Deep ruby black core with some of the 12 year age showing on the edge but not much. Aromas of coffee, cacao, and ripe black fruits. More black fruit on a full bodied frame, just oozing purity of California fruit and solid winemaking. Some tertiary earth and sweet black olive. I love Carter wines. To me they are what California can be their best, yet they are still relatively fairly priced. Highest recommendation due to QPR and excellence.
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Delicious right now but it feels very young and still evolving. Lovely upfront black and red fruit, if you have a few bottles, it is very goog to try right now.
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Decanted for 30 minutes. Blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, fig paste and spice on the nose and palate. Dense and mouth coating. Leads to a long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled pork chops.
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Aerated with a Vinturi and decanted for 1.5 hours. Currant, black and red berries, mocha and roasted coffee on the nose and palate. Ripe and pure, leading to a long finish. Full bodied, rich and dense. Served with surf and turf.
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Red Blend: Creamy, pure blackberry and classic cab notes; sweet tobacco, more complex than the Merlot; big but nicely balanced. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet.
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Tasted at Envy Winery tasting room. Notes of violets, spice, peppercorn, tea leaf, leather and cassis. Rich and concentrated on the palate with savory leather and tea in the forefront, along with subtle plum and cherry. Fleshy and silky with round polished tannin and a full finish of spice and red fruit.
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12/6/2022 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 95 Points
Deep ruby black core with some of the 12 year age showing on the edge but not much. Aromas of coffee, cacao, and ripe black fruits. More black fruit on a full bodied frame, just oozing purity of California fruit and solid winemaking. Some tertiary earth and sweet black olive. I love Carter wines. To me they are what California can be their best, yet they are still relatively fairly priced. Highest recommendation due to QPR and excellence.
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1/24/2021 - IvanKrazy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious right now but it feels very young and still evolving. Lovely upfront black and red fruit, if you have a few bottles, it is very goog to try right now.
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3/22/2020 - hoservin wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes. Blackberry, plum, dark chocolate, fig paste and spice on the nose and palate. Dense and mouth coating. Leads to a long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled pork chops.
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5/26/2019 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Smooth drinking, long finish....excellent drinking now are better with another 3 - 5 years.
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12/11/2016 - hoservin wrote: 93 Points
Aerated with a Vinturi and decanted for 1.5 hours. Currant, black and red berries, mocha and roasted coffee on the nose and palate. Ripe and pure, leading to a long finish. Full bodied, rich and dense. Served with surf and turf.
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11/4/2012 - avwiner Likes this wine: 92 Points
Big Cab. Amazing fruit on the nose with soft velvety tannins. Extremely well balanced.
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10/1/2012 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Red Blend: Creamy, pure blackberry and classic cab notes; sweet tobacco, more complex than the Merlot; big but nicely balanced. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet.
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7/11/2012 - MattMauldin wrote: 91 Points
Tasted at Envy Winery tasting room. Notes of violets, spice, peppercorn, tea leaf, leather and cassis. Rich and concentrated on the palate with savory leather and tea in the forefront, along with subtle plum and cherry. Fleshy and silky with round polished tannin and a full finish of spice and red fruit.
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