Rich and chewy texture. Sweet tomato and sweet/ripe plum, sweet/acidic blueberry pie with cream. But obviously not actually sweet, and not overripe. Very nice.
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Funky tart fruit, short tannic finish ..stop trying to make this thing into a wine it is not. Should rate it lower but the funky is slightly interesting . Doesn’t matter when you drink this mess, the tartness is not curable. Seems to be a lot of bottle variation due to cork issues.
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Not many 13.6% abv wines being made in napa these days. The style is apparent immediately. Red fruited and tart and tangy and still carrying a bit of acid. But it's got enough body and flavor to carry it. This isn't the kronos vineyard but still westside benchlands vineyards which aren't that far away. Raspberry and more raspberry and some olive and forest floor. Probably a drink now but not on its last legs.
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This Corison has aged very nicely and is ready to drink. The tannins have evolved and are quite soft making this smooth in the mouth and finish. Sedate and well-structured with a mild earthy fruit profile which is pleasant and not overpowering. Drink now to early 2024.
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Still (too) heavy on the menthol/evergreen/eucalyptus.... Had hoped after this much time in the bottle those notes would have receded allowing something more interesting to come through. Guess this wine is just not my thing.
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I love the nose - blackberries and wildflowers. Cherries, black olive, cocoa, and softening tannins. A beauty and should be excellent with our Wagyu ribeyes.
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Nose: fruit forward (ripe blackberries, cassis, and raspberries), wildflower/floral perfume, dried leather, oak. Palate: dried leather, cranberry dominates as well as red raspberry, more tart than the nose suggests; fruit takes a back seat to oak which lingers throughout. Purchased due to the fact that this winery has a reputation as one of the more "old world" style producers in Napa. This wine is very good, but it's hard to justify the price point.
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Deep inky crimson in colour Powerful berries on nose, black olives, chocolate, vanilla, morello cherries. First hit on the palate is sweetness, then the acidity shows through. Red currant, red berries in general. Silky integrated tannins Slightly bitter in the fruity finish.
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Not possible to top this with a NY Strip on the grill. Sedate and suave black cassis fruit with just a hint of herby/eucalyptus. Soft tannin, and drinking beautifully right now. Brava.
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Tasted at the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Symposium in NYC. This 10 year old is developing nicely. It should still have another decade+ ahead of it but it is starting to be very drinkable now. It was quite delicious yet still well structured with a red fruit profile (red plum, red currant, a little black cherry), some graphite, game meat, earthy notes including tobacco and some chocolate on the finish. I liked this a lot.
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Surprisingly youthful which leads me to believe this can still go several more years. Heavy cherry and menthol presence which gradually calmed down over a couple of hours of decanting. Picked up slight hints of earth and bell pepper as well. Very smooth texture. Paired nicely with steak.
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Bring a Barolo or Brunello... or any good red (Broders): I was going to score this 90, but I wrote 92 on my notes, so there you go. There is a touch of the modern style of Napa in this, which was attributed to the vintage. It is mostly a traditional Napa cabernet, elegance and grace on a lean frame. This was not lacking in flavor, and it seemed sophisticated. I suspect that just another 2-3 years of cellaring may serve this wine well.
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PnP with 45 min decant over ice to help bring down to proper temps at Wild Olive in Rosemary Beach. Damp forest, wet rock, BDX notes on the nose, cherries and scorched earth on the palate. Not as good as prior bottle, but we enjoyed with a nice meal. Needs more air time or more cellar time.
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City Club Fort Worth Wine Event (City Club Wine Room - Fort Worth): The nose was definitely Cab, but one with a little age; underlying blue fruits, but more earthiness, tobacco, dust on the nose; really great mouthfeel; silky; secondary characteristics coming through with sustained fruit but not the primary flavor, more mineral, pencil lead up front, then black, blue and red fruits layered upon each other; tannins under control; excellent.
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90 min decant. Singing right now with many years of life. Mrs. Geaux loves it too! Blood, iron, red fruit, cherry menthol. Old school and simply delicious.
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Well made but this bottle was not exactly in my wheelhouse, showed less fruit and more secondary than many 7 year old CA cabs. I preferred the '10 version.
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Phenomenal cab, had with John and Susan at Fruition. From memory ... soft tannins, fairly light on the fruit (meaning not Parkerized), everyone agreed it was excellent. Should have plenty of time left, but don't know that there is much of a need to wait, it's so good now.
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One of my favorite cabs! One word describes this wine, and that is powerful! This wine shows Cathy's determination and attention to detail. Bold nose with deep flavors that is complemented with an elegant finish. This is how wine should be!
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intense; evergreen, anise, and a host of other flavors. let this one decant for a while, and let second bottle cellar for a while longer. great potential here.
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All I can say is Thank You Cathy Corison!! One, if not, the best wines I've had! Strong nose opens up a bold, deep, powerful, knock your socks off cab! Have the 2010, but buying more of the 2009 ASAP!
