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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 83 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dfcrutcher on 3/22/2024 & rated 92 points: Nice and supple, with good mouthfeel. Mocha notes, sort of like eating chocolate with wine (which is not my favorite combo, but it works here). Good acid/fruit balance. Very well done. (109 views) | | | Tasted by mdkraft99 on 11/21/2021: Opened, filtered and decanted, drank over about 2 hours, served with beef stroganoff. Dang it, we waited too long to drink this! The cork crumbled when opening but bottom was wet/stained so don't think it got any air, but just showing its age. It definitely improved with time, at 90 min it was far better than after opening. It still had hints of greatness for sure. If you happen to have any, drink it (but let it open at least an hour). (977 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 1/31/2020 & rated 87 points: The juicy upfront fruit mentioned in the text on this wine had begun to prune, with bricking along the edges and VA notes below the cherry candy nose. Hints of VA are behind cracked pepper, sous bois and boysenberry. Drink now because my storage is pretty good. (1368 views) | | | Tasted by Schwarzer Hund on 4/6/2018: Sadly our last bottle but it leaves us in style. Dark red, a beautiful eucalyptus scent flowed out of bottle upon opening. It only lasted a few minutes before the deep mixed berry fruit aromas took over. Very concentrated fruit on palate, very smooth soft tannins, a bit of herb and smoke. A long very smooth finish. A terrific well aged wine at its peak. (1874 views) | | | Tasted by WineGold on 12/22/2016 & rated 94 points: Really in a great place right now. Fully integrated. Popped and poured, no decant necessary. The fruit, which is mostly red and somewhat blue is in perfect harmony with the structure of (mild) oak and tannin. I admit that this score is probably bumped up a point because we took this bottle to a special, important family dinner, and it was a terrific night. At home it's a 93-94. On this night, it's an easy 94. Nowhere near past its prime, but probably done improving. Enough structure to stay in this prime place for another year or two. (3010 views) | | | Tasted by JCSV on 11/12/2016 & rated 92 points: Ready to drink. Could go maybe 5 more years but probably not much more (2908 views) | | | Tasted by guitarguy on 5/27/2016 & rated 92 points: I've had this twice in a month with similar notes. Not sure what the haters are tasting, but this is exactly what I would expect from Napa cab in its pre-teens. Good lift on the nose with dusty berry, sous bois and green leaf notes. On the palate, nicely resolved tannins fail to interfere with red current, earth and smoke notes. Does it have another decade? No but 3-5 years is not out of range. Still yet, with some air this is so resolved that there is no reason to wait. Very good storage conditions since 2009. (3164 views) | | | Tasted by Jay Win on 8/29/2015: Drink up as the recent posters have noted. (3890 views) | | | Tasted by carlsport on 7/31/2015 & rated 89 points: Agree with others that state this is heading south, though must admit the two guys I drank it with seemed to really enjoy it. I still thought it was good, just not as vibrant as a couple years ago. The fruit is definitely fading, but there are other things going on that still make this enjoyable. I'd recommend drinking in the next 12 months or so (unless you really dig heavily matured wines, in which case you probably have more time on this one). (3072 views) | | | Tasted by bkrup on 7/24/2015 & rated 88 points: Past prime but also not ideally stored. Disappointed I missed the boat on this one. Other bottles were so good. (2237 views) | | | Tasted by winetennis on 2/21/2015 & rated 92 points: At long last I get to open this: sour cherry and deep cedar notes, took many hours to open up; back end rounded and soft; can't see how this could improve; bring remaining bottles out of storage this year (2763 views) | | | Tasted by BklynNeophyte on 2/5/2015 & rated 90 points: This one redolent of plums plus. The cork was dry and crumbled, requiring straining as part of the decant. The scent of plums filled the kitchen. Very enjoyable. (2009 views) | | | Tasted by uffedaniel on 1/30/2015 & rated 95 points: Still hist the spot for me, only two bottles left... What to do... (1452 views) | | | Tasted by GalvezGuy on 12/25/2014 & rated 92 points: Nose of red currant, sour cherry, bell pepper, cedar, graphite. On the palate, red