Another exceptionally well crafted cabernet sauvignon made by Justin Neufeld. Scents of black currants, tobacco, bacon fat, toast and deep earth surged from the glass. Rich and decadent, this polished wine showed blackberries, exotic spices of mahleb and nigella seeds in keeping with crushed igneous rock and concentrated dried fruits. This is a gorgeous wine with unfolding masculinity and grace. Remarkably well proportioned fruit acids, earthy minerality and depth ratio. The finish is as leisurely as a long Sunday walk in the park. Let this breathe 2-4 hours or hold another 2+ years.
Big and tannic and dark but with a really high perfume on the nose. Softening up and really coming around. For all its previously big massive tannins this has
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Coffee, cinnamon, some cedar and tobacco. Finish is lengthy tobacco and earth. Seems to be easing into itself a bit more. Not as damn gutsy as I remember it being. Finish lingers with slight menthol. Good stuff for $30.
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Very tight with a touch of sour cherry and minerality. Fleshy, more high toned than the Dusted Valley, shows Yakima more than Walla Walla. Very tight tannins on the back. Needing some time.
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8/27/2016 - petermachtley Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great wine, needs a few hours to open up.
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2/9/2013 - VinLancaster wrote: 92 Points
Another exceptionally well crafted cabernet sauvignon made by Justin Neufeld.
Scents of black currants, tobacco, bacon fat, toast and deep earth surged from the glass. Rich and decadent, this polished wine showed blackberries, exotic spices of mahleb and nigella seeds in keeping with crushed igneous rock and concentrated dried fruits. This is a gorgeous wine with unfolding masculinity and grace. Remarkably well proportioned fruit acids, earthy minerality and depth ratio. The finish is as leisurely as a long Sunday walk in the park.
Let this breathe 2-4 hours or hold another 2+ years.
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2/8/2012 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Touch of green and tobacco, just a touch, but very big wine here. Interesting, aggressive.
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11/9/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Big and tannic and dark but with a really high perfume on the nose. Softening up and really coming around. For all its previously big massive tannins this has
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1/13/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Randy is describing washer head screws to me for some reason. This is tannic.
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1/12/2011 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Coffee, cinnamon, some cedar and tobacco. Finish is lengthy tobacco and earth. Seems to be easing into itself a bit more. Not as damn gutsy as I remember it being. Finish lingers with slight menthol. Good stuff for $30.
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11/15/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
50% new, 50% neutral, 50% american, 50% american on the barrel. And its corked.
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11/10/2010 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com wrote: 87 Points
Big with chalk and pepper. Very dark berry. Interesting but not pleasant and one dimensional.
$27.99 OH Retail
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10/18/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Very tight with a touch of sour cherry and minerality. Fleshy, more high toned than the Dusted Valley, shows Yakima more than Walla Walla. Very tight tannins on the back. Needing some time.
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9/1/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Pretty tense on the back but beautiful expression on the nose. Touch of meatiness on the mid palate. I like it at $29.
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7/27/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Blue fruits, seems very different than the left bank. More
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5/10/2010 - Amerique wrote: 91 Points
Rich black cherry fruit with cassis flavors, ample tannins, shorter finish
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