Community Tasting Notes 57

• Ktstefanopoulos Likes this wine: 89 points

  June 1, 2020 - Like previous poster, this wine is still good. Possibly at the end of its window but definitely enjoyable

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• pmcellar wrote: 89 points

  May 21, 2020 - According to the wine details in CT, this wine was past it’s drinking window by several years. I opened and decanted this for about an hour. It was still a good drinking table wine. Enjoyed it with pasta.

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• Josch48 Likes this wine: 84 points

  March 30, 2020 - Dark, opaque red-black color with initial whiff of prune intermingled with the aroma of blue stone fruit and off-putting green tomato intertwined with hydrogen sulfide. My Riedel Bordeaux glass will have to suffice as a decanter vessel, hopefully facilitating the dissipation of any negative components as time passes this evening.
  The mouthfeel is a bit brittle, with alcohol too present, and acidity surpassing feeble tannin, all told, scaffolding without walls.
  The confluence of red varietals, giving the overall identity to the resulting sliver of fruit flavor, is still vibrant and sweet, albeit lacking the luscious mouthfeel this producer’s Cabernet Sauvignon exemplifies.
  Alas, although I predict this wine will compliment our tomato based multiple-meat leftover meal this evening, this blend is now (and perhaps even if we had consumed this wine 5-7 years earlier), if not a disappointment, one that pales in comparison to Hess’s Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon.
  In all fairness, the vanilla and caramel on the finish is still quite pleasant, although the bit of stewed tomato intrusion is obstinately present. That’s what I get for not consulting CellarTracker at an earlier time.

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• ldluttrell Likes this wine:

  November 4, 2019 - Held up excellent

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• Supercheese wrote: 80 points

  March 19, 2018 - It smells like soy sauce and black currant (cassis). The wine looks violet colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer The Hess Collection
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation 19 Block Cuvée
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Mt. Veeder
• UPC Code 717888100226

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• In Cellars 402 (34%)
• Consumed 777 (66%)

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