Christmas Eve. Drinking wonderfully right now. Pronounced black fruit aromas with subtle earth notes. Mellow tannins that melt in your mouth allowing the long finish to linger.
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Deep Red-violet color. Milk chocolate, black pepper, and blackberries. Strong alcohol, almost to the point of distraction. Notes of meat juices, blackberries, and plums .
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Not decanted, though a short one for sediment would be helpful. Beautiful red to black berry fruit with licorice hints. Seamlessly integrated yet plenty young.
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Drank with 2013 Phelps Insignia and 2010 Gruaud-Larose with beef tenderloin, scalloped potatoes and roasted asparagus. All were great with different profiles. This was dark purple in glass, blackberries and currants on nose and palate. Medium acidity, integrated tannins. Chewy on the medium long finish. Decanted for two hours, drank over two hours.
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Decanted for 30 min. Had with delicious burgers. Solid black fruit, good earthy tones, over time in the glass lost its body, weight wise on the palate. Was good for a awhile and then seem to drift off. Love the vintage but not this wine. Drink/sell
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This has settled in very nicely......Slow ox x 2 hours, then enjoyed over 3-4 more. Great from the pnp, fantastic nose, just classic red/black fruit, flowers and lead pencil. Fruit lends more to the red side than anything else. Did not improve much over the airtime, but was very consistent. A very nice wine in a great drinking window right now. I would suggest drinking them now rather than waiting another 4-5 years......though they certainly can go that far.
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The wine is deep purple with medium plus intensity developing aromas of violets, blackberry, black currant, raspberry, pomegranate, tobacco, tar. This is a dry wine with high alcohol and medium acidity. The wine has medium tannins and his full-bodied with flavors of blackberry, black currant, raspberry, tar, tobacco, vanilla. The wind has a long finish and is outstanding quality. Drink now but has potential for aging.
Wonderful black currant and crunchy blackberry notes, with a bit of a hardened minerality streak that kept the delivery fairly linear and somewhat primary. There is definitely sophistication and focus here, but it’s a little edgy and angular still; it’ll likely require a few more years in-bottle until it stops behaving like Dolph Lungren’s jawline. 94++ with certain upside. Hold until 2022.
Great night with friends. No notes. Each wine had about 30 minute decant unless otherwise noted. No clue how to do user story. 2010 Schrader GIII, 2009 Abreau, 2013 Staglin, 2015 Beast, 2015 Maybach A, 2015 Lewis Cellars Syrah, 2016 Carter Las Piedras La Bam.
Staglin as of late has not been up to the same level as many of the ‘newer’ winemakers evolution (felt this was about Shafer as well). Have now tried ‘12, ‘13 and ‘14 and IMO has not evolved in style and not worth the price point. Not sure if this will benefit from age as there does not seem to be enough fruit to hold it all together.
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Huge nose and long legs. Hearty middle that sits nice on the pallet. And big finish with softening tannins. Every glass better than the next. Wish I could have bought more of this when we visited but expensive. Nice treat for my wife and I
Blackberry galore, concentrated, sweet – but in harmony. Some tannins at the end. Fine balance, Very rich, very American in an unbridled way, virtually unchanged on Day 2. #X-Pensive Winos go west
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A neighbor brought this over. Dark purple fruit - blackberry, currants, dark raspberry, and a little dark plum. Fairly rich. Smooth mid-palate coupled with solid depth. Nice flavors of dark berries and a little spice. However, I thought the finish was somewhat lacking - fairly short and not much depth. Drank next to a 2013 Carter Weitz cab and I thought the Weitz was quite a bit better - in particular a longer/deeper finish. Popped and poured but drank out of a decanter for around three hours. Improved a little with time and maybe a longer decant would have helped. In all, a solid cab but I guess I expected more in light of the 95 to 97 rating from Parker and also the price point. In my opinion, more so in line with the 92 rating from WS. 87% cab, 7% cab franc, and 6% petit verdot.
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24 months 95% new oak, then 12-14 months in bottle. Deep, dark nose, black plum, mocha, coffee ground, graphite, blackberry, potpourri. Palate is very serious, layered black fruits, spices, clove, peppercorn, all with an elegance that isn't overpowering, velvety tannins and easy, long finish.
