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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.5 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 41 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dkwins on 10/24/2023 & rated 95 points: I listened to others and decanted 3 1/2 hours, which was needed given the power and richness of the wine. Dark berries and a wonderful finish. This was a bit lost drinking with insanely good, old Napa cabs, so next time I will focus on the wine over a juicy steak. (1024 views) | | | Tasted by jdelalamo on 8/13/2022 & rated 96 points: Excellent (2549 views) | | | Tasted by Seneg on 11/25/2021 & rated 95 points: outstanding! I decanted 7 hours+ and it came out wonderfully with the turkey.
Dark color, some fruit first, light tannin and long and smooth. Delicious. (2161 views) | | | Tasted by R&R on 8/18/2021 & rated 95 points: Just now starting to get integrated. Drank one glass the first night and put it in a decanter overnight. Sooooo much better the second day! Very elegant, but still youthful and powerful. (2391 views) | | | Tasted by Robacchus on 5/1/2021 & rated 96 points: Luscious, complex (2456 views) | | | Tasted by michigan dogs on 4/15/2021 & rated 94 points: Excellent. dark berries, smooth, balanced, long, vanilla. I would not pay $250, though. (2219 views) | | | Tasted by pkouchu on 1/28/2021 & rated 94 points: licorice, vanilla, blackberries, blue florals, plum, spice box, chocolate, red cherries, black currant, cedar and savory herb
AO's ERA certainly is a style of wine, one that I used to be super fond of. Bold rich fruit, certainly california muscle, maybe a flash of elegance at the end. Maybe years ago I'd give this a 97 but for now I wish it had more acid. Ironically I think their single vineyards taste better and have better structure (1869 views) | | | Tasted by erictayl on 9/19/2020: So hard to score because this was tasted next to more mature, and more elegant Napa wines. The Era is a thick, chewy, black-fruited wine that is powerful in many ways, but this just isn't my style these days. Consequently, I believe the price is insulting, especially when purchased directly from the winery. Can be purchased for less from retailers.
Maybe it's just too young. Maybe the vintage is a brute relative to 2012 and 13. I've enjoyed the 2013 more in past tastings and I've not enjoyed many 2014s from other producers. Regardless, if I want to consume Beckstoffer fruit, I prefer Carter (less $) or Schrader (about the same $). (1976 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 4/10/2020 & rated 97 points: Three hour decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Sweet potato, blueberry pie with graham cracker crust, lilac and maraschino cherry on the beautiful, rich, fruit forward nose. Smooth, voluptuous, full bodied palate, with nice acidity. Very full tannins on the long finish. Actually drinks like it’s price. (2673 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 12/13/2019 & rated 96 points: We drank this one out of a magnum and it really never opened unfortunately on day one, it showed very tight, inhibited restraint. On the pallet, the suppressed flavors, something was there flavor wise, but it never showed up. Day 2 revealed the reason why I like Alpha Omega wines. Strikingly dark inky purple blueish color. On the palate, enhance flavors of dark extracted berry fruits, cassis dark berry fruit flavors and purity. Nice structure, elegance and depth came to the fore.... with air time. A winner in the 2014 lineup for Alpha Omega. 95.7 points tonight. Give this wine a long decanting for maximum enjoyment. (2884 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 11/22/2019 & rated 92 points: Twelve hour decant (only needed three). Very deep dark magenta color. Boysenberry, dried raspberry, sweet potato pie, beets and fudge on the voluptuous, complex nose. Super lush, weighty palate, with soft lingering acidity. Some thyme developed on the palate over an hour of drinking. Very full tannins on the very long finish.
This is a beautiful wine that I think I decanted too long. Would be 95+ pts with a shorter decant (2 - 4 hours). (2209 views) | | | Tasted by Mironearth on 6/17/2019 & rated 99 points: Delicious wine. Anise, vanilla, powerful black fruit, caramel. (2507 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 6/22/2018 & rated 93 points: Three hour decant. Deep, dark magenta color. Anise, vanilla, cologne, black cherry, blackberry, red beets and subtle cocoa on the nose. Lush, smooth, dry, satiny palate. Firm, full tannins on the long mouth/throat filling finish.
