Community Tasting Notes 5

• Hawkeye_Addict Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 2, 2023 - This needs a long decant. It is fairly oak monster-ish right off the bat. It lingers hours later. Not horrible, but a little off balance still.
  
  With that being said, there are beautiful baking spice and fruit notes. Vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry and more.
  
  I have one more bottle left that I will try and keep for a couple more years. Of course we all know how that goes. Cheers!

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• Franken Berry Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 2, 2023 - Last of a 3 pack I bought from the winery once upon a time. This was best on the first pour- intense bouquet of blueberries and violets, similar on the palate, with gravel, tobacco and spices. Slow ox for two hours, and was a bit more muted, but still rich, with integrated coarse tannins. 94 upon opening, 91 at the finish.
  I am not sure how to read what the future holds. My best guess is to drink sooner rather then later, the nose on this is quite alluring when first opened.

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• Rbhan12 wrote:

  February 19, 2023 - Consistent with my 4/22 note. More blue fruit than prior. Ripe, balanced, delicious. Lots of acid and tannin structure.
  
  Will cruise for another 10 years in the cellar.

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• Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 2, 2022 - Decanted off sediment for 1 hour, then back into bottle for ~3h. Part of a blind tasting, notes copied below.
  
  "INCREDIBLE nose. Integrated oak (baking spices, vanilla) dark cherry pie filling, blackberry jam but not jammy, earthy secondary notes. Palate is beautifully rich but not heavy. Everything in alignment. Medium body, lovely acid, blue fruit, plenty of acid. Finish has beautifully integrated oak, spices, lovely tannins that are big but not obtrusive. Little bit rocky too but maybe that’s just the acid and tannin.
  
  Sometimes you drink and smell a wine and you immediately know it’s expensive, and you know it’s a damn good wine. This is an example of that. 93-95 but could use more time. Drink now with 1h decant or age for another 10 years"
  
  I haven't figured out how to take notes that convey a wine being of superior quality and class, but this is one of those.

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• Millennial Drinkers wrote:

  February 8, 2017 - Barrel tasting Rudius Wines at Hunnicutt.
  
  Tons of structure with lots of blue and black fruits. Super dark gravel and rocks on the back end. A bit funky too. Definitely will need a lot of time when bottled and will go the distance.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Rudius
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Farella Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Coombsville

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• In Cellars 90 (56%)
• Consumed 70 (44%)

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