Nice wine, the past its time. Nose is still full with black and red fruits. Palate has plum and cherry, but thin in the mid-palate, and tannins seem to have vanished. Should have drank 1 to 2 years ago.
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Dark. Lots of plum, cherry, cassis. Well-made wine, great structure. Improves with more air time, which is impressive for a wine with years already behind it.
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This wine is aging very nicely. The nose is enticing with dark fruit and plum. Nice color. Good complexity in the mouth and nice tannins make the wine enjoyable. A medium finish.
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The wine looks Purple colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like and Raisin. It tastes like and Mushroom. The body is Medium/Full. The wine is textured Smooth. The wine finishes Medium.
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A lighter style Cabernet Sauvignon with a nose of vanilla and black raspberry. Tastes of black raspberry and oak are bolstered with some blueberry mid-palate. The smooth, medium length finish continues with black raspberry and oak. This wine is a very nice deal at it's price point (<$15).
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Luscious deep currant flavors and nose. Solid but not over powering tannins and a good finish. Subtle fruit--not a fruit bomb and good complexity to support the wine.
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Perhaps I had the Tall Trees designate late time, or maybe my palate's just matured faster than my memory, but if this is typical of Villa Mt Eden then I'm put off. Tart and acidic with very little fruit, oak, varietal character, or tannin, there's not really a whole lot to keep me drinking. It's not BAD, just not ... much or anything, really. It's a red wine.
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14.2% alcohol. big nose of dark ripe plum, cherry, cassis, lots of vanilla custard, oak, hints of cocoa, spicy bell and black pepper notes, and concrete dust. full bodied. full of lush ripe fruit with firm and gripping tannins and a nice creamy finish that persist.
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this wine was highly rec by a top sommelier/distributor- for an inexpensive cab., last two bottles were actually very good, wonderful fruit, balanced, but not long. Great buy for the price. More noticable fruit than the Avalon cab which is also a great cheap cab. Second day the wine had lost some of it's flavor, probably just a good cheap party wine to be consumed in one setting.
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If you are looking for a Napa fruit-bomb this wine isn't going to do it for you. However, the nose gives faint hints of black cherry, chocolate and cedar. The black cherry hang on with a wild berry note through a medium length finish. On the lighter side is you prefer ultra-ripe Napa Cabs but good nonetheless.
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Big time oak and vanilla, a little too much combined with a suprisingly thin body body. some slight dark fruit or black cherry but overwhelmed by oak and vanilla. Smooth with low tannins.
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11/9/2014 - Coleman wrote: 87 Points
Nice wine, the past its time. Nose is still full with black and red fruits. Palate has plum and cherry, but thin in the mid-palate, and tannins seem to have vanished. Should have drank 1 to 2 years ago.
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9/22/2013 - Coleman wrote: 88 Points
Nice wine, fading a little. Plum, bing cherry, and some cassis.
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2/1/2013 - Coleman wrote: 89 Points
Dark. Lots of plum, cherry, cassis. Well-made wine, great structure. Improves with more air time, which is impressive for a wine with years already behind it.
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8/20/2012 - Coleman wrote: 89 Points
Blackberry, black cherry, a little spice, a little plum.
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4/10/2012 - Rcolella wrote:
drinking well now
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2/17/2012 - rjdoan wrote: 89 Points
Great value, nice niose of deep berries. Smooth finish and good flavors of dark berries, a hiint of cherry and a hint of vanilla.
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1/16/2012 - Rcolella wrote:
very good
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6/17/2011 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Good color and depth. Lots of dark red berry falvors and aromas with a touch of green / vegetal.
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6/12/2011 - rjdoan wrote: 89 Points
This wine is aging very nicely. The nose is enticing with dark fruit and plum. Nice color. Good complexity in the mouth and nice tannins make the wine enjoyable. A medium finish.
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5/5/2011 - rjdoan wrote: 85 Points
Great nose of deep plum. Good color. The taste was a bit flat though--it did not match the nose and the finish was a bit short.
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1/21/2011 - rjdoan wrote: 88 Points
Nice solid good drinking wine. Good color and nose. Light tannins on the taste with some structure to support it and a lingering finish.
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12/25/2010 - rjdoan wrote: 89 Points
Crowd pleaser. Well balanced Cabernet. Good color, light fruit and nice tannins. Dark berry flavors with a nice finish.
