Community Tasting Notes 5

• BradleyL Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 15, 2024 - This might be a sleeper bottle to collect - 2020 I know was a concerning vintage for most Napa reds - many didn't produce reds and those who did drew some suspicion. But I didn't detect any smoke taint in this bottle and it's also certainly possible that the stylistic choice of under-ripeness/more restrained style aligns with more picking on the earlier side (which per their website saved their crop because the smoke came as soon as they finished picking), so it's hard to say that the '20 is markedly different from their other vintages at least from a stylistic standpoint.
  
  This had a nice lifted nose on pop and pour, but definitely opened up with some air in the decanter. I will say the lighter extraction makes it a more versatile wine (the 13.5% ABV is a pretty nice indication of the vibrancy), and one that is much easier to accidentally blow through the bottle. It has a medium length finish and doesn't have the complexity or length of some more ripe neighbors, but this is certainly a bottle I would order off a list at a restaurant (if the price was reasonable).

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• Ben Christiansen wrote:

  January 25, 2024 - A little touch more introverted. And allot juicier on the palate. Noticeably so.

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• Ben Christiansen wrote:

  March 29, 2023 - Dark currant fruit on the nose. Ryan notes a little bit of a green edge to it. Particularly on the back of the palate I would add. Some sour cherry going through with it. Hmm... liked smelling it more than drinking it.

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• brigcampbell wrote:

  March 26, 2023 - Restrained Cabernet style which I prefer. Notes of cedar or redwood and clean cassis.

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• Ben Christiansen wrote:

  September 22, 2022 - Classic and classy lean Napa Cabernet.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Matthiasson
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 000000892230

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• In Cellars 267 (85%)
• Consumed 46 (15%)

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