Beautiful nose of crushed berries, cherries, and pomegranate, dark, cherry, orchard, stone fruit with herbs and spice allspice balances out the nose. The pallet follow suit with the nose of crushed berries and reminiscent of blackberries, blueberries, and an acidic pomegranate. The finish is medium, too short due to the age of over 15 years, but balanced with tenants giving to its age-, giving a satisfying finish.
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Cellared since release at 55-65ºF. Perfect cork. Splash decanted. Very aromatic, it fills the room with blackberry from the decanter. In the mouth, it's bright with lots of juicy blackberry and strawberry, leather, and dusty minerality. It's medium bodied and the tannins are seamlessly integrated and polished now. This is in a good place today and worth trying if you have a few and haven't tried one 4-5 years.
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Really great fruit and structure. Better than the 2008. I can see that the bottle is thicker and cork improved. Wine barely had touched the cork so this can be held long term.
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Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of Graham cracker, cocoa powder and currants. Flavors of black cherries, black berries and plums. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air or continue to hold.
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Day 1 : 92 pts. Day 2 : 93 pts. Very thin sediments, therefore, decanting is a must or cheese cloth....Other than that excellent Cab from Walla Walla, more time to go but it is on its peak, smooth and long finish.
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Opaque purple-black. Brooding nose of dark brambly fruit, boot polish, tar and charcoal. Blackberry, dark cherry, mocha, cappuccino and a herbal note on the long, concentrated finish. This came across as very youthful still and our biggest issue was not decanting the wine - it really started to strut its stuff after about 45 minutes just as we finished the bottle.
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Dead bang on score wise with my CT brethren on this one....Carol (who finished her wine well before dinner!) scored it in 1/10th of a second when I asked her.....she's that goooood! But I digress......I'm giving it a 94. If it lasted longer in my glass and took on more air I might have graded it even higher.
This had a bit of stewed fruit on opening but that disappeared after an hour or so of air, replaced by beautiful red/black berries and and an earthy/briar component. This is soft and refined by age but still just a little grip to the tannins on the back end. It has a full front, mid and back palate of beautiful fruit and weight with no voids to it. There is still some pleasant acidity and the feeling that this wine has many more years ahead of it, however, this bottle picked up at auction, had a bit of a loose cork that came out very easy with the ah-so. Makes me think in just a short while longer, cork failure would have rendered this bottle useless so glad I opened it tonight. Tremendous wine in a great spot. I am very happy to have kept it and opened it at this time. If you have better provenance than I do, keep these for a while longer, then enjoy!
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A great cab with a Christmas Tenderloin. It starts with a nice subtle blueberry and raspberry blend. The middle is very mellow and the berries slightly mute. It finishes very light and smooth. It’s really good Cabernet.
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Like the 2010 Quilceda before it this took time open to mellow. Blackberry, lead, cassis, resin, and confectioners sugar. Sharp and prickly on the edges with a touch of heat. Possibly the 2010’s need 3-4 more years to mellow.
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4/5, very good, excellent with prime rib dinner for Thanksgiving, delicious, price is substantially too high for this quiality level. Nice fruit flavor and intensity, varietally correct, low+ acidity, balanced, medium long finish, very nice dusty tannins on the finish, very much enjoyed drinking it. Would not buy again at this price - too many other bottles of equal quality at half the price.
When opened three days ago the wine was tight, closed and uninteresting, even after two hours. Worked well enough with a flavorful meatloaf. The last glass left in the bottle for 48 hours, gassed with a stopper, was fantastic. The wine had come together, fruit was forward with still plenty of tannin. The rest stays down for several more years.
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Similar to mclancy10006, there was a bit of (unexpected) brett upon opening. Lots of sediment too. The brett seemed to blow off upon decanting and the wine started hitting it's stride a couple hours in (on the last glass). Paired nicley with my short ribs.
Seemed very young and will likely benefit from 5+ years of cellaring to finally come around.
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I was really looking forward to trying my first Leonetti. Decanted for an hour. Dark purple and a little muted nose. Still lots of tannin. Obviously a well made wine and will achieve more balance with age but does not have the complexity or richness of the better cabs.
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Decanted for an hour and a half...could have been longer. This is still young. Very fruity, syrah like, actually, with lots of red and black fruit and a medium body. Some tobacco on the nose as well. Plenty of tannins insure this will hold for years forward. After a three hour decant, was softening into a beautiful, balanced glass. Will be very interesting to see where this is in 5 or ten years. If you have bottles I would hold them for a while, but that's purely my opinion.