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11/2/2010 - rjdoan wrote: 88 Points
Easy drinking nice complexity and tannins especially for the prince. Nice nose and good finish. Dark berry flavors stands well on its own.
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10/1/2010 - Billy Booze Bag Likes this wine: 91 Points
The wine looks Purple colored.
The legs are Medium.
It smells like and Raisin.
It tastes like and Mushroom.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Smooth.
The wine finishes Medium.
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9/3/2010 - The Kokopelli wrote: 89 Points
A lighter style Cabernet Sauvignon with a nose of vanilla and black raspberry. Tastes of black raspberry and oak are bolstered with some blueberry mid-palate. The smooth, medium length finish continues with black raspberry and oak. This wine is a very nice deal at it's price point (<$15).
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7/19/2010 - rjdoan wrote: 88 Points
Luscious deep currant flavors and nose. Solid but not over powering tannins and a good finish. Subtle fruit--not a fruit bomb and good complexity to support the wine.
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5/15/2010 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Solid dark red color. Nose and palate of vanilla and fruit. Nice mouthfeel and balance.
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4/25/2010 - jjlobi wrote: 87 Points
I liked this cab. Flavorful, not too full bodied. Possessed the Napa cab characteristics.
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4/15/2010 - mtaczak wrote: 83 Points
Perhaps I had the Tall Trees designate late time, or maybe my palate's just matured faster than my memory, but if this is typical of Villa Mt Eden then I'm put off. Tart and acidic with very little fruit, oak, varietal character, or tannin, there's not really a whole lot to keep me drinking. It's not BAD, just not ... much or anything, really. It's a red wine.
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3/25/2010 - BYbarra wrote: 88 Points
Full body wine, oak, vanilla, floral
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3/1/2010 - Alesha wrote: 80 Points
Good cab for the price
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3/1/2010 - Alesha wrote: 81 Points
Good cab for price
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1/23/2010 - tonybona wrote: 88 Points
nice cab for the price
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1/14/2010 - michigan dogs wrote: 80 Points
not as good as previous bottles, inexpensive cab worth a try
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10/24/2009 - quagland wrote: 89 Points
Similar notes from 6/16
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6/17/2009 - Urodude wrote: 87 Points
great for the price
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6/16/2009 - quagland wrote: 89 Points
nose of dark fruits
blackberries, plums and dark fruits dominate the palate
overall this is a great value wine
50+4+13+16+6=89
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6/4/2009 - wcacern wrote: 90 Points
14.2% alcohol. big nose of dark ripe plum, cherry, cassis, lots of vanilla custard, oak, hints of cocoa, spicy bell and black pepper notes, and concrete dust. full bodied. full of lush ripe fruit with firm and gripping tannins and a nice creamy finish that persist.
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5/4/2009 - michigan dogs wrote: 87 Points
this wine was highly rec by a top sommelier/distributor- for an inexpensive cab., last two bottles were actually very good, wonderful fruit, balanced, but not long. Great buy for the price. More noticable fruit than the Avalon cab which is also a great cheap cab. Second day the wine had lost some of it's flavor, probably just a good cheap party wine to be consumed in one setting.
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4/3/2009 - smidler wrote: 84 Points
black cherry on the nose and taste, not a lot of body and little or no finish.
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1/27/2009 - quagland wrote:
Nice third bottle...a little bit of dark fruits...very good value
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1/11/2009 - whynblog wrote: 87 Points
If you are looking for a Napa fruit-bomb this wine isn't going to do it for you. However, the nose gives faint hints of black cherry, chocolate and cedar. The black cherry hang on with a wild berry note through a medium length finish. On the lighter side is you prefer ultra-ripe Napa Cabs but good nonetheless.
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12/6/2008 - neighborbill wrote: 82 Points
Agree with other tasters that the wine was very light, almost thin and not a great deal of fruit.
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11/5/2008 - wino_tim wrote: 81 Points
Very light bodied, but juicy with notes of bing cherry and bell peppers.
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11/3/2008 - J2K wrote: 83 Points
Big time oak and vanilla, a little too much combined with a suprisingly thin body body. some slight dark fruit or black cherry but overwhelmed by oak and vanilla. Smooth with low tannins.
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