2013 Outpost Cabernet Sauvignon True Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
Friday, April 20, 2018 - Coravin pour. As others have noted, this needs 2-3 more years to get its full act together. Enticing notes of black core fruit, black licorice, black mulch, asphalt, and some river rock.
Still showing some unresolved behavior in terms of an overall smooth delivery. Not wonky by any means, as the flavors are pure and inviting; but you can tell they are still holding back. Some alcohol showed up as well, stifling the finish a tad. The tail end shut down a hair, keeping the back of the attack on a more superficial, flatter level. There is indeed depth here, but it is being a bit of a nervous tease at the moment. It just has so much more it wants to give.
This was served next to a ‘13 Quivet LPV, which showed similar behavior in that its dark core fruit had a little trouble fully shining through. Hold until 2021/2022 on the Outpost True. 95+ points now, with potentially huge upside in a few years.
I’ll plan on finishing this bottle in the near future with some extended decanting and see if/how that may help.
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Comment posted by HowellMountainCru:
4/26/2018 4:16:00 PM - Glad this finally came together. I had right after release and it was closed and underwhelmed. Thought it should be great given past wines. HMC
Comment posted by csimm:
4/26/2018 4:31:00 PM - It’s certainly showing signs of life. I’ll play around with the bottle I Coravin’d in the next week or so and see if extra air helps even more. I still think it’s a couple of years+ away from its optimum drinking window. I’m definitely more optimistic than I was a year or two ago.
Comment posted by HowellMountainCru:
4/26/2018 5:06:00 PM - Cool. Love your notes. Keep up the good work as I'm always looking for the next great wine to try.
Comment posted by csimm:
4/27/2018 8:46:00 AM - Likewise! We all have our favorites, but I certainly love the hunt for the next great wine to try. Fun stuff!!