What I believe was a PnP (not my bottle), and enjoyed over two hours. In a really great place now, showing some age to the color; the aromas and palate are in very fine shape. An elegant full body, with early tertiary, and lovely secondary characteristics. Blue-fruited, with fine, sweet tannins that gently frame this classic beauty. Such a treat to have visited it in this moment, even if it does have a long road ahead, too. highly recommended
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Wow, just drinking great here. Not sure how people think this drinking window closes this year (‘23); I prefer the way Forman wines age. Just beautiful.
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This rich and gravelly Cabernet blend is complex and delicious at a fantastic price (less than $100 on release, about $120 currently on secondary market). These wines remind me of a more rustic version of Abreu, since each have a dense, spicy, earthy ripeness that, to me, is incredibly appealing. Forman’s vineyard is about a mile from Thorevilos, and Ric and David apparently worked closely for decades, so the similarity has some basis (but - bonus! - the Forman wines are way, way cheaper). Bottom line, the 2008 Forman is a stunning wine that over-delivers in almost every category (e.g, flavor, price, originality).
Dark purple color and full in body, the wine offers compelling aromas of blackberry, pencil lead, leather, and dried spices. Flavors of blueberry, graphite, cocoa powder, and anise, with a layered and long finish. I initially thought Forman was of the restrained, “classical” ilk, but this came from drinking his wines too early. From what I can tell, Forman makes modern, somewhat burly wines that require some age, but become stunning - and generous - when they hit their stride. 14.9% alcohol. Blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot, and 7% Merlot. Decant two hours. No rush on drinking, since this seems built to last.
This is firing on all cylinders. Eucalyptus, bay leaf, dark berries, and cedar on the nose is followed by a palate of good intensity with balanced structure. Lovely old school Napa.
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This was a 3 liter bottle which we drank over three days with gassing of bottle at the end of each evening. Each evening started with a one hour decant. The wine continued to improve each evening. Started with a 92, then 94 and finally a 95. Throughout the three days, the finish was full bodied and medium to long. Not a huge nose but overall the wine was extremely well balanced.
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This wine needs time to open up but when it does it is lovely and I disagree with those who say it isn’t getting any better. Still has plenty of structure, great fruit and acidity. Green pepper, pencil shavings and slightly leathery nose. Tart cherry mid palate and Lingering mild peppery finish. Enjoyed this with a prime t bone and whipped sweet potatoes
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This wine has significantly improved since my last bottle from 4+ years ago. Decanted and consumed over an hour with friends, this 10 yr old Napa Cab (from one of my favorite producers) performed beautifully. This "Cabernet Sauvignon" is said to include 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot and 7% Merlot. I served it blind to my guests, all of who guessed this to be an Old World wine, based on the structure, the perfectly ripened and reeled-in fruit, and well-balanced acidity. Notes of blackcurrant, cassis, camphor, wet soil, and a beautiful hint of green pepper (from the CF?) makes this a highly complex and delicious wine. There is ample acidity, and layers of flavors that continue to develop with aeration, all supported by firm and chewy tannins that are starting to resolve nicely with bottle aging. Drink this gorgeous wine now through 2025+.
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fleshy berry and minty chocolate scents, balanced, the tannins are softened, medium to full bodied, restrained in style, zippy acid, chocolate chips, dark berry, cigar wrapper and cherry flavors, deep and lush, nice finish, this was very nice with rib-eye steak, drinking well now
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I bought this for $50.00, wish I had bought alot more. This is a really nice cab but I think it has peaked, fruit is more subdued than previous bottles. Drink up.
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Friend's 50th Birthday Party (Boston, MA): From a 3L bottle, decanted for about 2 hours prior to tasting. This wine with some air time was drinking beautifully. Really well balanced with an incredibly long finish. One of the stand out wines of the evening.
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Deep red. Rustic nose with some sandalwood and cedar. Medium + body, medium + finish. Tannins still quite present. Didn't really change during the 3 hours it was open. Did enjoy it more with food.
This paired really well with NY strips - the fat in the strips helped bring out. Very well structured and built to last; still in a primary drinking window. Probably better in a few more years. 93+ for now.
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Solid Napa cab, just starting to open up now but still quite youthful. Smooth, medium to full bodied, classic cab notes of black and blue fruits and quite dry on the solid finish. Some tannins left too (A-).
