Community Tasting Note

drrobvino wrote:

Friday, January 13, 2012 - Cabernet Hedonism (Rob & Bev's place): Decanted 3+ hours prior to tasting. This wine looks black as night. It does not appear to lighten at the edge. The nose offers up aromas of green pepper and mocha, followed by rich cassis fruit. Obviously too young to really be hitting it's stride, but there's alot in here trying to get out. In the mouth, very tightly knit wine, with chocolate giving way to bright cherry fruit. Lovely balance, with a hint of mint, leading into a long and supple finish. A beautiful mouthfeel to this wine that is worth mentioning. 93 pts.

Tasted again 2 days later from this partially consumed bottle. 65% Cab Sauv, 25% Cab Franc, 7% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. 90% new French oak. Now I see that the greenness on the nose was from all that Cab Franc! Some spice, wet stones, and meaty scents lead into the cassis fruit profile. I have always felt that the CVV wines had some of the most amazing velvety mouthfeel of any wines in California, and this Eloge is no slouch in that department. Notes of leather, cassis, black currant, and herbaceous green pepper, lead the way, parting into a finish that is near-perfect, with thick and chewy youthful tannins that are brilliantly reined in and balanced by the acidity and fruit (this Spiderman wine understands that with great power comes great responsibility). A very slight hotness on the palate keeps me from going up two more points, but I'm gonna need to eek this wine up another point after letting it come into it's own over a few days. 94 pts.

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