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I normally like a bit more age (?10 years at least) before I drink a Corison Cab, but whether it was the vintage, because it was in a half bottle, was with good food, or because it had a good decant (probably all of the above), but this went down effortlessly. Gentle fruit, perhaps not as much blackcurrant as other vintages I've tried, and soft tannins. I guess will get better with time but excellent now.
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Had this open over a couple of days, it just never got going. But it will in my opinion. It needs serious age. Drinkable now with aggressive decanting. Bright and tight.
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Napa Valley winery visits April 26: Crushed floral, mineral, leather, anise and currant aromas. Rich currant, blackberry, spice, tea and cedar flavors- densely layered. Silky and polished with fine firm earthy tannins. Very nice. Needs time. 92+
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Popped and ... recorked. This wine gave up nothing in the first day. 30 hurs after opening it starts to sing. Eucalyptus, pepper, cocoa. Baby killing for sure, but couldn't resist the split in the store. Such an elegant and balanced wine. Needs years still. Note to self, keep your hands off the 750.
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3/3/2024 - jonh1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich and chewy texture. Sweet tomato and sweet/ripe plum, sweet/acidic blueberry pie with cream. But obviously not actually sweet, and not overripe. Very nice.
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12/1/2023 - wino121 wrote: 90 Points
Eh, this should be way better..it just hasn’t been a very consistent due to cork issues.
Give me a screw top…plz
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7/17/2023 - wino121 wrote: 92 Points
This bottle was killer,
Drink it now.
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10/7/2022 - wino121 wrote: 91 Points
Funky tart fruit, short tannic finish ..stop trying to make this thing into a wine it is not.
Should rate it lower but the funky is slightly interesting .
Doesn’t matter when you drink this mess, the tartness is not curable.
Seems to be a lot of bottle variation due to cork issues.
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4/26/2022 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not many 13.6% abv wines being made in napa these days. The style is apparent immediately. Red fruited and tart and tangy and still carrying a bit of acid. But it's got enough body and flavor to carry it. This isn't the kronos vineyard but still westside benchlands vineyards which aren't that far away. Raspberry and more raspberry and some olive and forest floor. Probably a drink now but not on its last legs.
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3/6/2022 - jedwilson Likes this wine: 93 Points
This Corison has aged very nicely and is ready to drink. The tannins have evolved and are quite soft making this smooth in the mouth and finish. Sedate and well-structured with a mild earthy fruit profile which is pleasant and not overpowering. Drink now to early 2024.
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11/25/2021 - t0pshelf wrote:
Still (too) heavy on the menthol/evergreen/eucalyptus.... Had hoped after this much time in the bottle those notes would have receded allowing something more interesting to come through. Guess this wine is just not my thing.
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6/13/2021 - Diane (LI) wrote:
I love the nose - blackberries and wildflowers. Cherries, black olive, cocoa, and softening tannins. A beauty and should be excellent with our Wagyu ribeyes.
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12/27/2020 - stamperb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose: fruit forward (ripe blackberries, cassis, and raspberries), wildflower/floral perfume, dried leather, oak. Palate: dried leather, cranberry dominates as well as red raspberry, more tart than the nose suggests; fruit takes a back seat to oak which lingers throughout. Purchased due to the fact that this winery has a reputation as one of the more "old world" style producers in Napa. This wine is very good, but it's hard to justify the price point.
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7/5/2020 - gazinho Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep inky crimson in colour
Powerful berries on nose, black olives, chocolate, vanilla, morello cherries.
First hit on the palate is sweetness, then the acidity shows through.
Red currant, red berries in general. Silky integrated tannins
Slightly bitter in the fruity finish.
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6/16/2020 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good enough, but not the mind blowing experience from previous evenings. Maybe some bottle variation coming into play.
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5/17/2020 - MartyL Likes this wine: 94 Points
Not possible to top this with a NY Strip on the grill. Sedate and suave black cassis fruit with just a hint of herby/eucalyptus. Soft tannin, and drinking beautifully right now. Brava.
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5/10/2020 - Stefanatic Likes this wine: 92 Points
I liked it a lot. Tannins were already very smooth, acidity nice and the fruit settled. ����
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1/14/2020 - oldwines Likes this wine: 94 Points
Tasted at the Wine & Spirits Top 100 Symposium in NYC. This 10 year old is developing nicely. It should still have another decade+ ahead of it but it is starting to be very drinkable now. It was quite delicious yet still well structured with a red fruit profile (red plum, red currant, a little black cherry), some graphite, game meat, earthy notes including tobacco and some chocolate on the finish. I liked this a lot.
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12/19/2019 - Geaux Tigers wrote: flawed
Sweet tangy vinegar. F!
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10/11/2019 - doncabernet wrote: 93 Points
Great Cab! Old school, very smooth, elegant and in a perfect drinking window. Not a blockbuster but showing very well. Great wine, wish I had more.
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6/23/2019 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for a couple hours. Fine, silky, non-obtrusive tannins. Excellent showing. Drink now and over the next 10 years.