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We had the '06 and '10 in the past month or so and the '08 is the most backward of any. With decanting and agitation it still required 2 hours to really show. Fruit and minerals are well balanced but tannins are impossibly tight at the finish; I'm not sure what the acidity is of this wine is but we got the bitterness and heat in the finish to back off after thirty minutes opened and decanted with some good old fashioned bred and butter. 90 minutes later with duck breast Jed rep are, this wine was popping! The fruit stood out and even pushed forward on the tongue a but with multiple hues. This wine needs another year however before trying again.
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Excellent wine. Opened next to a Chimney Rock Stag's Leap from the same year and the Forman blew it away. Rich and fruity on the nose, this wine has great mouthfeel. It is elegant and not overdone. The finish is impressive and the structure and complexity leads me to believe this will last for 10+ more years.
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Dark purple with some ruby on the edges. The nose has leather, spice box, plum, tobacco leaves and a hint of chocolate lava cake. This is a big and bold wine with distinctive flavors. Black current, black cherry, plum, a hint of saw dust, and perfectly ripened blackberry fruit that tied it all together. The same flavors carried through to the finish with a bit of graphite added on as well.
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On the nose, blackberry and cassis, vanilla, tobacco and oak. On the palate, sweet, dark berries and various roasted flavors. Medium to full body. Long finish. Impressively complex and harmonious.
Ready to drink now or in the next 8 years.
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Garnet fading to ruby in color. Nose of ripe blackberry, black cherry, plum, cassis, menthol, dark chocolate, wet dirk, and eucalyptus. On the palate, blackberry-maple syrup, juicy black cherry, baking spice, and cassis. Good acid, elegant tannins. Delicious, even on days 2 and 3.
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Nice style capturing ripe dark purple fruit, some coffee and chocolate, but in a restrained manner. Oak integrated nicely here. Drinkable now or 10-15 yrs
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Have been drinking a glass or two of this wine for a few days now. Initially started out a bit hot and jammy. TN is from 3 days opened and recorked in cellar conditions. Clear, deep ruby core, fading to a med ruby rim. The tears stain the sides of the glass, showing new world heat and extraction. The nose is clean and pleasant, showing early developing aromas that are medium in intensity, including black cherry pit, moist earth, licorice, ripe plum, and stem or vegetal quality; the fruit is now a back seat driver of this terroir-driven nose. On the palate, this wine is dry, full body and med(+) alcohol (listed at 14.9%). I can say that the alcohol is a bit more integrated on the 3rd day open, as it was a bit distracting initially on day one. The flavors are medium in intensity, showing off plum and black cherry flavors, intermixed with beautifully integrated earthy notes which add depth and complexity. The acidity is med level and matches well with the fruit and earthy flavors, bolstered by med level, dusty and rounded tannins that are already eased to the point of nice drinkability. The finish is med-length, lasting 30 secs with pleasing dark fruit and gravel notes. This is a high quality wine, drinking nicely already, but will continue to improve another 3-5 years, and drink well for 10 years thereafter.
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Red in color. Scents are more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab. Consistent with prior note, but more integrated than the earlier bottles.
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This one kind of missed the mark for me. I see lots of others liked it, and I will tell you right now that this was basically popped and poured. For a cab sauv, this wine was not typical. It had a floral nose with a hint of mushroom (wasn't corked). The pour was kind of medium red, not very dense. Entry was consistent with blackberry and vanilla, not too concentrated, and then moved to an oregano/basil herbaceousness with some kind of a floral hawthorne flower-esque note, and the finish was black jelly bean with a hint of oaky tannin. Not super dry. Yes OK, the finish was tannic....to a point.....but wasn't all THAT oaked up. I just don't think this one has the structure. I see the drink window is 2010-2023. I think 2010 is right with the start, but I can't see how this one, based on what I had tonight, could make it past 2018-19 unless it was completely locked up and never showed its true colors. I'd like to try it again, but this was the only one. If I come across it again, I'll decant for an hour before touching. At the QPR, this one wasn't worth it.
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Red in color. Scents are a bit more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab. Consistent with prior note.
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Dark blackish red; ripe dark berries, caramel, slightly burned nose; a bit closed (3 hours decant), well structured, dense; long aftertaste; very good but lacking a bit of flavors / slightly flat
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Ripe, sweet, lush, chocolate covered blackberries, round tannins and a rich, coffee bean, sweet, ripe, jammy plum finish are found in this Cabernet Sauvignon. This is already drinking well.
