2018 Arkenstone Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus

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Decanting Queen wrote:

94 Points

Saturday, December 31, 2022 - Last 2 days of 2022 Naples-palooza; 12/30/2022-12/31/2022 (Casa Mark1npt): Brought by HMC and my first Amoenus. This is a very nice wine but still distinctively '2018.' It is approachable and drinkable now, but you can tell that it will only become more integrated and better with cellar time. Sweet plummy fruit and nice acidity. Lots of upside to my score but not there yet. I think we pnp'd so may not have done it justice on the decant but it was drinking nicely without

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Comment posted by AGELVIS:

1/2/2023 3:44:00 AM - I’ll keep waiting before having my first bottle. Only ever tasted at the winery and it’s certainly got potential.
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:

1/2/2023 4:23:00 AM - Jaime—It was better than many of the ‘18s I have had, but still not there yet. I would wait—you have plenty of other things to drink in the meantime!! ‘
Comment posted by AGELVIS:

1/2/2023 8:04:00 AM - Indeed. Looks like y’all had a great lineup of wines (as usual). Very fun.
Comment posted by HowellMountainCru:

1/2/2023 6:16:00 PM - 6 hours decant in total Jen. HMC
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:

1/3/2023 3:18:00 AM - Thanks HMC that makes sense. It tasted quite integrated (for an ‘18) so I would have been surprised in pnp could do so well. Wonderful
Wine, thank you for sharing it.