Very dark crimson with lighter crimson rim; lots of vanilla, dill, American oak, surprised by amount of red fruit, currant, cherry, ripe, licorice, balm; tart, some grip, lots of currant, wood tannin, some green pepper with lots of air, decent structure and balance; this would be so much better if they used a better cooper.
Dark garnet core with lighter garnet rim; vanilla, rosemary, cooked fruit, darker fruit, lots of spice, clove, allspice; some strong tannin, hints at red fruit with lots of dark fruit, eucalyptus, big, some pencil shavings; very decent, seemed like a more youthful and balanced example than others.
Black core with thin dull maroon rim; glycerin, menthol, black fruit, super ripe, showing some age, leather; large scaled, tannic, blackberry, mint, not gritty tannin but boatloads of fine tannin, tobacco, big, grilled green peppers; very different from the 2003 just before.
Opaque core with dull brick rim; blueberry, blackberry, slight jammy fruit, some green and black olive and their brine, vanilla, creamy; menthol, tannin, currant; fooled me for an aged Australian Shiraz at first then the Cab took hold with air, very dense and extracted.
2006 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Very dark crimson with lighter crimson rim; lots of vanilla, dill, American oak, surprised by amount of red fruit, currant, cherry, ripe, licorice, balm; tart, some grip, lots of currant, wood tannin, some green pepper with lots of air, decent structure and balance; this would be so much better if they used a better cooper.
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2003 Stonestreet Legacy
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Dark garnet core with lighter garnet rim; vanilla, rosemary, cooked fruit, darker fruit, lots of spice, clove, allspice; some strong tannin, hints at red fruit with lots of dark fruit, eucalyptus, big, some pencil shavings; very decent, seemed like a more youthful and balanced example than others.
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2005 Stonestreet Legacy
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Black core with thin dull maroon rim; glycerin, menthol, black fruit, super ripe, showing some age, leather; large scaled, tannic, blackberry, mint, not gritty tannin but boatloads of fine tannin, tobacco, big, grilled green peppers; very different from the 2003 just before.
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2004 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque core with dull brick rim; blueberry, blackberry, slight jammy fruit, some green and black olive and their brine, vanilla, creamy; menthol, tannin, currant; fooled me for an aged Australian Shiraz at first then the Cab took hold with air, very dense and extracted.
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