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Interesting Napa Cab. Red in color. Scents are a bit more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab.
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1/25/2024 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
What I believe was a PnP (not my bottle), and enjoyed over two hours. In a really great place now, showing some age to the color; the aromas and palate are in very fine shape. An elegant full body, with early tertiary, and lovely secondary characteristics. Blue-fruited, with fine, sweet tannins that gently frame this classic beauty. Such a treat to have visited it in this moment, even if it does have a long road ahead, too. highly recommended
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4/18/2023 - Rick 4 Wine wrote: 95 Points
Wow, just drinking great here. Not sure how people think this drinking window closes this year (‘23); I prefer the way Forman wines age. Just beautiful.
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4/24/2022 - Luap1111 wrote: 95 Points
First grilled burger of spring. Forman is an under the radar wine. The 2008 is in a perfect place.
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9/1/2021 - bonedoc wrote:
No decant, blue fruits, limited oak, true to house style. 91-93
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2/28/2021 - JS199 wrote: 92 Points
A broad powerful wine that has plenty of time left. Tastes French except for the high alcohol. Earth and wood notes stand out. 92/93
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12/18/2020 - msuwine wrote: 96 Points
This rich and gravelly Cabernet blend is complex and delicious at a fantastic price (less than $100 on release, about $120 currently on secondary market). These wines remind me of a more rustic version of Abreu, since each have a dense, spicy, earthy ripeness that, to me, is incredibly appealing. Forman’s vineyard is about a mile from Thorevilos, and Ric and David apparently worked closely for decades, so the similarity has some basis (but - bonus! - the Forman wines are way, way cheaper). Bottom line, the 2008 Forman is a stunning wine that over-delivers in almost every category (e.g, flavor, price, originality).
Dark purple color and full in body, the wine offers compelling aromas of blackberry, pencil lead, leather, and dried spices. Flavors of blueberry, graphite, cocoa powder, and anise, with a layered and long finish. I initially thought Forman was of the restrained, “classical” ilk, but this came from drinking his wines too early. From what I can tell, Forman makes modern, somewhat burly wines that require some age, but become stunning - and generous - when they hit their stride. 14.9% alcohol. Blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot, and 7% Merlot. Decant two hours. No rush on drinking, since this seems built to last.
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5/3/2020 - etherscreen04 Likes this wine:
This is firing on all cylinders. Eucalyptus, bay leaf, dark berries, and cedar on the nose is followed by a palate of good intensity with balanced structure. Lovely old school Napa.
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1/8/2020 - shellywine wrote: 94 Points
This was a 3 liter bottle which we drank over three days with gassing of bottle at the end of each evening. Each evening started with a one hour decant. The wine continued to improve each evening. Started with a 92, then 94 and finally a 95. Throughout the three days, the finish was full bodied and medium to long. Not a huge nose but overall the wine was extremely well balanced.
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11/24/2019 - Scott and Lisa Likes this wine: 98 Points
Ah man. Deep powerful. Mature but in your face. A wine that you can’t not love. The deep sunset in the ocean air.
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7/24/2019 - YankeeRobio Likes this wine: 94 Points
cassis, pine cone, Chambord, cherry pipe tobacco.
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10/5/2018 - intrinsicvalue Likes this wine: 93 Points
This wine needs time to open up but when it does it is lovely and I disagree with those who say it isn’t getting any better. Still has plenty of structure, great fruit and acidity. Green pepper, pencil shavings and slightly leathery nose. Tart cherry mid palate and Lingering mild peppery finish. Enjoyed this with a prime t bone and whipped sweet potatoes
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3/25/2018 - mckillop Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking very nicely. PnP and let it evlove in the glass. Dark fruits, round tanins and long finish.
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1/21/2018 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
This wine has significantly improved since my last bottle from 4+ years ago.
Decanted and consumed over an hour with friends, this 10 yr old Napa Cab (from one of my favorite producers) performed beautifully.
This "Cabernet Sauvignon" is said to include 10% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot and 7% Merlot.
I served it blind to my guests, all of who guessed this to be an Old World wine, based on the structure, the perfectly ripened and reeled-in fruit, and well-balanced acidity.
Notes of blackcurrant, cassis, camphor, wet soil, and a beautiful hint of green pepper (from the CF?) makes this a highly complex and delicious wine.
