Popped and poured and still drinking like a young wine. Took quite some time to fully open, but then blueberries, blackberries and a hint of leather. Smooth finish. I did get some alcohol early, but as the fruit came out the wine came into better balance. Should have decanted, but brilliant bottle all the same.
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A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark garnet in color. A full bodied red with blackberry, blueberry, some chocolate and spies on long finish, still need a short decant, was very good. www.winelx.com
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Very dark and surprisingly purple-tinged for a ten-year-old wine, the nose on this was faint at first, but after about 30 minutes opened up to beautiful dark cherries, cassis, and blackberry reduction. Those fruit-forward characteristics were evident on the palate, but with some nice secondary notes of leather and saddle soap. Silky smooth on the palate, I did not get the excessive alcohol notes mentioned elsewhere. This came across to me as a solid, quality Napa Cabernet, right on par with many in this price range. It was frankly more exciting than I was expecting. An excellent choice for a Friday night.
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Much more impressed with this wine now than when I last tasted it a year ago. Nose of dark cherry and spice but with a higher than normal alcohol smell. Great legs and a soft purple color with just the slightest brink tinge to the rim. Nice fruity flavor with good oak and soft tannins leading to a longer finish than I expected. Overall a really good wine and would have scored higher except for the higher alcohol smell and taste. Had it been just a bit better integrated into the wine it would be a blockbuster at this stage. Drinking remaining 5 bottles in next year or two at most.
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Big Bold Fruity Cali Cab. Dark Fruit, some herbal minty notes. Nice creamy integrated oak as well. Price notes before me are way high, I only paid 39.99 for mine. Good stuff. Would buy again at that price.
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3/1/2019 - MichaelMA Likes this wine: 93 Points
Popped and poured and still drinking like a young wine. Took quite some time to fully open, but then blueberries, blackberries and a hint of leather. Smooth finish. I did get some alcohol early, but as the fruit came out the wine came into better balance. Should have decanted, but brilliant bottle all the same.
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8/4/2018 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 92 Points
A nose of dark fruits and spices, dark garnet in color. A full bodied red with blackberry, blueberry, some chocolate and spies on long finish, still need a short decant, was very good. www.winelx.com
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3/9/2018 - Phredd Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very dark and surprisingly purple-tinged for a ten-year-old wine, the nose on this was faint at first, but after about 30 minutes opened up to beautiful dark cherries, cassis, and blackberry reduction. Those fruit-forward characteristics were evident on the palate, but with some nice secondary notes of leather and saddle soap. Silky smooth on the palate, I did not get the excessive alcohol notes mentioned elsewhere. This came across to me as a solid, quality Napa Cabernet, right on par with many in this price range. It was frankly more exciting than I was expecting. An excellent choice for a Friday night.
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9/14/2015 - dbkitc wrote: 85 Points
Purple color. Ripe fruit and creamy nose. Sweet palate that is very up front. Not a lot of depth. Ok. (85)
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1/29/2013 - Tracypyo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Much more impressed with this wine now than when I last tasted it a year ago. Nose of dark cherry and spice but with a higher than normal alcohol smell. Great legs and a soft purple color with just the slightest brink tinge to the rim. Nice fruity flavor with good oak and soft tannins leading to a longer finish than I expected. Overall a really good wine and would have scored higher except for the higher alcohol smell and taste. Had it been just a bit better integrated into the wine it would be a blockbuster at this stage. Drinking remaining 5 bottles in next year or two at most.
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11/16/2012 - winetennis wrote: 89 Points
Rich, spice, blackberries and incense. Pleasant mid-palate, finish is bracing, gripping, to-be-savored. $40 from WL, not sure the value is there, tho.
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10/30/2012 - NJ BIG CHRIS wrote: 90 Points
Big Bold Fruity Cali Cab. Dark Fruit, some herbal minty notes. Nice creamy integrated oak as well. Price notes before me are way high, I only paid 39.99 for mine. Good stuff. Would buy again at that price.
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7/26/2012 - pkbackman Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good Cabernet. Good fruit and structure. Is it worth $70? Don't think so. $50? Not sure. Probably more in line with the Chappellet Signature Cab,
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6/22/2012 - amgryger wrote:
Friday night at Fabio's with the NY/NJ Crew (Fabio's NYC): Fresh aromatics of black cherry, dark fruit, and mint on the nose. Ripe fruit on the palate. Medium tannin and acid.
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