Excellent; wish she was still making wine. Plenty of tannins left to age another 5ish years +-. Solid Cab forward wine that has become very well balanced. No need to wait any further to drink unless you want to but drinking excellently now.
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So, so, so good. Velvety dark berry, leather, maybe a touch of chickory(?). Perfect for red meat, grilled chicken, root vegetables — anything richly flavorful. The only problem is that 15% ABV means I can’t drink this all night.
Perfect right now.
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Drank this, along with an '09 Rockwell Brown, at the Trenholmes'. This was drinking very nicely and was quite enjoyable both without food and with food. Was definitely eclipsed by the Rockwell Brown, though, which had greater depth and beautiful herbal notes.
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Great bottle, aging well. Full rich, long finish. Friends thought it was a much more expensive bottle. Bought 4 years ago, cellared at 54 since. Decant - tasted after 1-3 hours
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strong alcohol nose...nice color...good legs..coffee flavors...and a great label...if i knew nothing about this wine and saw the label it would be in the cart if the price was right which it was with the Seattle wine whisperer .
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Love this. Part of my high score is simple QPR. Perfect daily drinker, versatile go-to, straightforwardly beautiful. A little dryer than a lot of the easy fall-backs in the $20 range, but without sacrificing fruit or texture.
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Super Bowl party. This bottle drank extremely well and had more weight to it than I remember the previous bottle having. Tremendous value at under $20 from Garagiste.
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Opened, but not decanted for over 30 minutes before drinking. Had this as a wild card in a Syrah and Syrah blend tasting with my wine group. To be fair, the entire group liked this more than I did. Given Garagiste's write up, and my usual enjoyment of WA Cabs, I was disappointed. But, it was a good deal for the price.
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Sweet tobacco, black plum and vanilla nose. Raspberry tea, cassis, cinnamon and some chalk dust flavors. Clearly moden shaped bottle and style. Highly extractive and fruit forward with substantial oak. Ripe tannins offer some counter ballance but not quite enough. Needs more black fruit notes and some mushroom umami in my opinion, slightly cloying in its sweetness
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7/2/2023 - jdjjadair wrote: 90 Points
Excellent; wish she was still making wine. Plenty of tannins left to age another 5ish years +-. Solid Cab forward wine that has become very well balanced. No need to wait any further to drink unless you want to but drinking excellently now.
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10/18/2022 - robmillis wrote: 94 Points
So, so, so good. Velvety dark berry, leather, maybe a touch of chickory(?). Perfect for red meat, grilled chicken, root vegetables — anything richly flavorful. The only problem is that 15% ABV means I can’t drink this all night.
Perfect right now.
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9/23/2022 - robmillis Likes this wine: 92 Points
Needs time and probably filtering but worth it. Bold with lots of impact from tannins. High alcohol content but still smooth. Amazing QPR.
A little much the first night (87); perfect the second night (93).
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11/26/2021 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank this, along with an '09 Rockwell Brown, at the Trenholmes'. This was drinking very nicely and was quite enjoyable both without food and with food. Was definitely eclipsed by the Rockwell Brown, though, which had greater depth and beautiful herbal notes.
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10/12/2020 - RWG Likes this wine: 88 Points
crowd pleaser, fun unique wine we don't drink often.
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10/11/2020 - Dr_Bob Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great bottle, aging well. Full rich, long finish. Friends thought it was a much more expensive bottle.
Bought 4 years ago, cellared at 54 since. Decant - tasted after 1-3 hours
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4/21/2020 - harrygonzo Likes this wine: 90 Points
strong alcohol nose...nice color...good legs..coffee flavors...and a great label...if i knew nothing about this wine and saw the label it would be in the cart if the price was right which it was with the Seattle wine whisperer .
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2/23/2020 - robmillis Likes this wine: 91 Points
Love this. Part of my high score is simple QPR. Perfect daily drinker, versatile go-to, straightforwardly beautiful. A little dryer than a lot of the easy fall-backs in the $20 range, but without sacrificing fruit or texture.
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2/2/2020 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 92 Points
Super Bowl party. This bottle drank extremely well and had more weight to it than I remember the previous bottle having. Tremendous value at under $20 from Garagiste.
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10/7/2019 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 91 Points
Opened for dinner for Mike. No detailed notes, but this was very solid. Medium weight, well balanced, and food friendly.
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10/7/2019 - Aparritz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sweet tobacco and dark fruits it is. Nicely aged Washington cab blend that’s as good as ready to drink now as it’ll ever be. Nice find from garagiste.
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2/3/2019 - fats1976 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very drinkable fruit forward blend.
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1/24/2019 - wineoracle Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep purple. Scents of cherries, dark fruits, and a hint of menthol. Well integrated tannins and fruit on the palate with a decent finish
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12/23/2018 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 87 Points
Opened, but not decanted for over 30 minutes before drinking. Had this as a wild card in a Syrah and Syrah blend tasting with my wine group. To be fair, the entire group liked this more than I did. Given Garagiste's write up, and my usual enjoyment of WA Cabs, I was disappointed. But, it was a good deal for the price.
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12/5/2018 - davidspieker wrote: 88 Points
Dark red color. Mentholated dark fruit aromas. Ripe cherry and blackberry flavors with a little heat and acidity on a shortish finish.
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8/28/2018 - Portland Seth Likes this wine: 91 Points
Sweet tobacco, black plum and vanilla nose. Raspberry tea, cassis, cinnamon and some chalk dust flavors. Clearly moden shaped bottle and style. Highly extractive and fruit forward with substantial oak. Ripe tannins offer some counter ballance but not quite enough. Needs more black fruit notes and some mushroom umami in my opinion, slightly cloying in its sweetness
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