I really like this wine, and it has a good QPR to boot. I can't add anything to my prior tasting note: "This is a balanced and well-made California Cabernet, particularly at this price point. It has a nice cherry and cassis fruit note up front, with moderate oak and tannins, and is not an over the top fruit bomb. Given its more subdued nature, I wouldn't pair it with lamb or a heavy steak, but something more subtle. Or just enjoy it by itself. It is drinking well now. 14.5% alcohol." I need to hold onto a bottle or two past 2012, if my suggested drinking dates of 2012-2016 are to be respected, but I keep grabbing this.
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This is a balanced and well-made California Cabernet, particularly at this price point. It has a nice cherry and cassis fruit note up front, with moderate oak and tannins, and is not an over the top fruit bomb. Given its more subdued nature, I wouldn't pair it with lamb or a heavy steak, but something more subtle. Or just enjoy it by itself. It is drinking well now. 14.5% alcohol.
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liked it, didn't love it, but likely needs more time in the bottle. A decent taste up front but a bit of a bite-back on the mid palette and back end. Intense fruit right out of the bottle and you can't beat the price. Well worth the purchase.
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Had this the same night as the pillar rock and it was just not as good. I still really enjoyed it. It had not as intense fruit and had some saddle leather and cassis. I thought this was a nice wine but with our steaks it did not hold up as well as the Pillar Rock.
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Superb wine for the $$. From the moment you open the bottle, you know how good the fruit is. Yet I wouldn't call it fruit-forward, exactly. Deep dark fruit, oak, vanilla, a little chocolate or coffee, a little cedar. All beautifully balanced, and the tannins are nicely under control. Long, delicious finish.
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11/16/2013 - Raja wrote: 92 Points
Great cab. Agree with others here.
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4/13/2013 - Ecoenophile wrote: 90 Points
Blue and black fruits. Well balanced. Soft tannins. Enjoyed by all our guests. Very good QPR.
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12/31/2012 - tmcg55 wrote: 91 Points
Very good, as others have noted... Great bottle for the price. Smooth, not overpowering. I will try and track down some more of this.
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8/28/2012 - StainedGlass wrote: 91 Points
I really like this wine, and it has a good QPR to boot. I can't add anything to my prior tasting note: "This is a balanced and well-made California Cabernet, particularly at this price point. It has a nice cherry and cassis fruit note up front, with moderate oak and tannins, and is not an over the top fruit bomb. Given its more subdued nature, I wouldn't pair it with lamb or a heavy steak, but something more subtle. Or just enjoy it by itself. It is drinking well now. 14.5% alcohol." I need to hold onto a bottle or two past 2012, if my suggested drinking dates of 2012-2016 are to be respected, but I keep grabbing this.
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7/1/2012 - Dasher wrote: 90 Points
Great bottle of wine!
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6/27/2012 - Dasher wrote: 90 Points
Great bottle of wine!
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2/16/2012 - StainedGlass wrote: 91 Points
This is a balanced and well-made California Cabernet, particularly at this price point. It has a nice cherry and cassis fruit note up front, with moderate oak and tannins, and is not an over the top fruit bomb. Given its more subdued nature, I wouldn't pair it with lamb or a heavy steak, but something more subtle. Or just enjoy it by itself. It is drinking well now. 14.5% alcohol.
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2/6/2012 - Waitingforguffman wrote: 89 Points
liked it, didn't love it, but likely needs more time in the bottle. A decent taste up front but a bit of a bite-back on the mid palette and back end. Intense fruit right out of the bottle and you can't beat the price. Well worth the purchase.
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12/24/2011 - awilliamson4 wrote: 90 Points
Had this the same night as the pillar rock and it was just not as good. I still really enjoyed it. It had not as intense fruit and had some saddle leather and cassis. I thought this was a nice wine but with our steaks it did not hold up as well as the Pillar Rock.
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7/6/2011 - turbochad wrote: 92 Points
Amazing nose of cassis, leather, and red berries. Long finish, and great mouthfeel. Amazing value. Drinks like a wine three times the price.
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4/28/2011 - Dasher wrote: 91 Points
Great fun wine, at a fair price.
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4/18/2011 - Dasher wrote: 91 Points
Every time I open this bottle it gets Better and better!
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4/10/2011 - Dasher wrote: 92 Points
This wine gets better with age. I really like this juice.
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4/10/2011 - Dasher wrote: 92 Points
Great Juice!
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3/21/2011 - apspr wrote: 92 Points
Superb wine for the $$. From the moment you open the bottle, you know how good the fruit is. Yet I wouldn't call it fruit-forward, exactly. Deep dark fruit, oak, vanilla, a little chocolate or coffee, a little cedar. All beautifully balanced, and the tannins are nicely under control. Long, delicious finish.
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3/20/2011 - Dasher wrote: 91 Points
Nice bottle of wine. He is making some great wine. This wine in about a year or so will be nice.
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3/17/2011 - Dasher wrote: 93 Points
Smooth bottle of wine! Great everyday drinker
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7/28/2010 - atilla wrote: 95 Points
Less fruity than I might have expected. Delightfully complex. A wine to grow with.
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