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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 130 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by corkcellar on 2/6/2024 & rated 91 points: Sadly last magnum. Decanted for 45 min. Barron very aptly summarizes every excellent aspect of this wine and how it is currently drinking. What an absolute pleasure. (397 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 8/15/2023 & rated 94 points: What a wine. Brilliant combination of black cherries, dark raspberries, wet earth, licorice, conifer, and a whiff of iodine. Plump, chewy, velvety, tremendous balance for such a big wine. Displays wonderful tension between youthful vigor and bottle age complexity. This runs deep and lengthens and expands with more time in glass. It's accessible now with a decant but has lots of upside moving forward. (441 views) | | | Tasted by pjhr on 6/13/2022 & rated 94 points: Drinking as beautifully as it did 5 years ago! (2013 views) | | | Tasted by ikkaariainen on 4/22/2022 & rated 93 points: 93+ points. The Foley flagship, this vintage is 100% cab sauv blended from Howell Mtn, Mt. Veeder, Atlas Peak and Calistoga vineyards and the high altitude quality of the grapes comes through. Highly recommend with the caveat that this is now probably just a bit past prime and any remaing bottles need to be drunk up soon. Definitely drink not hold. Beautiful, fully mature and ageing very nicely into a L bank Bdx style wine albeit still more muscular then most aged left bankers of this vintage. Decanting not needed if you just let this sit in the glass for a few minutes with some swirling - short 30 minute splash decant at most. Reddish purple, some peripheral bricking noted, soft supple mouth feel, medium - full bodied, very well balanced, complex and oak and tannins completely resolved with a medium length aftertaste. Nose soft, somewhat muted and more floral then anticipated - more red cherry and raspberry then the expected dark stone fruit present with lavendar, black pepper, vanilla and an interesting hint of mint or perhaps eucalyptus present. On the flavor profile more cedar then oak up front which speaks to the secondary and tertiary notes starting to come through at this stage of development as well as black currant, kirsch, leather, stone, graphite and an ending floral lilac note. (1990 views) | | | Tasted by shafer1994 on 11/2/2021 & rated 94 points: Dark red colour, complex dark berries nose, smooth tannins. A youthful, big wine in a very enjoyable phase. Unfolding bouquet After 1-2 hours without being decanted. Deep and fruity. Californian Red at its best! Wonderful. A compagnion for a nice evening! Still some years to go. (2498 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 5/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Delicious. Full-bodied, complex ripe fruit, nice finish, in a good window. New world but pairs well with duck/ribeye. (2685 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 4/11/2021 & rated 93 points: My last bottle yet the best. (2676 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 4/8/2021 & rated 91 points: Tasty but seems to be nearing the end of its drinking window. Drink up. (1719 views) | | | Tasted by melal41 on 11/27/2020 & rated 94 points: Opened on Thanksgiving weekend with friends. Lovely wine.
Not decanted but did not really need it.
My feeling is the wine is on it's sweet spot and no need to hold.
Complex, aromatic, fine chewy tannins, long finish.
Grab one on a good deal.
Cheers (1992 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 11/20/2020 & rated 88 points: This bottle was drinkable but clearly over the hill. Didnt quite enjoy as much as the earlier bottles. (1696 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 11/14/2020 & rated 92 points: Still drinking well. Decanted two hours in advance. Rich blackberry and cherry fruit flavors with plenty of grip and yet a still velvety mouthfeel. Slightly bitter on the finish, but not enough to detract from overall enjoyment. (1448 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 10/17/2020 & rated 93 points: Followed nicely mature bottles of Les Pavots and Au Sommet. Held its own against two great wines. Highly recommended. (1512 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 7/31/2020 & rated 93 points: Perfect cork this time. PnP is as good as if not better than the previous bottle. Will see how it holds up on day 2 before purchasing more. Like this style of wine and think this is a good value vs. the higher end Hall wines. (1624 views) | | | Tasted by Rbtrage on 7/29/2020 & rated 93 points: The cork didnt come out in one piece. Very syrupy mouth feel. Full bodied. Fruity but complex. Reminds me of some Hall wines. (1335 views) | | | Tasted by redz on 7/13/2020 & rated 92 points: Initially tight, minimal nose and a little funky. After 2-3 hrs decant, opened up to a luscious dark smooth beauty. Wouldn't hold it much longer. (1310 views) | | | Tasted by ogres3 on 6/28/2020 & rated 93 points: Drinking beautifully. Paired with rib-eye. Full bodied complex but not overpowering fruit. Quite smooth. Restrained but very good finish. (1339 views) | | | Tasted by gsquireh on 5/8/2020: To Alex (1512 views) | | | Tasted by akolicich on 12/21/2019 & rated 91 points: Started off quite harsh, could be a bit over the hill. After 60 minutes started to open up. Tannins still fairly pronounced, flavors of coffee, chocolate, and hints of dark fruit.
Overall a fun one to try but probably not a crowd-pleaser. (1652 views) | | | Tasted by D3S on 11/8/2019 & rated 85 points: Menthol and acetone on the nose, no fruit, thick harsh tannins. Either bad bottle or way over the hill. (1725 views) | | | Tasted by budman on 6/22/2019 & rated 93 points: Smooth as silk. Good fruit. Long finish. (1962 views) | | | Tasted by vpoms on 5/18/2019 & rated 92 points: Clear deep purple with garnet rim. Clean nose of pronounced intensity with blackberries, prunes, preserved fruit, bitter chocolate, leather, cured meat. Wine is developing. On the palate it is dry with medium plus acidity, very smooth, silky medium tannins, high alcohol, medium plus, mouthful body, medium plus flavor intensity of chocolate, toast, meat, fruit preserves. Finish is medium plus. Very good wine. Drink now or can be aged further (1933 views) | | | Tasted by corkcellar on 12/24/2018 & rated 89 points: From 1.5, decanted 2 hours. 2 of 3. Slightly disappointed after first being off charts. Seems to be slighly over-hill. Hoping this one was a fluke - will drink las sooner rather than later. (2098 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 11/30/2018 & rated 91 points: Showing a hint of age, fruit seems a touch diminished and this bottle was thinner than past bottles. Even still, this is a robust Cabernet blend with a firm backbone and plenty of grip. Decanted two hours. (1887 views) | | | Tasted by hawkeye54 on 7/4/2018: Over the hill. Toasted. Major dissapointment considering I've had it for eight years in my cellar. (2962 views) | | | Tasted by cigar52 on 5/6/2018 & rated 93 points: Drinking beautifully now... wish this was not the last of 6!!! (2494 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144
(Robert Foley Vineyards Claret Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/23/2009)
(Robert Foley Claret) Deep berry, plum nose; tart berry, blalck fruit and oak palate with definition; medium finish 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/25/2008)
(Robert Foley Claret) Chocolate and berry nose; tasty chocolate and berry palate with an herbal edge; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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| Robert Foley Producer websiteRed 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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