Spice-toned and developed nose has notes of currants, cherries, cigar box, smoke, game and some heat. Taste is slightly dusty, less spice pronounced and more fruit driven with currants, cherries, tobacco and smoke. Alcohol way less intense also in the taste. Medium body, medium-high acid, rounded medium-high tannins, only 13% alcohol. Definitely a high altitude wine, and a very nice one. Probably will not develop more.
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Delicious wine, very balanced. Notes of dark berries, figs, balanced to low tannings. Paired with Italian meat balls with red sauce and pasta. Will definitely buy again if I can find it.
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Just plain ordinary. A medium to light bodied wine & was smooth to the taste, but it failed to deliver the typical characteristics & nuances of a well structured and rich tasting Cab. The wine lacked depth. Expected more from this well respected producer.
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Off restaurant list which did not mention a 2015 vintage was coming. Young with plenty of oak and vanilla, medium body without much depth. Short to medium finish. Fairly boring mainstream wine, would give it another 2 years in bottle for the oak to integrate a bit
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Probably a tad generous but Im at Seafire Steakhouse in Dubai and wine is 400%+ of the regular price. Such are taxes here perhaps. Anyway this has body and plenty of extraction with a sweet sour mid palate and lime lingering tannins.
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1/20/2024 - Hansvo Likes this wine:
A delicious bottle of wine. Smooth, tannins gone, still nice black/blue fruit, good varietal character. wonderful for the price.
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4/14/2023 - vaenoke Likes this wine: 89 Points
Spice-toned and developed nose has notes of currants, cherries, cigar box, smoke, game and some heat. Taste is slightly dusty, less spice pronounced and more fruit driven with currants, cherries, tobacco and smoke. Alcohol way less intense also in the taste. Medium body, medium-high acid, rounded medium-high tannins, only 13% alcohol. Definitely a high altitude wine, and a very nice one. Probably will not develop more.
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8/8/2021 - Davbon Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious wine, very balanced. Notes of dark berries, figs, balanced to low tannings. Paired with Italian meat balls with red sauce and pasta. Will definitely buy again if I can find it.
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8/1/2020 - Bert’s Stache wrote: 81 Points
Just plain ordinary. A medium to light bodied wine & was smooth to the taste, but it failed to deliver the typical characteristics & nuances of a well structured and rich tasting Cab. The wine lacked depth. Expected more from this well respected producer.
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6/12/2019 - Twopawsup Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium ruby color and legs. Light toasted oak and spices on the nose. Mixed berry, pepper and tar on the palate. Long leathery finish.
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4/4/2019 - Pgtool wrote: 85 Points
Good flavor. Not dry enough. Low bite
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10/6/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 89 Points
Haskell's Grand Tasting (Haskell's, Bloomington): This was nice with some funk, plums, cherry and coffee beans. Medium plus finish and has some aging potential. Drink now to 2022.
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5/14/2018 - pavel_p Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Off restaurant list which did not mention a 2015 vintage was coming. Young with plenty of oak and vanilla, medium body without much depth. Short to medium finish. Fairly boring mainstream wine, would give it another 2 years in bottle for the oak to integrate a bit
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11/1/2017 - maxima wrote: 88 Points
Dégusté en succursalle lors des nouveaux arrivages de la fin octobre.
Assez frais et très fruité, la finale tombe un peu à plat.
Bien pour le prix.
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10/22/2017 - SlimShaney wrote: 89 Points
Probably a tad generous but Im at Seafire Steakhouse in Dubai and wine is 400%+ of the regular price. Such are taxes here perhaps. Anyway this has body and plenty of extraction with a sweet sour mid palate and lime lingering tannins.
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9/23/2017 - Wineonavine Does not like this wine: 60 Points
Was fine when we opened; however, the next day it was awful.
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