Community Tasting Notes 31

• Naomi Oreskes Likes this wine: 98 points

  October 14, 2023 - With regrets, I stopped buying from Alpha Omega, beacuse of the questionable ethics of the company. but I still have some bottles in the cellar, and this one is a beauty. Their ethics may be bad but their wine is good. I opened this an hour before I intended to serve it, but it tasted beautiful--rich and smooth--right out of the bottle. I don't think you need to decant it at all.

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• walkerjfw wrote: 95 points

  August 14, 2023 - In OCNJ with some friends. Decanted for about 45 minutes, drank over an hour. Served with filet mignon and swordfish.
  
  Full ruby/purple color, no thinning. Nose showing dark fruits, floral notes, sous bois. Palate of black raspberry, cassis, bramble fruit, baking spice. Ripe fruits through the mid palate....Tannins are settling, full body, long finish.
  
  This is a big wine - their top offering, great fruit source and winemaking (this would have been Jean Hoeflinger). Many of the 12s from Napa in my cellar seem to be peaking, they were thinner and accessible young. This bottle just coming into its own. Tannins settling, fruits are ripe and expressive, great secondary notes. Ready now - worth opening but will go a while if wanting to cellar

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• Bigfresser wrote: 96 points

  June 28, 2023 - excellent bottle. Soft tannins and rich smooth flavors

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• gteran76 Likes this wine: 95 points

  August 27, 2022 - Opened and it was ready from the start. But I did a quick double decanted and placed it in the fridge for about 30 min which I think didn’t help.
  
  The wine is ruby in color, thick legs, complex, firm tannins and good acidity. The finish is very pleasant and sweet/fresh black fruits.
  
  IMO this is drinking at prime right now, just PnP or quick decant and start drinking immediately!
  
  Cheers!

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• hoservin Likes this wine: 94 points

  March 6, 2021 - Decanted for one hour. Nose of violet, black raspberry, currant, chocolate, forest floor and spice. Black and red fruit, mocha, forest floor, spice and fine tannins on the palate. Very long finish. Full bodied. Served with steak Diane.

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• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Alpha Omega
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Era
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 869408000018

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• In Cellars 1,035 (67%)
• Consumed 509 (33%)

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