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• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 13, 2023 - I recently picked this bottle up through Benchmark Wine Group for a reasonable ask. A bit of a gamble but at a price that was worth it.
  
  The label on the back mentions the wine team of Heidi Barrett & David Abreu which today are Napa legends. Historically a great vintage...so here is the results.
  
  Cork was in great shape. On the nose this wine was full on tertiary aromatics. Wet earth, mushrooms etc.. In the glass there was very little bricking in the ruby coloring. The palate still has plenty of fruit and nice acidity. Calistoga fruit so if I was to compare this to a personal favorite like Eisele this is not as complex but it is a really well made wine. Definitely a winery I will continue to explore as the pricing is a third of Araujo.
  
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• zinnut wrote: 95 points

  April 17, 2021 - What a great wine with a lot of life left. This tasted like a ten year old wine. Incredible black cherry, blackberry. Still has some tannic structure but not anything that gets in the way. This would be great in ten more years. Regrettably this was my last bottle. Nice job.

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• lovemycab Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 2, 2020 - Decanted for an hour. Drinking nicely and quite enjoyable. Fruit is still there with soft tannins. No reason to wait as can't see it changing much, but should continue to hold up.

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• joelf50 Likes this wine: 100 points

  September 7, 2019 - My tasting is a little biased because this is my favorite winery and my favorite vintage. Just as good as I remember. Great fruit and finish that lasts forever. Will be very sad when I drink my last bottle

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• Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 6, 2019 - Our first bottling from this small production family winery in Calistoga.
  
  My first impressions of this wine, it’s a classic older Calistoga Cabernet. It’s nicely resolved but, not at the end of its life as some have predicted. It is a shade past its prime but, drinking nicely with the exception it’s a touch hot, even after all this time in bottle and when temp’s were not pushing alcohol levels like they can now. However, heat aside, I enjoy wines just the other side of their prime and beyond. Brings out additional complexity-characteristics and are infinitely more interesting.
  
  The nose reveals, stewed & baked fruits of; blackberries, black plum, black cherry extract, black raspberries with some deep blue fruits. Loads of baking spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Dark spice, dark chocolate, sweet tarriness, mocha, caramel, walnut shells, anise to black licorice, steeped, dark fruit teas, mint/eucalyptus, dry crushed rocks, leather, tobacco, graphite, used charcoal, dark liqueur and cola, dry herbs with dark, red, blue, purple, fresh & withering flowers accented with lavender.
  
  The body is rich, lush, ruby, statin, velvety and thick. The tannins are rounded & softened but, still speaking loudly. The structure, tension, length and balance are in a very good place. This wine has legs to stand for another 5-10 years depending on how you enjoy them. Stewed, candied & baked fruits of; blackberries, black plum, black cherry extract, black raspberries deep blue fruits, purple fruit blend, haunting raspberries with poached strawberries as it sets. Loads of baking spices; clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Dark spice with good palate heat, dark chocolate, sweet tarriness, mocha, caramel, walnut shells, anise to black licorice, steeped, dark fruit teas, mint/eucalyptus, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, slightly, moist clay, pronounced, fine volcanic minerals, leather, tobacco, graphite, used charcoal, dark liqueur and cola, dry herbs with dark, red, blue, purple, fresh & withering flowers accented with lavender. The acidity is round & exquisite. The long finish is; well balanced fruit & earth, very complexity, rich, delicious and persists endlessly.
  
  Producer notes...they were founded in 1996. Jones Family Vineyards specializes in estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Thomas Rivers Brown makes their wines, two Cabernet wines...Jones Family Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and The Sisters. TRB also makes an extremely limited production of aged Sauvignon Blanc that is cellared for over 3 years in barrel and bottle.
  
  Jones Family has ten acres of south facing vineyards that lie 600 to 800 feet off the valley floor, resting above the fog line, an ideal altitude for growing Cabernet in the Napa Valley area.

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• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Jones Family
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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