There is ample acidity, and layers of flavors that continue to develop with aeration, all supported by firm and chewy tannins that are starting to resolve nicely with bottle aging.
Drink this gorgeous wine now through 2025+.
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11/28/2017 - whits wrote: 92 Points
fleshy berry and minty chocolate scents, balanced, the tannins are softened, medium to full bodied, restrained in style, zippy acid, chocolate chips, dark berry, cigar wrapper and cherry flavors, deep and lush, nice finish, this was very nice with rib-eye steak, drinking well now
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11/20/2017 - leandrosantos Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good but not earth-shattering. Not as bold / complex as I’d expected for a 9 year old Cab
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11/1/2017 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 92 Points
I bought this for $50.00, wish I had bought alot more. This is a really nice cab but I think it has peaked, fruit is more subdued than previous bottles. Drink up.
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10/4/2017 - RMundell Likes this wine: 94 Points
drinking great!
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2/27/2017 - jctra wrote: 94 Points
Still one of my favorit Napa cab. Old school, Bordeaux like, starts to drink perfectly but will hold another 8 years for sure.
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6/11/2016 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Friend's 50th Birthday Party (Boston, MA): From a 3L bottle, decanted for about 2 hours prior to tasting. This wine with some air time was drinking beautifully. Really well balanced with an incredibly long finish. One of the stand out wines of the evening.
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5/16/2016 - ledwards wrote: 92 Points
Dark brooding fruit coupled with pencil lead and a streak of minerality. Full bodied.
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2/28/2016 - ageverett Likes this wine: 93 Points
Slow ox for 4 hours. Consumed over 3 hours.
Deep red. Rustic nose with some sandalwood and cedar. Medium + body, medium + finish. Tannins still quite present. Didn't really change during the 3 hours it was open. Did enjoy it more with food.
This paired really well with NY strips - the fat in the strips helped bring out. Very well structured and built to last; still in a primary drinking window. Probably better in a few more years. 93+ for now.
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12/6/2015 - JohnSh wrote: 91 Points
Solid Napa cab, just starting to open up now but still quite youthful. Smooth, medium to full bodied, classic cab notes of black and blue fruits and quite dry on the solid finish. Some tannins left too (A-).
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6/20/2015 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 93 Points
We had the '06 and '10 in the past month or so and the '08 is the most backward of any. With decanting and agitation it still required 2 hours to really show. Fruit and minerals are well balanced but tannins are impossibly tight at the finish; I'm not sure what the acidity is of this wine is but we got the bitterness and heat in the finish to back off after thirty minutes opened and decanted with some good old fashioned bred and butter. 90 minutes later with duck breast Jed rep are, this wine was popping! The fruit stood out and even pushed forward on the tongue a but with multiple hues. This wine needs another year however before trying again.
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5/8/2015 - Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent wine. Opened next to a Chimney Rock Stag's Leap from the same year and the Forman blew it away. Rich and fruity on the nose, this wine has great mouthfeel. It is elegant and not overdone. The finish is impressive and the structure and complexity leads me to believe this will last for 10+ more years.
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4/29/2015 - bonedoc wrote: 95 Points
Showed very well tonight, right out of bottle. Ripe, rich, but balanced. No decant necessary.
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2/13/2015 - bovinum wrote: 94 Points
Dark purple with some ruby on the edges. The nose has leather, spice box, plum, tobacco leaves and a hint of chocolate lava cake. This is a big and bold wine with distinctive flavors. Black current, black cherry, plum, a hint of saw dust, and perfectly ripened blackberry fruit that tied it all together. The same flavors carried through to the finish with a bit of graphite added on as well.
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1/1/2015 - DTown Vino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really opening up now, much better than it was a year ago.
Had it next to a caymus 40 year, loved the Forman.
Berry and cassis dominated the nose with a hint of cedar.
Not a fruit bomb, could taste the minerals and had a nice finish. Well balanced, really enjoyed this one.
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8/30/2014 - jctra Likes this wine: 94 Points
On the nose dark berries, oak and forest floor. On the palate everything very balanced and rich. Full body and long, long finish.
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8/13/2014 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 93 Points
I've recently had two bottles with similar results, just loved it, great value. Smooth, great mouthfeel, drinking optimal now.
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5/8/2014 - jctra Likes this wine: 94 Points
On the nose, blackberry and cassis, vanilla, tobacco and oak. On the palate, sweet, dark berries and various roasted flavors. Medium to full body. Long finish. Impressively complex and harmonious.
