Community Tasting Notes 34

• Bryanb2002 wrote: 91 points

  January 26, 2024 - I definitely caught the Rhubarb on the nose as a few others have noted. For the taste I caught quiet notes of cedar and menthol mixed with an understated dash of red fruit that I would say is closer to strawberries. The mouthfeel has a light cream feel but overall this was thinner and lighter than I expected. Overall I just did not think this drank up to its price point, nothing really stood out as unique for me. It’s fine, but there are wines that vastly exceed this bottle.

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• lundmc Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 20, 2024 - Opened and immediately went through screen/aeration funnel into the decanter. Lots of sediment in the screen plus finer sediment in the bottle. After 30 minutes poured off a glass and rest went back in the bottle with no stopper for some slow ox.
  After 90 minutes first taste. Red fruits on nose and some in the glass. More dark fruit though and some vegetation/herbs, plus some baking chocolate. Super nice mouthfeel- a little creamy, but also a little grip.
  Two hours, smoothing out. Nose is fun now, like rhubarb and strawberry, and the palate has a little brightness, but turning darker and maybe even elegant (or a little closed off?) surprising for mountain fruit.
  2.5 hours ok now this is a window, I like this. Pedigree showing now, the Howell mountain and TRB beaming through. More rounded, vegetation receded, fruits across the spectrum.
  In the end, very good and I enjoyed the trip! Maybe needs to decant longer. Very enjoyable but I don’t know if it’s got much more to go.

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• sean7711 Likes this wine: 97 points

  November 17, 2023 - Pulled this on a whim. Heavy sediment from laying on its side. If pulling this to drink I recommend standing up for 12-24 hours to let it settle. Even with a 2 hour double decant, still a touch hot. Best sips were the last.
  
  Blue/dark fruit nose, chocolate shavings, cassis. Thoroughly enjoyable, still have one bottle left.

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• tomoem Likes this wine: 96 points

  October 21, 2023 - Similar notes to past tastings. Just a very welll produced wine and consistent year after year. Find some.

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• rosey Likes this wine: 100 points

  September 14, 2023 - Wonderful as good as it gets

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Outpost
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard True Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• Pending Delivery 15 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,474 (77%)
• Consumed 418 (22%)

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