The 2017 Inglenook Cabernet is a very not so typical Cali Cab. I popped and I poured, and I sipped a very nice wine. It is not a fruit bomb, nor is it a tannin bomb either. It is medium bodied, and has just the right amount of everything. Cellaring another two years may improve this wine, but it is excellent right now. Is it worth $55 a bottle? Definitely.
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2 hour decant; a lighter style of Cabernet, showing less richness and fruit and more acidity. Cherries, black tea, cigar box, a hint of green stemminess. Tannins still kicking pretty hard as well. Will leave my last bottle alone for another couple of years. Drink 2024-2032+.
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A matter of taste 2023 - Day 2: *** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory *** Glass: Stölzle Universal Suprisingly elegant and balanced compared to the Stag's leap wines. Fresh, elegant, fine tannin, medium+ acidity, good length. Love this style. 91+
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On the nose, nice fruit profile with some earthiness and some green. alc at 14% but was burning through on the first few sniffs. On the palate, relatively balance, high acidity, light, alc is much more resolved, tannin is fine. Enjoyable wine. Not your typical Napa cab.
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Got half of bottle from a friend after his Zoom tasting. Black fruit, plum, tobacco, Chinese tea, the aroma is nice and the palate is good. Easy drinking after enough breathing. The downside is the finishing, a bit too short.
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2/27/2024 - Barolo Freak Likes this wine: 90 Points
The 2017 Inglenook Cabernet is a very not so typical Cali Cab. I popped and I poured, and I sipped a very nice wine. It is not a fruit bomb, nor is it a tannin bomb either. It is medium bodied, and has just the right amount of everything. Cellaring another two years may improve this wine, but it is excellent right now. Is it worth $55 a bottle? Definitely.
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11/23/2023 - RPerro Likes this wine: 90 Points
2 hour decant; a lighter style of Cabernet, showing less richness and fruit and more acidity. Cherries, black tea, cigar box, a hint of green stemminess. Tannins still kicking pretty hard as well. Will leave my last bottle alone for another couple of years. Drink 2024-2032+.
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11/18/2023 - Slambs wrote: 90 Points
Dry with very little to no berries or tannins. A good selection if you’re looking for a mild mannered Napa that isn’t jammy or berry forward.
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3/12/2023 - NoTrollingerPlease Likes this wine:
A matter of taste 2023 - Day 2: *** Brief notes from wine fair, primarily for my own memory ***
Glass: Stölzle Universal
Suprisingly elegant and balanced compared to the Stag's leap wines. Fresh, elegant, fine tannin, medium+ acidity, good length. Love this style. 91+
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9/19/2022 - KAT9 Likes this wine: 91 Points
On the nose, nice fruit profile with some earthiness and some green. alc at 14% but was burning through on the first few sniffs. On the palate, relatively balance, high acidity, light, alc is much more resolved, tannin is fine. Enjoyable wine. Not your typical Napa cab.
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5/21/2022 - ewats9 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Great wine. Built to age. Needed to lay down a few more years. Decanted 2 hours.
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3/19/2022 - Icemn21 wrote: 89 Points
Lacking in depth. Opened up a bit after an hour or so, but expect more at this price point.
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1/8/2022 - Chiefwino59 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Bright black fruit, medium tannin, like my finish, opens up over time
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8/17/2021 - Allen.T.Snyder Likes this wine: 90 Points
Here's to Mikey Best!
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5/6/2021 - Ballballsheep Likes this wine: 90 Points
Got half of bottle from a friend after his Zoom tasting. Black fruit, plum, tobacco, Chinese tea, the aroma is nice and the palate is good. Easy drinking after enough breathing. The downside is the finishing, a bit too short.
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6/13/2020 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 93 Points
Black fruit, blue fruit, cedar, tobacco, vanilla. A/A-
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