Opened this tonight to go with a nice steak dinner, which is quite rare for us these days. This has always been a favorite wine, but I figured that if we held onto our last bottle much longer, it might go over the hill. How wrong I was. This has the stuffing to go another 5 years, easily. Just a beautiful wine, just as it's always been. Beautiful fruit, floral, mineral and earthy notes, wonderfully integrated. I still consider this one of the best wines I've ever had at this price point. So sorry our last bottle is gone, but we'll be seeking out more from more recent vintages.
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Enjoyed many bottles of this vintage, drinking best right now. Explosive nose of plum and violets that fills the room. Smooth tannins. Opened after finishing Stags Leap Artemis, no contest as Croze was undoubtedly superior.
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First impression of this Napa Cab was alcohol and heat which did not blow off over the course of the evening. Fairly dry, firm tannins with loads of dark fruit but all of that took a back seat to the heat.
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Staff Favorites (Farpointe Cellar): Rich on the palate, with a nice mix of herbs and a little coffee bean. The palate is much like the nose, but the flavors are much more intense.
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Amazing single vineyard cab. This wine shows all the finesse and balance one would expect from classic old world cabernet, not Napa. With a full 55 months in French Oak, this wine is seamless and silky. The nose goes on forever with beautiful floral notes and a complexity that changes with every sniff. Open this wine several hours before consuming to allow the complexity to develop in the glass. This is a fantastic wine that seems to be under the radar. With just 500 cases produced, this is a keeper. I am very impressed with quality and the price. Great value out of Napa!
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10/9/2022 - Chateaunole-du-Pape wrote: 93 Points
Opened this tonight to go with a nice steak dinner, which is quite rare for us these days. This has always been a favorite wine, but I figured that if we held onto our last bottle much longer, it might go over the hill. How wrong I was. This has the stuffing to go another 5 years, easily. Just a beautiful wine, just as it's always been. Beautiful fruit, floral, mineral and earthy notes, wonderfully integrated. I still consider this one of the best wines I've ever had at this price point. So sorry our last bottle is gone, but we'll be seeking out more from more recent vintages.
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7/15/2017 - redsonly wrote: 96 Points
Gone but never forgotten.
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2/2/2014 - Mostholy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very tasty wine.
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9/8/2013 - redsonly Likes this wine: 93 Points
Enjoyed many bottles of this vintage, drinking best right now. Explosive nose of plum and violets that fills the room. Smooth tannins. Opened after finishing Stags Leap Artemis, no contest as Croze was undoubtedly superior.
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9/6/2013 - vin0vin0 wrote: 85 Points
First impression of this Napa Cab was alcohol and heat which did not blow off over the course of the evening. Fairly dry, firm tannins with loads of dark fruit but all of that took a back seat to the heat.
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5/14/2011 - mmurry Likes this wine: 92 Points
Staff Favorites (Farpointe Cellar): Rich on the palate, with a nice mix of herbs and a little coffee bean. The palate is much like the nose, but the flavors are much more intense.
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4/11/2011 - uncorked40 wrote: 98 Points
Amazing single vineyard cab. This wine shows all the finesse and balance one would expect from classic old world cabernet, not Napa. With a full 55 months in French Oak, this wine is seamless and silky. The nose goes on forever with beautiful floral notes and a complexity that changes with every sniff. Open this wine several hours before consuming to allow the complexity to develop in the glass. This is a fantastic wine that seems to be under the radar. With just 500 cases produced, this is a keeper. I am very impressed with quality and the price. Great value out of Napa!
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