2012 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
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csklsc Likes this wine:
93 Points
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - Medium nose with pleasant currant notes, petit verdot showing through, tannins still present but not over powering. Kept thinking over 2 days of sipping, very enjoyable classic Napa cab. Didn't change appreciably over the 2 day stretch. Many choices out there at this price point.
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Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/26/2018 8:37:00 PM - Did you think the wine was ready to drink? I haven't tried any of my 2012's yet because I fear they are too young.
Comment posted by csklsc:
4/26/2018 11:13:00 PM - Hi WineGuyDelMar, I think the wine is ready to drink if one finds it enjoyable and that is probably a matter of personal taste. Was this particular bottle and vintage at its optimum drinking point? It probably would be more evolved with secondary characteristics and better integrated tannins with a few more years of age. It was quite enjoyable to me as is and will probably get incrementally better with time.
I also like to sample current new releases before laying down the balance to make sure I like what will be laying in wait and also because curiosity usually gets the better of me. In 2017, I opened up a 2014 Realm The Bard and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it even though the conventional thought would be to give it another 10-15 years to progress into a more optimum drinking window. I think my choices on what to open are also influenced by the total number of bottles of a given vintage/producer I have access to and storage space limitations. Not too scientific and a little more whimsical.
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
4/27/2018 8:37:00 AM - I need to do that more. That is drink some of my wines earlier just to see. The problem is that I'm usually only buying 4 to 6 bottles at a time and rarely full case amounts. Some of the modern Napa Cabs are approachable much earlier. I tried one of my 2013 Kobalt Cabs and will it was great I like them with a little more age and softness to them. I had a 2010 Larkmead Cab recently and it's perfect. Enjoy