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1/18/2019 - Winefrog19 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Surprisingly youthful which leads me to believe this can still go several more years. Heavy cherry and menthol presence which gradually calmed down over a couple of hours of decanting. Picked up slight hints of earth and bell pepper as well. Very smooth texture. Paired nicely with steak.
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7/13/2018 - galewskj wrote: 92 Points
Bring a Barolo or Brunello... or any good red (Broders): I was going to score this 90, but I wrote 92 on my notes, so there you go. There is a touch of the modern style of Napa in this, which was attributed to the vintage. It is mostly a traditional Napa cabernet, elegance and grace on a lean frame. This was not lacking in flavor, and it seemed sophisticated. I suspect that just another 2-3 years of cellaring may serve this wine well.
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3/13/2018 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 91 Points
PnP with 45 min decant over ice to help bring down to proper temps at Wild Olive in Rosemary Beach. Damp forest, wet rock, BDX notes on the nose, cherries and scorched earth on the palate. Not as good as prior bottle, but we enjoyed with a nice meal. Needs more air time or more cellar time.
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2/3/2018 - tcufletch Likes this wine:
City Club Fort Worth Wine Event (City Club Wine Room - Fort Worth): The nose was definitely Cab, but one with a little age; underlying blue fruits, but more earthiness, tobacco, dust on the nose; really great mouthfeel; silky; secondary characteristics coming through with sustained fruit but not the primary flavor, more mineral, pencil lead up front, then black, blue and red fruits layered upon each other; tannins under control; excellent.
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4/28/2017 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 94 Points
90 min decant. Singing right now with many years of life. Mrs. Geaux loves it too! Blood, iron, red fruit, cherry menthol. Old school and simply delicious.
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1/3/2017 - fisk15 wrote: 92 Points
Well made but this bottle was not exactly in my wheelhouse, showed less fruit and more secondary than many 7 year old CA cabs. I preferred the '10 version.
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4/16/2016 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 95 Points
Phenomenal cab, had with John and Susan at Fruition. From memory ... soft tannins, fairly light on the fruit (meaning not Parkerized), everyone agreed it was excellent. Should have plenty of time left, but don't know that there is much of a need to wait, it's so good now.
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1/26/2016 - Ryan.Vento Likes this wine: 96 Points
If you've ever wanted to taste Napa in a bottle, this is it. Expertly crafted and well-balanced, I would love to see how this ages.
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12/11/2015 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 97 Points
One of my favorite cabs! One word describes this wine, and that is powerful! This wine shows Cathy's determination and attention to detail. Bold nose with deep flavors that is complemented with an elegant finish. This is how wine should be!
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10/11/2015 - Jackiefathom Likes this wine: 96 Points
Tuberose perfume nose. Silky and elegant. Cherry notes and bright tannins.
Perfect with steak. Perfect as a two year anniversary experience!
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9/13/2015 - t0pshelf Likes this wine:
intense; evergreen, anise, and a host of other flavors. let this one decant for a while, and let second bottle cellar for a while longer. great potential here.
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4/2/2015 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 98 Points
All I can say is Thank You Cathy Corison!! One, if not, the best wines I've had! Strong nose opens up a bold, deep, powerful, knock your socks off cab! Have the 2010, but buying more of the 2009 ASAP!
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11/3/2014 - gotfunk Likes this wine:
From a 375 decanted for 11 hours. Elegant and balanced, seamless and complex with soft velvety tannins and a long finish.
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10/26/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Knightsbridge Bordeaux and US Cabernet Tasting (Northbrook, IL): Tasting, brief note. Lots of black cherry, liqueur hints, anise and clove. Very good balance with elegant tannins. Very good.
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7/12/2014 - Fosgrove Likes this wine: 92 Points
I normally like a bit more age (?10 years at least) before I drink a Corison Cab, but whether it was the vintage, because it was in a half bottle, was with good food, or because it had a good decant (probably all of the above), but this went down effortlessly. Gentle fruit, perhaps not as much blackcurrant as other vintages I've tried, and soft tannins. I guess will get better with time but excellent now.
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6/11/2013 - cellar.dweller wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for 6 hours and still needed more time to open up. Very elegant and balanced wine. I look forward to tasting this 10 years from now.
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6/3/2013 - fine137 wrote: 90 Points
Had this open over a couple of days, it just never got going. But it will in my opinion. It needs serious age. Drinkable now with aggressive decanting. Bright and tight.
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5/9/2013 - MattMauldin wrote: 92 Points
Napa Valley winery visits April 26: Crushed floral, mineral, leather, anise and currant aromas. Rich currant, blackberry, spice, tea and cedar flavors- densely layered. Silky and polished with fine firm earthy tannins. Very nice. Needs time. 92+
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4/14/2013 - spv Likes this wine: 90 Points
Needs time. Expect this will soften considerably with a couple years.
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3/31/2013 - atubbs wrote: 91 Points
Popped and ... recorked. This wine gave up nothing in the first day. 30 hurs after opening it starts to sing. Eucalyptus, pepper, cocoa. Baby killing for sure, but couldn't resist the split in the store. Such an elegant and balanced wine. Needs years still. Note to self, keep your hands off the 750.
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