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The color was super dark, almost like a syrah. This bottle was super dusty, it would make a Rutherford Napa Cab jealous in that regard. With the dust, comes minerality. The fruit peaks through all this structure and was raspberry, ripe wild strawberry, and a bit of cinnamon and chocolate. The tannins were strong. Decant and drink, or hold.
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Big, mouth coating, chalky tannins on this fantastic wine. Give it a few hours to decant if you're drinking it now and I'm sure it will last and get better many many years down the road.
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It had to happen eventually with an over filled wine fridge and tile floor in the basement bar. I opened the door and ...
I won't admit how I know but will say it tasted truly awesome (rich cassis, complex, balanced, beautiful) for about 2 minutes before it started to taste like tile and grout.
Deep and dark red. Compared to the Quilceda Creek this had a little more earth toffee, and cherry cola, but also lots of black fruits. Drinking well with about an hour of air time. Just minor hints of bell pepper and ripe fig.
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A stunning wine. I am really not sure what wine Wine Spectator tasted because it doesn't resemble this to me at all. This one is full of blueberry, blackberry, pepper, cedar, cassis and sweet tannins on the finish. Good now and certainly has the structural integrity to cellar for a long time hereafter.
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Good juice. Bottle had Benin a nitrogen system but removed a few hours earlier. Well balanced and rich, the solid black fruits are defiantly there but not a fruit bomb by any stretch. Long and lingering, this is a classically styled bottle which could take significant aging.
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3.5 hr double decant this time really opened things up. Ready to go with steak bruschetta, figs, cheese and charcuterie. A hint of chocolate again balanced with cassis and fruit with plenty of bite that softened nicely after the decant. 5-7 years left.
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A Mother's Day consumption, had with New York steak and Molasses and Chipotle steak sauce. Complimented well, with notes or dark fruit, chocolate, and a hint of cedar. 3 hour decant helped balance the tannins. Many years left.
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Drank this tonight before the custom allocation order window opens for the next vintage. Short decant after pouring through Vinturi, and a good swirl or two in the decanter. Note taken about 2.5 hours after opening. The nose has an herbal note to it, maybe green tea. Dark fruit: blackberry, plum, cassis. Finish is gritty, with white pepper and oak.
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I wasn't impressed with the Sangiovese of this year, and was apprehensive about opening this. I'm happy to say that it's lovely. It needs to air, and I gave it at least an hour, and it was worth doing so. The coffee and smoke notes were especially interesting. I see others that gave it four hours, and I may try that with the next bottle. It certainly lives up to the name.
After letting it sit overnight, and having another glass, I was (happily) amazed, and have updated the rating to reflect it. This is what Cabernet Sauvignon should aspire to.
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Decanted over 2 hours before tasting and consumed over 2 day period. First, this is a big wine with notes of coffee, stone, and cedar on the nose. The palette is marked by black fruit--cassis and current with slight herbaceous undertones. Tannins have a firm grip but quickly give way to smoothness and balance. Lots of structure. Notes of cocoa that linger on the long finish. Should definitely improve with age
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Decanted 5 hours prior to drinking, then back to the bottle. Perhaps the time tin the decanter helped this out, but I didn't find this austere at all (as alluded to tin the WS review). Though I do think a good deal of time in the cellar will allow this wine to come into its maturity. I though this had great blue and black fruit, and with sufficient air, comfortably gripping tannins on the finish.
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I lost my notes, however the palate was of the most leveled balance. Seamless and a little backwards. I gave her a four hour decant. Drink 2018 - 2033.
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Tons of heat and oak on the nose, with some menthol notes. Huge, dense wine, with lots of structure, yet surprisingly soft on the palate. Super fine and drying tannins linger nicely on the finish. Definitely needs time, but has balance to age for a long time.
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2010 cab. Closed down and a bit of dampness on the nose. Thought it might be corked, but blew off. Burly tannins and powerful on the palate. A hint of soap as well. Age may pull it out of its awkward state. Nice balance on the mid palate and finish. PDQ 91+?
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1/9/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine: 83 Points
Beautiful nose of crushed berries, cherries, and pomegranate, dark, cherry, orchard, stone fruit with herbs and spice allspice balances out the nose. The pallet follow suit with the nose of crushed berries and reminiscent of blackberries, blueberries, and an acidic pomegranate. The finish is medium, too short due to the age of over 15 years, but balanced with tenants giving to its age-, giving a satisfying finish.
