Alas, my last bottle! First night it was very good with grilled porterhouse steaks and asparagus. Finished up tonight with Asian chopped salad with canned salmon and chips with hummus!
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This wine has really matured since my last bottle consumed about 18 months ago. This time I didn't bother decanting or aerating. PnP first small portion, then left the bottle to open up on its own for about 45 minutes while preparing dinner (grilled tenderloin, loaded baked potatoes and grilled parmesan asparagus). I can't tell you what fruit it smells or tastes like, or if it's earthy or like the forest floor (whatever that means). I can say the wine has a medium finish, no heavy alcohol taste and it paired great with the food mentioned above. Wish I had bought more a couple of years ago. My wife does not like big, bold/heavy cabernets - she loved this wine.
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Dark cherries on the palate with creamy vanilla oak, medium body and moderate tannins. I detected only the slightest trace of secondary fermentation upon PnP, it seems to have mostly resolved itself in-bottle and this wine is drinking nicely right now.
Opened 12/26/2012 to compare to woot offering from same house. Use caution, secondary bottle fermentation, that after a bit of research I believe caused by a Brett contamination at the winery, as this characteristic also showed in another label, Mirage, from the same winery. Enjoyed their 10 knots Viognier however.
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Purchased wine from recommendation at wine shop for $20. Never heard of it. Let it sit for 30 minutes. It tastes like a $20 bottle of cab. Ripe blackberry's on the palate. Medium in tannins, for a young wine not bad. Finish was full for a Paso cab. Very classic style and what you'd expect for the money.
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For a young inexpensive cab, this wine is quite good. Really opened up with aerating and decanting for about an hour. Excellent with Paranno cheese (get it at Whole Foods) and spicy pizza.
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I can understand why there are many that thought it was flawed. I agree and almost threw out a case. But I happen to let it sit for a couple of days... stopped but no real other care taken. On day two I poured a glass and it was much better. To make use of the next 11 bottles I wanted the opinion of my neighbor who is also an avid wine drinker. To prove my point, I poured a little for a tasting. He was not as harsh as I was on first tasting. I then decanted/bruised/swirled the rest in the decanter. After about 30 minutes or so, it turned into a nice lower end cab.
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No score as this was a flawed bottle - either some secondary fermentation or C02 during bottling gave this a slight fizz or carbonation. It did not blow off or receed after a night on the counter. Nevertheless, vanilla and dark fruit nose with notes of sour fruit almost cranberry on the palate.
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11/5/2018 - Bill1100 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Alas, my last bottle! First night it was very good with grilled porterhouse steaks and asparagus. Finished up tonight with Asian chopped salad with canned salmon and chips with hummus!
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10/13/2013 - Bill1100 Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine has really matured since my last bottle consumed about 18 months ago. This time I didn't bother decanting or aerating. PnP first small portion, then left the bottle to open up on its own for about 45 minutes while preparing dinner (grilled tenderloin, loaded baked potatoes and grilled parmesan asparagus). I can't tell you what fruit it smells or tastes like, or if it's earthy or like the forest floor (whatever that means). I can say the wine has a medium finish, no heavy alcohol taste and it paired great with the food mentioned above. Wish I had bought more a couple of years ago. My wife does not like big, bold/heavy cabernets - she loved this wine.
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7/1/2013 - dnbunck wrote: flawed
Wine was fizzy, acidic. Looks like others had this problem too...
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4/12/2013 - ChipGreen wrote: 87 Points
Dark cherries on the palate with creamy vanilla oak, medium body and moderate tannins. I detected only the slightest trace of secondary fermentation upon PnP, it seems to have mostly resolved itself in-bottle and this wine is drinking nicely right now.
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12/26/2012 - rjquillin Does not like this wine:
Opened 12/26/2012 to compare to woot offering from same house. Use caution, secondary bottle fermentation, that after a bit of research I believe caused by a Brett contamination at the winery, as this characteristic also showed in another label, Mirage, from the same winery. Enjoyed their 10 knots Viognier however.
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11/22/2012 - manny651 wrote: 89 Points
Very good Paso cab, fruit forward, thick but smooth, nice finish
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7/10/2012 - timothygarmo wrote: 87 Points
Purchased wine from recommendation at wine shop for $20. Never heard of it. Let it sit for 30 minutes. It tastes like a $20 bottle of cab. Ripe blackberry's on the palate. Medium in tannins, for a young wine not bad. Finish was full for a Paso cab. Very classic style and what you'd expect for the money.
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3/16/2012 - Bill1100 wrote: 87 Points
For a young inexpensive cab, this wine is quite good. Really opened up with aerating and decanting for about an hour. Excellent with Paranno cheese (get it at Whole Foods) and spicy pizza.
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2/16/2012 - rschulz Does not like this wine: 69 Points
Acidic, effervescent, nearly undrinkable, but will try to make mulled wine or sangria.
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2/9/2012 - Vandi wrote:
- Purple color - Definitely needs a long decant. Ok but not great. Hated opening a second bottle and waiting a day
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1/23/2012 - Johnsand13 wrote: 87 Points
Got a little of a fizz sensation upon opening. That subsided with an hour or so of decanting. Ended up being pretty tasty.
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1/4/2012 - nwolcott wrote:
This is just bookkeeping long after the fact but I remember that this wine was very fruity with not much in the way of tannin.
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12/20/2011 - forekirk wrote: 86 Points
I can understand why there are many that thought it was flawed. I agree and almost threw out a case. But I happen to let it sit for a couple of days... stopped but no real other care taken. On day two I poured a glass and it was much better. To make use of the next 11 bottles I wanted the opinion of my neighbor who is also an avid wine drinker. To prove my point, I poured a little for a tasting. He was not as harsh as I was on first tasting. I then decanted/bruised/swirled the rest in the decanter. After about 30 minutes or so, it turned into a nice lower end cab.
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12/14/2011 - sbwinefan wrote: flawed
I've opened two bottles of this so far, and both were flawed. The wine was fizzy and acidic. Undrinkable.
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12/12/2011 - monahanchris wrote: flawed
No score as this was a flawed bottle - either some secondary fermentation or C02 during bottling gave this a slight fizz or carbonation. It did not blow off or receed after a night on the counter. Nevertheless, vanilla and dark fruit nose with notes of sour fruit almost cranberry on the palate.
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11/23/2011 - Magregory wrote: 85 Points
Very young, but good.
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