2006 Guilliams Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
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Rich.Herbs Likes this wine:
Sunday, June 9, 2013 - Opened and poured (a mistake: Should have decanted for an hour). At first the nose was like fresh sourdough, but after some vigorous aeration, I got some fruit. Similar in the mouth - the fruit took some coaxing, but I enjoyed the strong attack, the balance, and the long finish. As the wine breathed, it seemed to relax and show off its balance and complexity, but remained vigorous. This wine can work alone, but I enjoy it with food - it is strong enough to pair with many options, but I think of crisp, bold, natural vegetable flavors that would show off the wine's classy edge and complexity. The 2006 is great now and should remain so for 2 or 4 years.
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Comment posted by thesternowl:
6/9/2013 9:56:00 PM - It's been a couple years since my last bottle; back then it was singing without much of a decant. I wonder if it's closing down?
Comment posted by Rich.Herbs:
6/12/2013 12:46:00 PM - In response to thesternowl and that Guilliams does not require "much of a decant", the keyword here is "much"; I did not decant it at all, and neglected to mention that it took only about 15 minutes to open up. So it may be more closed than your experience a couple of years ago, but it still opened fairly fast when compared to some wines.
Comment posted by thesternowl:
6/13/2013 3:20:00 AM - Thanks for the clarification!