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9/25/2023 - curtr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Bold with sirloin steak. Drink now to 2027
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5/28/2023 - PhN Likes this wine: 90 Points
45 minutes to open, but then a delicious, medium bodied Cab with great varietal character. I think this wine will age well for a while longer.
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12/6/2022 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:
Cellared since release at 55-65ºF.
Perfect cork.
Splash decanted.
Very aromatic, it fills the room with blackberry from the decanter.
In the mouth, it's bright with lots of juicy blackberry and strawberry, leather, and dusty minerality.
It's medium bodied and the tannins are seamlessly integrated and polished now.
This is in a good place today and worth trying if you have a few and haven't tried one 4-5 years.
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3/31/2022 - MemorialWineFan wrote: 92 Points
Really great fruit and structure. Better than the 2008. I can see that the bottle is thicker and cork improved. Wine barely had touched the cork so this can be held long term.
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3/27/2022 - jkwoodward Likes this wine: 94 Points
Spot on washington can, loaded with fruit but wonderful graphite and cassis as well. Reminds me why I buy this and wait for it. Yum.
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2/10/2022 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
WIML93
Tasted non blind.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of Graham cracker, cocoa powder and currants. Flavors of black cherries, black berries and plums. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannin, full bodied. Drink now with some air or continue to hold.
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7/20/2021 - noni15 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Day 1 : 92 pts.
Day 2 : 93 pts. Very thin sediments, therefore, decanting is a must or cheese cloth....Other than that excellent Cab from Walla Walla, more time to go but it is on its peak, smooth and long finish.
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6/17/2021 - hkbob Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opaque purple-black. Brooding nose of dark brambly fruit, boot polish, tar and charcoal. Blackberry, dark cherry, mocha, cappuccino and a herbal note on the long, concentrated finish. This came across as very youthful still and our biggest issue was not decanting the wine - it really started to strut its stuff after about 45 minutes just as we finished the bottle.
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4/24/2021 - dfaircloth wrote: 97 Points
Silky tannins and still quite structurally sound. Black cherry and graphite.
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2/24/2021 - mactheknife Likes this wine: 94 Points
Exceptional and beautifully balanced. A cross between old and new world. Plenty of life left. At least 10 years.
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2/20/2021 - RobertBellinger wrote:
RP 97
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11/8/2020 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Dead bang on score wise with my CT brethren on this one....Carol (who finished her wine well before dinner!) scored it in 1/10th of a second when I asked her.....she's that goooood! But I digress......I'm giving it a 94. If it lasted longer in my glass and took on more air I might have graded it even higher.
This had a bit of stewed fruit on opening but that disappeared after an hour or so of air, replaced by beautiful red/black berries and and an earthy/briar component. This is soft and refined by age but still just a little grip to the tannins on the back end. It has a full front, mid and back palate of beautiful fruit and weight with no voids to it. There is still some pleasant acidity and the feeling that this wine has many more years ahead of it, however, this bottle picked up at auction, had a bit of a loose cork that came out very easy with the ah-so. Makes me think in just a short while longer, cork failure would have rendered this bottle useless so glad I opened it tonight. Tremendous wine in a great spot. I am very happy to have kept it and opened it at this time. If you have better provenance than I do, keep these for a while longer, then enjoy!
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5/9/2020 - Filippo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very balanced and in perfect shape.
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12/25/2019 - lbrooks wrote: 93 Points
A great cab with a Christmas Tenderloin. It starts with a nice subtle blueberry and raspberry blend. The middle is very mellow and the berries slightly mute. It finishes very light and smooth. It’s really good Cabernet.
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9/13/2019 - stevetsukuno wrote:
Dinner with Jeff & Ellen
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2/15/2019 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 93 Points
Like the 2010 Quilceda before it this took time open to mellow. Blackberry, lead, cassis, resin, and confectioners sugar. Sharp and prickly on the edges with a touch of heat. Possibly the 2010’s need 3-4 more years to mellow.
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11/22/2018 - Giacomo Likes this wine: 92 Points
4/5, very good, excellent with prime rib dinner for Thanksgiving, delicious, price is substantially too high for this quiality level. Nice fruit flavor and intensity, varietally correct, low+ acidity, balanced, medium long finish, very nice dusty tannins on the finish, very much enjoyed drinking it. Would not buy again at this price - too many other bottles of equal quality at half the price.
