the palate, this is seamless with black raspberries and slight char. Deep and complex. Long finish. Tannins but fine and they weave their way in. Its a big wine due to its youth but not overly done. Wow. (5422 views) | | | Tasted by JGA on 7/29/2017 & rated 99 points: One of kind , dense fruit BOMB exploding on your palate.Great nose long finish decanted in a wide decanter for 6 hours . (4052 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2013 Napa Valley: Once Upon a Time in America… (Oct 2015) (10/1/2015)
(Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley: 2012 and 2013 (Dec 2014) (10/1/2014)
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| Outpost Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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