Community Tasting Note
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Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 points
November 24, 2023 - 3 hour decant to start...red/black fruit, lifted florals of violets as well. The nose on this wine was maybe the best of the night. The palate was of silky red/black fruit, smooth tannins and perfectly balanced elements. 6 hours and 10 minutes in....sweet black briar nose, nice balance throughout. No harsh edges to be found but maybe a little iron pan on the palate by the end of the night. 94 early on, 95 by the end of the bottle.
addendum.....8 hours in and this one turns black and astringent. Simply too much air at that time. Drink these in the first 3-5 hours right now.1 person found this helpful 1,616 views
6 Comments
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Cablover1982 commented:
11/25/23, 10:26 AM - so good, i loved the '16 too. Cheers Mark!
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Mark1npt commented:
11/27/23, 3:48 PM - I have never understood why more people didn't find this wine, Sharad. For anyone who likes good Napa cab this is really nice.
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Cablover1982 commented:
11/27/23, 5:38 PM - Great fruit sources, plus talents of Jean H and Michel R! Win win!
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Mark1npt commented:
11/27/23, 7:12 PM - For me, it has to be the fruit and the helpful hands of MRolland. I have never really been drawn to JH's wines for some strange reason......
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Cablover1982 commented:
11/27/23, 7:20 PM - Mark I know : (. That’s exactly why I mentioned JH. I wish I could change this….
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Mark1npt commented:
11/27/23, 7:45 PM - I've never had a really well aged wine from JH to sample, so maybe that's where I'm missing his best work? I just don't know.......