Community Tasting Notes 12

• petitblanc wrote: 84 points

  October 16, 2013 - Inky black cherry color. Nose of alcohol, bell pepper, roasty oak and dark fruit. Despite an amazing level of extraction, alcohol crushes the life out of the palate. Drinkable, but the green element and heat aren't much fun. The rich, lingering finish is the best part of the experience. From half bottle. 14.8% abv.

• SGS wrote: 95 points

  October 14, 2011 - Ripe, black fruit, dark to the rim, smooth. One of the best Carter wines I have had.

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• MJTed wrote: 90 points

  August 2, 2010 - Decanted for 1-1/2 hours and paired with grilled fillet. Brawny black fruit, toasty oak, some cherry and licorice. Fine tannic grip and good structure but only a modest herbal finish. decent enough Napa Cab but would have to drop price in half to deliver QPR.

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• drycab wrote:

  June 24, 2010 - This needs an hour decant if any and it didn't get it. So, it got better and better but never came into its own...still brambly, rough and disjointed but better than the first bottle. Will it ever be a well put together bottle of Caberent? I don't think so.

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• SGS wrote:

  February 3, 2010 - Cherry Vanilla, some floral violet then a finish with licorice.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Carter Cellars
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Coliseum Block
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Consumed 61 (50%)

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