S&E Wine Club Blind Tasting (Great Falls, VA): Tasted blind; had been decanted 3 hours. Bright red fruit on the nose. Slightly sweet in the mouth, implying the faintest bit of oak still showing. Really delicious.
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S&E Wine Club - Mixed vertical and horizontal tasting: This is the way I would hope Alto cab tastes after 14 years of cellaring. Light clean chalk and smooth soft tannins. I would not let it go too much longer as it may begin softening too much. Drink up now.
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Great aroma and bouquet - what I expect from a higher end South African Cab. Clean dust and chalkiness - Light acid finish brings score down otherwise would be in the early 90s. Smooth tannins - still moderate and very drinkable - would drink this a lot with cheeses.
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6/24/2013 - kshames wrote: 92 Points
Absolutely delicious. Still drinking perfectly.
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11/2/2012 - grayfont wrote: 91 Points
S&E Wine Club Blind Tasting (Great Falls, VA): Tasted blind; had been decanted 3 hours. Bright red fruit on the nose. Slightly sweet in the mouth, implying the faintest bit of oak still showing. Really delicious.
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11/2/2012 - cab blends wrote: 93 Points
S&E Wine Club - Mixed vertical and horizontal tasting: This is the way I would hope Alto cab tastes after 14 years of cellaring. Light clean chalk and smooth soft tannins. I would not let it go too much longer as it may begin softening too much. Drink up now.
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5/1/2011 - cab blends wrote: 89 Points
Great aroma and bouquet - what I expect from a higher end South African Cab. Clean dust and chalkiness - Light acid finish brings score down otherwise would be in the early 90s. Smooth tannins - still moderate and very drinkable - would drink this a lot with cheeses.
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9/30/2008 - cab blends wrote: 89 Points
Straight from the bottle so will retaste in a few hours. Very good bouquet, earthy and dusty.
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