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7/13/2018 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 95 Points
Blackberries, blueberries, acidity, cedar, tobacco, chocolate, and finishes with some candied cherry notes and oak. A
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3/29/2018 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 93 Points
Black fruit, cedar, chocolate, spice, cocoa, pepper and acidity. Layered complexity. A/A- 93.
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3/19/2018 - PhN Likes this wine: 93 Points
When opened three days ago the wine was tight, closed and uninteresting, even after two hours. Worked well enough with a flavorful meatloaf. The last glass left in the bottle for 48 hours, gassed with a stopper, was fantastic. The wine had come together, fruit was forward with still plenty of tannin. The rest stays down for several more years.
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10/16/2017 - PhN Likes this wine: 94 Points
Needs an hour to open and then wonderful. This wine will have a lot of legs. I will hang on to what I still have for a while.
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6/4/2017 - kwn70 wrote: 92 Points
Similar to mclancy10006, there was a bit of (unexpected) brett upon opening. Lots of sediment too. The brett seemed to blow off upon decanting and the wine started hitting it's stride a couple hours in (on the last glass). Paired nicley with my short ribs.
Seemed very young and will likely benefit from 5+ years of cellaring to finally come around.
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4/23/2017 - Skip4wine wrote: 90 Points
I was really looking forward to trying my first Leonetti. Decanted for an hour. Dark purple and a little muted nose. Still lots of tannin. Obviously a well made wine and will achieve more balance with age but does not have the complexity or richness of the better cabs.
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4/21/2017 - mclancy10006 wrote: flawed
lots of Brett on this for me. Others at the table liked its complexity which I suspect was the Brett to which I am hypersensitive.
Restaurant purchase with superficial decant. The defect did not burn off sitting int he glass either.
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2/14/2017 - sophiesmom Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for an hour and a half...could have been longer. This is still young. Very fruity, syrah like, actually, with lots of red and black fruit and a medium body. Some tobacco on the nose as well. Plenty of tannins insure this will hold for years forward. After a three hour decant, was softening into a beautiful, balanced glass. Will be very interesting to see where this is in 5 or ten years. If you have bottles I would hold them for a while, but that's purely my opinion.
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1/13/2017 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine: 93 Points
The color was super dark, almost like a syrah.
This bottle was super dusty, it would make a Rutherford Napa Cab jealous in that regard. With the dust, comes minerality.
The fruit peaks through all this structure and was raspberry, ripe wild strawberry, and a bit of cinnamon and chocolate.
The tannins were strong.
Decant and drink, or hold.
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8/3/2016 - Don and Pam Likes this wine: 95 Points
gets better every time we open a bottle.
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6/2/2016 - Tvall13 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Big, mouth coating, chalky tannins on this fantastic wine. Give it a few hours to decant if you're drinking it now and I'm sure it will last and get better many many years down the road.
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4/13/2016 - Empirate wrote:
It had to happen eventually with an over filled wine fridge and tile floor in the basement bar. I opened the door and ...
I won't admit how I know but will say it tasted truly awesome (rich cassis, complex, balanced, beautiful) for about 2 minutes before it started to taste like tile and grout.
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3/31/2016 - magic2coop Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clove, cedar, cinnamon, earth, hint of kalamata. Very good. Enjoy.
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3/14/2016 - MarshPDX Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very very young. Good stuff.
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2/24/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Consistent notes. Cherry, raspberry, touch of blackberry. Leather, cedar, coffee. Love it.
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2/5/2016 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 97 Points
Deep and dark red. Compared to the Quilceda Creek this had a little more earth toffee, and cherry cola, but also lots of black fruits. Drinking well with about an hour of air time. Just minor hints of bell pepper and ripe fig.
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2/5/2016 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Tobacco/leather, black currant, tannic, high acid, pepper
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11/25/2015 - brianngibson wrote: 96 Points
A stunning wine. I am really not sure what wine Wine Spectator tasted because it doesn't resemble this to me at all. This one is full of blueberry, blackberry, pepper, cedar, cassis and sweet tannins on the finish. Good now and certainly has the structural integrity to cellar for a long time hereafter.
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9/22/2015 - lockestep Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good juice. Bottle had Benin a nitrogen system but removed a few hours earlier. Well balanced and rich, the solid black fruits are defiantly there but not a fruit bomb by any stretch. Long and lingering, this is a classically styled bottle which could take significant aging.
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8/29/2015 - jkwoodward Likes this wine: 94 Points
3.5 hr double decant this time really opened things up. Ready to go with steak bruschetta, figs, cheese and charcuterie. A hint of chocolate again balanced with cassis and fruit with plenty of bite that softened nicely after the decant. 5-7 years left.