This well-made red has lots of upside. It’s just at the front end of it’s drinking window. It’s still a touch hot and tight, but there’s already bountiful dark fruit. This was a wine to celebrate the honorary doctorate I’m receiving in France on Wednesday. (4265 views) | | | Tasted by OenoEd on 12/6/2017 & rated 92 points: Rich wet wool and powerful black fruit in the nose, black and inky. Fascinating flavors: ginger ale, black tar, baked plum, plenty of acid and heat on finish. Will be special in 5 years, but keep it cool! (3794 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/8/2017 & rated 95 points: Inky in color, this is full bodied, powerful, fresh, sweet and fleshy. With equal portions of black and blue fruits, licorice, vanilla tones and the structure/tannins, along with density and lift to demand some ageing. This will be much better in 3-5 years. The wine was made from a barrel selection from all of their top vineyards. (5418 views) | | | Tasted by TerryinSoCalif on 5/1/2017 & rated 92 points: The 2nd bottle of 3 had a much stronger fruit forward taste. Also 2 glasses and you felt the alcohol content. Tough bottle to get open. Takes 10 minutes to get the top off. (5223 views) | | | Tasted by TerryinSoCalif on 4/12/2017 & rated 99 points: Caramel and blackberry notes on the nose, flavored even no after, long dry and smooth finish. Love it (4637 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 3/19/2017 & rated 95 points: Stunning inky purple blueish almost black color. In the palate, soft and elegant ripe dark fruit, extremely smooth with great purity and focus. This is clearly a baby and from good stock. 94+ points tonight. This wine should greatly benefit with bottle age by a few points. (4381 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 1/29/2017 & rated 95 points: This one is improving and the future is bright. It will be difficult to keep my hands off of this wine, it's very good. See prior notes. 94.5 Points. (3962 views) | | | Tasted by RayT on 10/13/2016 & rated 96 points: Barrel Tasting at Alpha Omega. First time drinking Era and my favorite wine of the weekend. What a great wine already. Rich, pure fruit but smooth and in balance. Absolutely loved it. (3661 views) | | | Tasted by mye on 9/6/2016 & rated 96 points: Best out of the 2014 reserve cab bottlings.
Deep purple. Tons of fruit intensity but also great structure/acidity. Well balanced although certainly tannic.
love this wine. (2848 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 7/5/2016 & rated 96 points: Alpha Omega Single Vineyard Tasting (AO St. Helena): Barrel sample.
The Era was indeed the top sample of the entire tasting. A "best blend" of all the AO SVDs, the Era kicked out amazing purity of fruit, beautiful dark berry, plum, currant, earth, spice box, and splashes of candied red fruit and black cherry notes that elevated this above the others. The soil/earth note repeated itself on the back end.
This definitely seems like a wine that will have longevity...especially when compared to its single vineyard counterparts. This should certainly be a special wine in a number of years.
96+ points for now. (4230 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 5/30/2016 & rated 93 points: Same notes as the previous. This is still very young with great potential. (2838 views) | | | Tasted by Yack Man on 4/17/2016 & rated 93 points: Barrel tasting. Candy like flowery nose, nice dark fruit, dark berries with a nice finish. My favorite ot the day was the 2014 Beckstoffer. Love those A/O Cabs and 2014 should be a good year. (2154 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JebDunnuck.com, California, Napa Valley: Napa’s Exuberant, Powerful 2015s (12/29/2017)
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(Alpha Omega Napa Valley Era, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text. | By William Kelley
Decanter, 2014 California Cabernet Sauvignon & Bordeaux blends (5/31/2017)
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Vinous, Napa Valley Trilogy: 2014, 2015 & 2016-Part1 (Dec 2016) (12/1/2016)
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| Alpha Omega 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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