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Staglin (Rutherford): I was quite impressed with this wine. Not my preferred style in some respects, with a more reserved, classical profile on the attack. Yet, the delineation of flavors was extremely precise and ultra-focused. This had a laser-like cut that was beautifully balanced and silky smooth. Young indeed; in fact, leave this alone for another 5+ years minimum (7-9 years might even be more prudent). However, this wine showed huge potential in the way that it delivered its black currant, black raspberry, graphite, lead, dark bitter chocolate, and some really faint spice flavors.
What was most notable was the utter balance, purity, and exactness how the flavors arrived on the palate. Not an attack, but more of a symmetrical march of tiered notes. This had a super expensive mouthfeel 95-96++ points (pushing 97+), with huge upside after 2023+.
WOTN. Mom and Pop winery. 100% organic. Vineyard is tended by David Abreu. Sweet but not over the top. Toasty tannins. It all adds up (in a good way, naah mean). Class. Rutherford, in general, showed the best tonight as well
Napa winery visits - Hall Rutherford, Staglin, Silver Oak: Young, super concentrated fruit-bomb, sweet sticky tannins. Too much of everything, though not as much of a hot mess as the "100 point" Hall Exzellenz we had earlier in the day. $250 price point - pass.
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12/31/2023 - curtr Likes this wine: 94 Points
From magnum. Still a bit tannic. Showed best after 2 hours. Drink 2028 to 2041 for magnum.
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12/27/2023 - novicemike Likes this wine: 94 Points
Christmas Eve. Drinking wonderfully right now. Pronounced black fruit aromas with subtle earth notes. Mellow tannins that melt in your mouth allowing the long finish to linger.
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7/29/2023 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep Red-violet color. Milk chocolate, black pepper, and blackberries. Strong alcohol, almost to the point of distraction. Notes of meat juices, blackberries, and plums .
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6/29/2023 - gmbdds wrote: 94 Points
Not decanted, though a short one for sediment would be helpful. Beautiful red to black berry fruit with licorice hints. Seamlessly integrated yet plenty young.
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3/27/2023 - tdoyle@smcdslaw.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Extremely fruit forward with compote, almost sweet, dark fruit flavors. Very little tannin. I doubt it will be better with any more aging.
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11/7/2022 - gew71walsh wrote: 94 Points
Drank with 2013 Phelps Insignia and 2010 Gruaud-Larose with beef tenderloin, scalloped potatoes and roasted asparagus. All were great with different profiles. This was dark purple in glass, blackberries and currants on nose and palate. Medium acidity, integrated tannins. Chewy on the medium long finish. Decanted for two hours, drank over two hours.
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7/19/2022 - jlgnml wrote: 92 Points
Decanted for 30 min. Had with delicious burgers. Solid black fruit, good earthy tones, over time in the glass lost its body, weight wise on the palate. Was good for a awhile and then seem to drift off. Love the vintage but not this wine. Drink/sell
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4/8/2022 - Wpeluch wrote:
Very nice
Plenty of time on it
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2/22/2022 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very tasty - not sure the juice is totally worth the squeeze, but i won't say no if you want to pour me another glass.
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12/17/2021 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 Points
This has settled in very nicely......Slow ox x 2 hours, then enjoyed over 3-4 more. Great from the pnp, fantastic nose, just classic red/black fruit, flowers and lead pencil. Fruit lends more to the red side than anything else. Did not improve much over the airtime, but was very consistent. A very nice wine in a great drinking window right now. I would suggest drinking them now rather than waiting another 4-5 years......though they certainly can go that far.
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10/11/2021 - Niagara wrote: 92 Points
Not sure I see the value here. Decent but not a $200+ wine IMO.
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6/4/2021 - lewisrise wrote: 97 Points
The wine is deep purple with medium plus intensity developing aromas of violets, blackberry, black currant, raspberry, pomegranate, tobacco, tar. This is a dry wine with high alcohol and medium acidity. The wine has medium tannins and his full-bodied with flavors of blackberry, black currant, raspberry, tar, tobacco, vanilla. The wind has a long finish and is outstanding quality. Drink now but has potential for aging.
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5/15/2021 - eschuldt wrote: 93 Points
Opened up nicely at the 2hr mark but missing complexity and depth.
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2/15/2021 - Red Sox Fan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Best with 1 or 2 hours of air. Seems to get a little raw and tannic after that.
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5/16/2020 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine: 92 Points
The wine dramatically improved but still not worth the price of entry.
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4/18/2020 - Kdad Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wow. First hits you with black fruit. Then a ever so light tannin finish.
