Black currant, cherry, fig, cedar, bell pepper, pencil shavings.
Deep fig and blackberry, vanilla, toffee, graphite, mint
Moderate acidity with medium tannin and lingering finish. Well balanced fruit with deeper notes. Long finish. Surprisingly mellow but lucious integrated flavors
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Medium to deep ruby with high viscosity (14.5% ABV). The nose has medium (+) intensity aromas of black cherry, blackberry, charred oak, sweet cassis, chocolate powder, baking spices and a hint of vanilla bean. The palate is dry with medium acidity and medium (+) tannins that are silky. The full body of this wine is layered with ripe black fruit, chocolate, vanilla, some coffee and baking spices. The blackberry and cassis notes carry the finish to a long length and allow the gentle acidity and delightful tannins to caress my palate. It's a really delicious wine with a very nice mouthfeel. 92 points from me for this $37 effort makes it a 5 star wine to drink with hearty meat dishes till 2030.
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Wine was awesome. Had a deep nose of dark fruit, leather, spice. The pallet has medium to full tannins, deep dark fruit (cherry, black currant), with delicate spice woody notes. Wine has a medium finish and is very well balanced. Wine is priced high though Napa is an expensive place to make wine and they did and outstanding job with this. Would buy again to drink at a very nice dinner party - not a standard week night wine.
Plump, cherry jam, red currant, and sweet spice nose. Big and warming with soft fruit and structured tannins; weighty vanilla oak and berry fruit finish. The crappy agglomerate cork was the first sign I was about to be underwhelmed... it opens up and finds balance with aeration, but it's not the cabernet of distinction I was hoping for. 3.5/5
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Nice nose initially which faded with time. Tasty, albeit a bit “artificial” tasting A Little alcohol burn in the finish. Would be a phenomenal $15 “grocery store” wine Pretty average for $38 at Costco
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Weak nose, great color, nice fruit up front but dries up and falls off real quickly with a little bit of burn on the finish. But I will give it credit for the label, one of the coolest I've ever seen.
This is a silky, bold Cab. It’s all in balance: the fruit, the fine tannins, and the right amount of acidity. The finish is longer than I expected as well. A very enjoyable drink - and I wish I’d bought more!
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1/2/2024 - Orian1701 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep ruby with some purple
Black currant, cherry, fig, cedar, bell pepper, pencil shavings.
Deep fig and blackberry, vanilla, toffee, graphite, mint
Moderate acidity with medium tannin and lingering finish. Well balanced fruit with deeper notes. Long finish. Surprisingly mellow but lucious integrated flavors
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12/17/2023 - JohnR1963 wrote:
Gift to Robin Neas
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10/29/2023 - caspernick Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium to deep ruby with high viscosity (14.5% ABV). The nose has medium (+) intensity aromas of black cherry, blackberry, charred oak, sweet cassis, chocolate powder, baking spices and a hint of vanilla bean. The palate is dry with medium acidity and medium (+) tannins that are silky. The full body of this wine is layered with ripe black fruit, chocolate, vanilla, some coffee and baking spices. The blackberry and cassis notes carry the finish to a long length and allow the gentle acidity and delightful tannins to caress my palate. It's a really delicious wine with a very nice mouthfeel. 92 points from me for this $37 effort makes it a 5 star wine to drink with hearty meat dishes till 2030.
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5/12/2023 - ChickenNoodle wrote: 87 Points
Very oaky with dark fruits. Light tannins and smooth finish
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1/14/2023 - VinedyRoad Likes this wine: 89 Points
not as enjoyable as the 2018
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1/3/2023 - Joerjohnson Likes this wine: 89 Points
Wine was awesome. Had a deep nose of dark fruit, leather, spice. The pallet has medium to full tannins, deep dark fruit (cherry, black currant), with delicate spice woody notes. Wine has a medium finish and is very well balanced. Wine is priced high though Napa is an expensive place to make wine and they did and outstanding job with this. Would buy again to drink at a very nice dinner party - not a standard week night wine.
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12/10/2022 - Double-A wrote: 88 Points
Plump, cherry jam, red currant, and sweet spice nose. Big and warming with soft fruit and structured tannins; weighty vanilla oak and berry fruit finish. The crappy agglomerate cork was the first sign I was about to be underwhelmed... it opens up and finds balance with aeration, but it's not the cabernet of distinction I was hoping for.
3.5/5
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10/10/2022 - Al-Vino wrote:
Meh…
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9/15/2022 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Nice overall with dark currants, minerals, floral, earth and tobacco. Medium plus finish.
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8/22/2022 - Icemn21 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice nose initially which faded with time. Tasty, albeit a bit “artificial” tasting A Little alcohol burn in the finish.
Would be a phenomenal $15 “grocery store” wine Pretty average for $38 at Costco
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8/21/2022 - gmac10 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Weak nose, great color, nice fruit up front but dries up and falls off real quickly with a little bit of burn on the finish. But I will give it credit for the label, one of the coolest I've ever seen.
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7/1/2022 - sduraybito wrote: 91 Points
Concentrated and smooth but not as nice as the 2016 Beaulieu Vineyard Tapestry Reserve we had the same night. Howard's retirement/Sally's 67.
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7/1/2022 - Al-Vino wrote: 90 Points
One word - thin. Hopefully will gain some heft with aging.
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2/6/2022 - Bob and Joli Likes this wine: 90 Points
Surprisingly good. Full bodied. Hard to predict how it will age.
Drink in one day; fell off the second day.
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2/5/2022 - Deegie Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a silky, bold Cab. It’s all in balance: the fruit, the fine tannins, and the right amount of acidity. The finish is longer than I expected as well. A very enjoyable drink - and I wish I’d bought more!
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1/6/2022 - Jdyessman wrote:
A very nice wine and very smooth. Glad I have 5 more bottles.
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