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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2017 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 3/6/2022 & rated 90 points: My final bottle. Paired with reruns from Beijing 2022.
Still holding on nicely. Not to be confused with BdX but not too far off the mark. Still has some dark fruit, earth, bitter cocoa. Both tannins and acidity seems to be fading. Reasonable length on the finish. Drink now. (295 views) | | | Tasted by John Nezlek on 10/17/2018 & rated 90 points: Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
Excellent bottle. Rich nose, ample fruit. Not at all dry. Not quite as good on Day 2, but 90 on Day 1. (926 views) | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 2/11/2018 & rated 90 points: Surprise, surprise. This is still very nice. Its definitely fading but has some dark fruit and smoke/woody characteristics. Fun to pair with figure skating, PyeongChang '18. (1041 views) | | | Tasted by Raja on 8/6/2016 & rated 86 points: Highly acidic wine. disjointed. perhaps too late to consume. (1688 views) | | | Tasted by tomherer on 10/31/2015: Thought this was long kicked, but found a straggler in the cellar tonight. Wasn't really in the mood for it, but figured, what good fortune.
Too bad it's shot to hell. Which really surprises me, since these bottles have consistently overdelivered over the years. Would have figured another five years of life left at least.
Anyway, has a stewed plum, rotten tobacco, and mild paint thinner profile. More or less undrinkable. Terrific, balanced, and restrained blend in its heyday, but the cycle of wine life spins on. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 2/21/2014: Quite pretty, and in a very good place right now. My second one in three months, this one just as good as the last. The acids, and overall balance really separate this from some of its Cali contemporaries that offer meager acids and listless charm. The lighter side of full-bodied, with delicate layers of red currants, plums, cherries and soil dominating the nose and palate. This should hold for another 4-5 years before its decline. Tannins and EtOH fully resolved. 14,5% abv, recommended
Slow-O 3 hours, served non-blind (3285 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 12/6/2013: Solid showing. I had been concerned this might be too tight still, but with just 3 hours Audoze, it was completely ready to go. High-toned, but nothing gratuitous, and, on-balance, both the nose and palate delivered more than I was expecting. Good Cab/blend and regional typicity, with above-average purity of fruit and above-average balance, too. Complexity slightly above its price-point, with tannins and alcohol that are fully resolved. In its sweet-spot now, I think, with the next 2-4 years likely to offer up more of the same before it begins its decline. 14,5% abv. Nice job here. (2841 views) | | | Tasted by Racer117 on 11/15/2010 & rated 88 points: This didn't come around until a couple of hours of air. Initially it was ok/good (typical Cab. Sav. blend). But after 2 hours and more, the complexity popped up. Along with typical currants and red fruit aromas and flavors I find with Cab.Sav., I tasted and smelled smoke, forest, earth. Tannins were moderate but acidity was strong. Hold some for a few years? 90 pts. in '13??!! (3898 views) | | | Tasted by gmbdds on 7/25/2010 & rated 88 points: Decanted (only because the cork broke, but it ended up helping). Early on this seemed like a generic red blend that was easy drinking enough if a little boring. At about four hours, some complexity arrived. The nose had fresh berry fruit and mocha which carried over to the palate. Ultimately a little thin on the palate and hard on the finish to score any higher. The improvement over the long decant gives some hope for the cellar. (3493 views) | | | Tasted by elbosco on 5/1/2010 & rated 87 points: Not feeling the choreography here. Drinks like an anonymous meritage lacking in any salient varietal characteristics. Shows some backbone but otherwise a pretty simple number. (3163 views) | | | Tasted by Phin on 4/9/2010 & rated 90 points: Fresh flavors of bright raspberry and black cherry. I think the winemaker notes are tremendously overblown. There is no mocha, chocolate or coffee nor much complexity. Silly marketing. (3148 views) | | | Tasted by oakland.cory on 1/12/2010: 78% Cabernet, 12% Cab Franc, 9% Merlot, 1% Malbec. Medium red to shiny red rim. Sweet nose of cassis, made in a modern, California fruit style. Very enjoyable. Soft tannins on the finish which is a bit on the short side, but this is drinking well now and is very good wine for the money. (3041 views) | | | Tasted by Dbud on 6/22/2008 & rated 90 points: Notes from Greg Jenkins:
In the glass this Cabernet Sauvignon based wine shows its deep ruby color with purple hues. As it opens in the glass the beautiful aromas of black cherry, raspberry, black currant and coffee along with nuances of dark chocolate, caramel and mint emerge and showcase its complexity. On the palate it delivers sweet dark fruits, cassis, mocha and smoky oak with a touch of ground black pepper and cedar. Choreography delivers a fruit laden finish with sweet tannins and supporting acidity creating a racy yet elegantly refined wine.
My Notes:
This wine is very young, and quite complex. I think it needs a god four or five year rest before consuming. I give it a 90. (2539 views) |
| Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican 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)Yountville Appellation America |
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