currant, blackberry, tobacco, cedar, spice. Finishes with a nice balance of tannins and acidity. (1531 views) | | | Tasted by hawkeye54 on 3/2/2014 & rated 94 points: Drank with friends. This continues to over deliver. Would compete with wines twice the price. Sorry no tasting notes. We were dealing with three sets of twins at the time...it was consumed quickly! (2700 views) | | | Tasted by Annie1 on 3/1/2014 & rated 94 points: Sadly, this was the last bottle. I've written about almost all of the bottles I purchased of this vintage. It only improved with time and it was already outstanding. (2551 views) | | | Tasted by carlsport on 2/3/2014 & rated 91 points: Still very solid, but not quite as well-rounded as the bottle I had in 2011. Wouldn't say it is fading, but is at least at its peak. (2323 views) | | | Tasted by GalvezGuy on 11/29/2013 & rated 92 points: Nose of red currant, sour cherry, bell pepper, tobacco, cedar, graphite. On the palate, red currant, blackberry, tobacco, cedar, spice, bell pepper. Finishes with a nice balance of tannins and acidity. (2661 views) | | | Tasted by uffedaniel on 11/18/2013 & rated 96 points: Same as always, damn good wine!! (2614 views) | | | Tasted by spv on 10/18/2013 & rated 94 points: Wonderful. Rich garnet color with very slight amber edge. Beautiful nose of dark fruits. Lots of fruit - cassis, blackberries. Not over the top but really together. Expected the alcohol to be more of an issue at 15% but was really in the background. Glad I have a few more of these! (1816 views) | | | Tasted by Kdog on 7/14/2013 & rated 94 points: Had against an 06' Rubicon. Perry's whipped it, if you prefer bright fruit, so bright for a 9 yr old wine. Lovely, elegant, fruity, good acid, bright. D-elicious. (2062 views) | | | Tasted by bkrup on 6/10/2013 & rated 94 points: @MDKRAFT99 hit it on the head. I would add some definites notes of tobacco intertwined with the leather. I brought this to a local restaurant and had it with a rare flat iron steak over asparagus and roasted Yukon gold potatoes. I've had one bottle each of the last 3 years on our anniversary and this was by far the most accessible. One bottle left. (2088 views) | | | Tasted by mdkraft99 on 4/21/2013 & rated 92 points: In short, delicious! Opened and aerated in glass for about 30 minutes, drank over ~ 2 hours. Nose with dark fruits, maybe a hint of leather; flavors of blackberry but not overly fruity, hints of caramel, graphite, tobacco, maybe a touch of olive and white pepper at the end; nicely integrated tannins, served with lamb steaks. Really nice, glad we have one more bottle! (2077 views) | | | Tasted by Annie1 on 2/27/2013 & rated 92 points: Decanted for about 1/2 hour. Nose of plums, raspberries and coffee. Delicious berries and plums on palate. Very smooth with long enjoyable finish. One more bottle....maybe will open in a couple of years. (2385 views) | | | Tasted by Suss on 11/28/2012 & rated 93 points: has come together nicely. Rich and delicious. Definitely needs AT LEAST and hour of decanting for it all to come together. Would probably buy again but in this price range their is so much goodness to be found. 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| Juslyn Vineyards Producer website
When British ex-patriots Perry and Carolyn Butler moved to California in 1982, they never dreamed they would own 42 acres of prime vineyard land in the heart of Napa Valley.
They arrived in California as high-tech pioneers and founded their own computer company in the San Francisco Bay area. After routine 80-hour work weeks, the couple relaxed
during weekend trips to Napa Valley, where they were bitten by the wine bug. Dreams of high-tech dominance soon turned to thoughts of returning to the land and grape growing.
In 1997, their dream became a reality when Perry and Carolyn sold their computer business and founded Juslyn Vineyards on a site overlooking the renowned Spring Mountain Winery.
(The name, Juslyn, is derived from the names, Justine-the Butlers' daughter-and Carolyn.) In 1998, they made their first vintage of Juslyn from grapes purchased from Andy Beckstoffer
as they waited patiently for their own vines to mature. Their patience paid in 2000, when they were able to harvest their estate for the first time to produce 80 cases of Spring Mountain
cabernet sauvignon. Perry and Carolyn are committed to making the best wine possible in the heart of Napa Valley's acclaimed Spring Mountain District. Red Blend.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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