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| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2028 (based on 4 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Billybobbillybob2 on 3/31/2024 & rated 92 points: Really nice Bordeaux style blend. (119 views) | | | Tasted by sid_loves_wine on 1/16/2024 & rated 94 points: I had the 2018 a couple of times, which I felt was killler QPR- I was a bit biased as I somehow purchased them for $15 each, but even for the "usual" price I found it powerful, balanced, and delicious. This vintage ($25 this time- different groceries in Seattle) felt like a *tiny* step down, for my palate, but it's still a killer value and a great wine to recommend as "real deal" Napa to folks on a relative budget (at least, for the region!)
Slightly "brighter" than 2018, more red fruit with spiced red plum, redcurrant, some black cherry- not jammy on the nose or palate, but very clearly in a rich, "fruit forward" style. That said, there's some really nicely balanced oak also, mostly showing as a rich vanilla accent but sometimes leaning toward that "cedary" toasty note I love in really serious Napa. The first glass showed a bit of a minty/earthy note, but it quickly disappeared. The fruit darkened a bit over time, and the last glass was the best (no decant, followed over 24 hours.)
It's true that there's a bit of heat, but I feel like that's easily mitigated with a ribeye or something similar. Nice tannic heft- mostly very silky even at this early stage, but not hollow either. Obviously not an acid-driven wine, but again, it's not flabby. Just a gentle Bdx blend showing some really beautiful richness and balance for its level. (599 views) | | | Tasted by tonycambria on 1/10/2023 & rated 93 points: Dark berry, chocolate, tanned leather aroma.
Bing cherry, dark berry, tobacco, chocolate taste.
Really great wine! (950 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 12/9/2022 & rated 88 points: (at Landry’s Seafood House - Orlando) Kind of stylized, kind of generic yet balanced with decent purity. Medium / full bodied. Decent finish. This is a fine restaurant purchase that will not excite nor offend. (88) (1042 views) | | | Tasted by Crunge on 5/31/2022 & rated 89 points: Nose has metal and red fruit. Very dry on the palate, with decent structure and tannins that scream for a year or more of aging. The oak is actually pretty balanced. Decent complexity. Better with food. (1149 views) | | | Tasted by Wineduder on 5/21/2022: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Merlot
8% Cabernet Franc
7% Malbec
5% Petite Verdot
14.9% Alc. (900 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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