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7/26/2015 - Don and Pam Likes this wine: 95 Points
decanted for 3+ hours. Totally awesome wine. smooth with a long finish.
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5/10/2015 - jkwoodward Likes this wine: 93 Points
A Mother's Day consumption, had with New York steak and Molasses and Chipotle steak sauce. Complimented well, with notes or dark fruit, chocolate, and a hint of cedar. 3 hour decant helped balance the tannins. Many years left.
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3/7/2015 - lounavarro wrote: 92 Points
delicious
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12/3/2014 - dfaircloth wrote: 96 Points
Black currant, black cherry, graphite, toast, vanilla, firm tannins, and persistent finish. Decanted for 90 minutes before drinking.
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3/17/2014 - brianngibson wrote: 95 Points
Drank this tonight before the custom allocation order window opens for the next vintage. Short decant after pouring through Vinturi, and a good swirl or two in the decanter. Note taken about 2.5 hours after opening. The nose has an herbal note to it, maybe green tea. Dark fruit: blackberry, plum, cassis. Finish is gritty, with white pepper and oak.
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3/9/2014 - qwerty2 wrote: 94 Points
I wasn't impressed with the Sangiovese of this year, and was apprehensive about opening this. I'm happy to say that it's lovely. It needs to air, and I gave it at least an hour, and it was worth doing so. The coffee and smoke notes were especially interesting. I see others that gave it four hours, and I may try that with the next bottle. It certainly lives up to the name.
After letting it sit overnight, and having another glass, I was (happily) amazed, and have updated the rating to reflect it. This is what Cabernet Sauvignon should aspire to.
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2/28/2014 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 94 Points
Dark fruit, hints of black plum, anise, cassis, herbal tea, chocolate, hints of white pepper, smokey oak on the finish. Well balanced.
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2/7/2014 - Mfugle wrote: 85 Points
Nothing special. However, we did not allow it to open up.
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12/25/2013 - Brian_74 wrote: 93 Points
Decanted over 2 hours before tasting and consumed over 2 day period. First, this is a big wine with notes of coffee, stone, and cedar on the nose. The palette is marked by black fruit--cassis and current with slight herbaceous undertones. Tannins have a firm grip but quickly give way to smoothness and balance. Lots of structure. Notes of cocoa that linger on the long finish. Should definitely improve with age
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12/23/2013 - Cresus wrote: 94 Points
Incredibly well balanced after a 4 hour decant. Smooth tannins and great minerality. Lovely blue fruit. Great bottle!
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11/16/2013 - brianngibson wrote: 96 Points
Decanted 5 hours prior to drinking, then back to the bottle. Perhaps the time tin the decanter helped this out, but I didn't find this austere at all (as alluded to tin the WS review). Though I do think a good deal of time in the cellar will allow this wine to come into its maturity. I though this had great blue and black fruit, and with sufficient air, comfortably gripping tannins on the finish.
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11/9/2013 - jmcmchi wrote: 91 Points
Big mouthful – smoke cedar and pencil lead on nose – softer than the Merlot
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11/2/2013 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 95 Points
I lost my notes, however the palate was of the most leveled balance. Seamless and a little backwards. I gave her a four hour decant. Drink 2018 - 2033.
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9/21/2013 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine: 91 Points
Charleston II - The Collectibles - Afternoon Edition; 9/20/2013-9/21/2013 (Kings Courtyard Inn in Charleston, SC): Also a deeply tannic wine, back to the cranberry flavors, some black pepper, slightly harsher with the oak. It coats the tongue and seems quite promising, but it's too young. More time needed, but this could be a great wine as it comes into balance.
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7/19/2013 - JPLogan wrote: flawed
Underwhelming. Could have been the victim of a very hot car and slightly popped cork before it was gifted to me.
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3/19/2013 - dpolivy wrote: 93 Points
Tons of heat and oak on the nose, with some menthol notes. Huge, dense wine, with lots of structure, yet surprisingly soft on the palate. Super fine and drying tannins linger nicely on the finish. Definitely needs time, but has balance to age for a long time.
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3/19/2013 - pdemaio wrote: 91 Points
2010 cab. Closed down and a bit of dampness on the nose. Thought it might be corked, but blew off. Burly tannins and powerful on the palate. A hint of soap as well. Age may pull it out of its awkward state. Nice balance on the mid palate and finish. PDQ 91+?
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