Community Tasting Notes 9

• mflesh wrote:

  October 18, 2021 - Last one of these. Definitely starting to show some age but definitely needs the time. Most of the palate is roasted figs and aged blackberry. It definitely improved with about 30 minutes of air. At first, the nose was a little bit brambly and nitrogenous. But, that quickly faded with some air. Medium+ density wine. Very good balance, and finished with resolved tannin, a little bit of black pepper. At first, it seemed as though the best years of this wine are behind it, but was still extremely enjoyable nevertheless. Went better with saltine crackers that kind of helped wake it up a little bit versus all by itself where it was a little bit tart. But then, 2 hours later, this one blossomed into a well-aged brambly black cherry and fig pie monster. So, if you open this one up, give it time. This still has plenty left.

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• mflesh wrote:

  March 31, 2021 - This is on its way down. I will tell you after 30 minutes there was a lot more life here. Blackberry, saddle leather and smoke with some ash is the backbone. Still some food black pepper on the finish. This one is a little more varied vs the last bottle which seemed to have a bit more fruit.

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• mflesh wrote:

  December 10, 2020 - Okay, so this one has probably lost about 40% of its mojo. I would call this one on the decline. But you could definitely tell what this one used to be. I'm not so sure it was ever a black fruited 'napacab' that seems to be so popular these days. But definitely red and black cherry fruit used to abound, and really sort of did today after about 1 and 1/2 hours of decant time. The nose makes this one seem more youthful than it is on the palate. But on the palate, this one is showing a little bit of raisin. It still has a moderate bit of that red fruit and black cherry, but there is a fair amount of tart, and the finish of this one is a little bit flat.....Short. Fruit has lost its punch. I have a couple of these so I definitely feel there is probably some bottle variation with the others. If you're holding on to these, I would open them now because it is not at peak anymore.

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• MKHarris1 Likes this wine:

  August 4, 2018 - Needs to be drunk, fading.

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• JOEABR wrote: 92 points

  August 29, 2011 - Drinking well now. Great texture and mouthfeel, full with cassis and dark fruits. Oak integrated well. Should hold up well for another 10 years.

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• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer William Harrison
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Rutherford

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• In Cellars 32 (44%)
• Consumed 40 (56%)

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