Ready to drink now or in the next 8 years.
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10/4/2013 - wineretriever Likes this wine: 94 Points
Garnet fading to ruby in color. Nose of ripe blackberry, black cherry, plum, cassis, menthol, dark chocolate, wet dirk, and eucalyptus. On the palate, blackberry-maple syrup, juicy black cherry, baking spice, and cassis. Good acid, elegant tannins. Delicious, even on days 2 and 3.
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10/3/2013 - bonedoc wrote: 93 Points
Nice style capturing ripe dark purple fruit, some coffee and chocolate, but in a restrained manner. Oak integrated nicely here. Drinkable now or 10-15 yrs
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3/18/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 90 Points
Have been drinking a glass or two of this wine for a few days now. Initially started out a bit hot and jammy. TN is from 3 days opened and recorked in cellar conditions.
Clear, deep ruby core, fading to a med ruby rim. The tears stain the sides of the glass, showing new world heat and extraction.
The nose is clean and pleasant, showing early developing aromas that are medium in intensity, including black cherry pit, moist earth, licorice, ripe plum, and stem or vegetal quality; the fruit is now a back seat driver of this terroir-driven nose.
On the palate, this wine is dry, full body and med(+) alcohol (listed at 14.9%). I can say that the alcohol is a bit more integrated on the 3rd day open, as it was a bit distracting initially on day one. The flavors are medium in intensity, showing off plum and black cherry flavors, intermixed with beautifully integrated earthy notes which add depth and complexity. The acidity is med level and matches well with the fruit and earthy flavors, bolstered by med level, dusty and rounded tannins that are already eased to the point of nice drinkability. The finish is med-length, lasting 30 secs with pleasing dark fruit and gravel notes.
This is a high quality wine, drinking nicely already, but will continue to improve another 3-5 years, and drink well for 10 years thereafter.
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2/21/2013 - dase13 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Red in color. Scents are more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab. Consistent with prior note, but more integrated than the earlier bottles.
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1/1/2013 - mflesh wrote: 88 Points
This one kind of missed the mark for me. I see lots of others liked it, and I will tell you right now that this was basically popped and poured. For a cab sauv, this wine was not typical. It had a floral nose with a hint of mushroom (wasn't corked). The pour was kind of medium red, not very dense. Entry was consistent with blackberry and vanilla, not too concentrated, and then moved to an oregano/basil herbaceousness with some kind of a floral hawthorne flower-esque note, and the finish was black jelly bean with a hint of oaky tannin. Not super dry. Yes OK, the finish was tannic....to a point.....but wasn't all THAT oaked up. I just don't think this one has the structure. I see the drink window is 2010-2023. I think 2010 is right with the start, but I can't see how this one, based on what I had tonight, could make it past 2018-19 unless it was completely locked up and never showed its true colors. I'd like to try it again, but this was the only one. If I come across it again, I'll decant for an hour before touching. At the QPR, this one wasn't worth it.
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11/19/2012 - MemorialWineFan wrote: 89 Points
Was hoping for more for $80. We paired it with a 2008 Hall Cab and that one outperformed.
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11/4/2012 - yofog wrote: 92 Points
Pretty tight right now, needs time, but wipes the floor with a lot of other expensive cabs from that year.
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9/15/2012 - dase13 wrote: 93 Points
Red in color. Scents are a bit more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab. Consistent with prior note.
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7/8/2012 - cpgarage wrote: 92 Points
Very smooth after a 1 hr. decant, dark berry flavors.
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5/12/2012 - Miceri wrote: 91 Points
Dark blackish red; ripe dark berries, caramel, slightly burned nose; a bit closed (3 hours decant), well structured, dense; long aftertaste; very good but lacking a bit of flavors / slightly flat
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4/30/2012 - Jeff Leve wrote: 92 Points
Ripe, sweet, lush, chocolate covered blackberries, round tannins and a rich, coffee bean, sweet, ripe, jammy plum finish are found in this Cabernet Sauvignon. This is already drinking well.
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4/15/2012 - dase13 wrote: 93 Points
Interesting Napa Cab. Red in color. Scents are a bit more flowery than a typical Napa Cab. Tastes smooth, with typical red berries and not-so-typical floral in the background, along with relatively smooth tannins for a young Napa Cab.
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