November 27, 2023 - Drinking well needed 2 hr to open up
May 6, 2023 - Actually gave this a slightly higher score than our previous three tastings. Similar notes but was a perfect match with the shish kabob and showed some extra nuances in the finish and complexity. Blackberries, black cherries, black currants, licorice, and leather in the nose. Rich black fruits and chocolate in the flavor. Medium to full bodied and a long silky finish. Definitely drinking well right now.
January 22, 2023 - Drinking extremely well.
December 24, 2022 - Dark center, red rim with some signs of age.
Sweet and complex nose, brambles, cigar box, stones, plums and black cherries.
Smooth, excellent texture, black cherry compote, quite intense, a little minty, reasonable acidity and tannin but clearly on the decline, finish of ash and mature fruit (touch of dried leaves), very good length.
Excellent Dunn Cab, drinking very well but will be good for several more years. A reminder that even the regular Cab is best at around 20 years.
November 22, 2022 - Dark ruby color. Still a decent amount of fruit with hints of cherry and tobacco. Exceptional with grilled steak.
April 2, 2022 - Opening this bottle was about as challenging as finding treasure on oak island but I was rewarded with a smooth drinking medium bodied Napa Cab. Good aroma and good red fruited taste with balanced tannins that provide a slight but pleasant grip. I was worried it might be over the hill but i would say it still has a few years left.
March 2, 2022 - Similar notes as three years ago. Blackberries, black cherries, black currants, licorice, and leather in the nose. Similar flavor with lots of black fruits and chocolate. Medium to full bodied and a medium to long finish.
January 27, 2022 - pristine condition down to the cork which extracted easily and was barely soaked. on pnp, closed on nose but smells like Napa Cab. drinks soft but is rich with concentrated dark fruit (black plums and berries, fat and ripe but not stewed or dried)
no real signs of its age... completely dark in color--only tinged with a bit of brick, smells young, drinks youthful as well. fully soft and with little acid. drinks below 14% abv
very nice but hard to call this remarkable.
maybe in a dumb phase??? maybe this wasn't a long-haul bottle but is holding on amazingly well???? idk ...bottle age seems to only have rounded this wine and left it drinking like a muted version of the 2017.
October 5, 2021 - Corked
May 3, 2021 - a tale of two bottles:
first bottle was fantastic deep color slightest bricking soft yet full bodied balanced flavorfull
great fruit with structure the reason why you keep a bottle in your cellar for 15 years.
unfortunately the second bottle was spoiled the cork was hard and dry despite being stored next to the first bottle for the past 15 years the wine was drinkable but not great