Loved this.
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5/20/2019 - csimm wrote: 94 Points
Wonderful black currant and crunchy blackberry notes, with a bit of a hardened minerality streak that kept the delivery fairly linear and somewhat primary. There is definitely sophistication and focus here, but it’s a little edgy and angular still; it’ll likely require a few more years in-bottle until it stops behaving like Dolph Lungren’s jawline. 94++ with certain upside. Hold until 2022.
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11/10/2018 - LiteItOnFire wrote: 90 Points
Great night with friends. No notes. Each wine had about 30 minute decant unless otherwise noted. No clue how to do user story. 2010 Schrader GIII, 2009 Abreau, 2013 Staglin, 2015 Beast, 2015 Maybach A, 2015 Lewis Cellars Syrah, 2016 Carter Las Piedras La Bam.
Staglin as of late has not been up to the same level as many of the ‘newer’ winemakers evolution (felt this was about Shafer as well). Have now tried ‘12, ‘13 and ‘14 and IMO has not evolved in style and not worth the price point. Not sure if this will benefit from age as there does not seem to be enough fruit to hold it all together.
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8/3/2018 - Bigtuna Likes this wine: 92 Points
PNP, Good cork, surprising approachable. Soft tannins, fairly well balanced, good fruit but not over the top, 92
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7/3/2018 - NUGE63 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Huge nose and long legs. Hearty middle that sits nice on the pallet. And big finish with softening tannins. Every glass better than the next. Wish I could have bought more of this when we visited but expensive. Nice treat for my wife and I
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11/16/2017 - beatles wrote: 94 Points
Blackberry galore, concentrated, sweet – but in harmony. Some tannins at the end. Fine balance, Very rich, very American in an unbridled way, virtually unchanged on Day 2.
#X-Pensive Winos go west
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10/1/2017 - Badmonkey wrote: 92 Points
A neighbor brought this over. Dark purple fruit - blackberry, currants, dark raspberry, and a little dark plum. Fairly rich. Smooth mid-palate coupled with solid depth. Nice flavors of dark berries and a little spice. However, I thought the finish was somewhat lacking - fairly short and not much depth. Drank next to a 2013 Carter Weitz cab and I thought the Weitz was quite a bit better - in particular a longer/deeper finish. Popped and poured but drank out of a decanter for around three hours. Improved a little with time and maybe a longer decant would have helped. In all, a solid cab but I guess I expected more in light of the 95 to 97 rating from Parker and also the price point. In my opinion, more so in line with the 92 rating from WS. 87% cab, 7% cab franc, and 6% petit verdot.
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9/28/2017 - GTFreek wrote:
24 months 95% new oak, then 12-14 months in bottle. Deep, dark nose, black plum, mocha, coffee ground, graphite, blackberry, potpourri. Palate is very serious, layered black fruits, spices, clove, peppercorn, all with an elegance that isn't overpowering, velvety tannins and easy, long finish.
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9/1/2017 - csimm wrote: 96 Points
Staglin (Rutherford): I was quite impressed with this wine. Not my preferred style in some respects, with a more reserved, classical profile on the attack. Yet, the delineation of flavors was extremely precise and ultra-focused. This had a laser-like cut that was beautifully balanced and silky smooth. Young indeed; in fact, leave this alone for another 5+ years minimum (7-9 years might even be more prudent). However, this wine showed huge potential in the way that it delivered its black currant, black raspberry, graphite, lead, dark bitter chocolate, and some really faint spice flavors.
What was most notable was the utter balance, purity, and exactness how the flavors arrived on the palate. Not an attack, but more of a symmetrical march of tiered notes. This had a super expensive mouthfeel 95-96++ points (pushing 97+), with huge upside after 2023+.
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4/25/2017 - All Is Whale Likes this wine: 93 Points
@ Napa All-Stars
WOTN.
Mom and Pop winery. 100% organic. Vineyard is tended by David Abreu.
Sweet but not over the top. Toasty tannins. It all adds up (in a good way, naah mean). Class.
Rutherford, in general, showed the best tonight as well
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2/28/2017 - ohne_musik wrote: 83 Points
Napa winery visits - Hall Rutherford, Staglin, Silver Oak: Young, super concentrated fruit-bomb, sweet sticky tannins. Too much of everything, though not as much of a hot mess as the "100 point" Hall Exzellenz we had earlier in the day. $250 price point - pass.
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