Community Tasting Notes 280

• Grape_ape wrote: 88 points

  August 24, 2021 - Had my 1st bottle just about 12 years ago, and at the time called it a huge fruit and oak bomb. Surprisingly after 12 years this still has plenty of fruit and oak left, but not much structure left. A bit out of balance and with alcohol heat showing. I don't see this getting any better with further aging.

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• slywka7 wrote: 94 points

  May 9, 2021 - Decanted for 1.5 hours. Aromas of mint, blackberry, currant, eucalyptus and dried cherry. Flavors of blackberry, currant, dried cherry, mint and tough of earth. Ends with a 30-35 second finish with blackberry and dried cherry notes. This is drinking quite well right now and better than the last bottle I had. No where near fading at this point.

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• hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  April 23, 2021 - Popped and poured.
  Paired with beef bourguignon. Very nicely paired.
  
  Cork was solid.
  Not showing any bricking. Clear and dark to the rim.
  
  Nose is nice and enticing with complex notes of sweet tobacco, stewed dark fruit, hints of vanilla and baking spice.
  
  Palate is like silk with depth and interesting complexity. Dark fruit, sweet tobacco and leather, fully integrated and showing nice secondary notes to complement the fruit.
  Finishes long and silky smooth.
  Nicely done and I think WS got this spot on as a very nice wine.
  QPR is outstanding at the $300/case I spent on it.
  
  Sadly, my last bottle.
  
  Would buy again.

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• df1962 wrote: 88 points

  June 27, 2019 - Wine Boys - 2005 Bordeaux plus some Ringers: PnD 2/3 of the bottle. Let air for 1hr.
  
  Tasted blind.
  
  Clear medium garnet.
  
  Funky tobacco raspberry and cassis nose.
  
  Last bottle.
  
  Earthy tobacco mineral and black raspberry on the nose. Nice but not the wow of previous bottles. Suggestions that this is past its optimal drinking window are confirmed.

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• Bigtuna Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 11, 2018 - PnP, Good Cork, consumed over 4 hours. 2nd to last bottle in the case. Given the reasonable cost of this wine, I would say in general most of the bottles have been a pretty good value. This bottle was somewhat disappointing. Certainly drinkable and still enjoyable, but lacking the life of past tastings. Monolithic. 90

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Columbia Crest
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Columbia Valley
• UPC Codes 088586009570, 088586419973, 4018510419973, 451062607506

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 27 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,153 (34%)
• Consumed 2,199 (65%)

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