There's a bit of soft cloudiness to the purple ruby color that's age appropriate. The nose is sharp with licorice, cedar wild berry and alcohol. The mouth-feel is nice and plush with ripe plum, red currant, vanilla and cedar smoke. The wine is more revealing up-front that on the finish which has a good length. There's nice complexity with the finish with sugar, cinnamon and licorice.
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Really exciting wine with rich fruit, good acidity and fine tannins to bring interest and tension. Some cranberry or rhubarb notes. Tobacco and mocha on the long finish. Very well made and memorable wine.
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This turned into a head turning wine with about 3 hours of air. It was translucent ruby, silky, fresh and finished long with baking spice and licorice notes. Seemless and complex.
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From the get-go, a big but somewhat cloying cab, a deeper reminiscent of a run-of-the-mill Louis Martini cab (which is a fraction of the price of this baby). Loads of vanilla and oak, I may have opened this bottle too soon, but my overall impression is that I've either encountered a bum bottle, or this wine is way overpriced (and over-hyped?).
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All the aspects of the last bottle I had of this were still there but somehow toned down and not as large as life as the last bottle. Seems like it is shutting down a bit. Still a wonderful bottle of wine shared with family over the holidays.
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For what this wine is it really knocked my socks off. Drinking so effortlessly right now. Fantastic nose of rich fruit laden napa cabernet at it's finest. Plum, blackberry, cassis on the nose carried it's way onto the palate with a rich volumptuous mouthfeel. Almost tasted as if it had a tiny tad of residual sugar built into it with some soft creamy tannins that are providing not bite back for such a young wine. Have no idea how this will age and probably won't find out as this is drinking so well right now that I don't know how long mine will last.
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Very easy to drink, tasty wine. Just well balanced fruit, some cedar, even a bit of eart...nothing hugely complex, but again it just gets out of the way and is easy to drink and easy to enjoy.
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11/30/2019 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 90 Points
has softened and showing some secondary notes
seemed a little hot to me
went better with the turkey than on it's own
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7/14/2017 - D3S Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great nose, color, fruit, tobacco, integrated well balanced tannins and nice finish. Drinking very well. I am sorry it is our last bottle.
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5/14/2017 - Drankthewholebottle wrote: 92 Points
There's a bit of soft cloudiness to the purple ruby color that's age appropriate. The nose is sharp with licorice, cedar wild berry and alcohol. The mouth-feel is nice and plush with ripe plum, red currant, vanilla and cedar smoke. The wine is more revealing up-front that on the finish which has a good length. There's nice complexity with the finish with sugar, cinnamon and licorice.
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11/12/2016 - mreinhard74@gmail.com Likes this wine: 95 Points
Needed an hour or so to open up but when it did was truly exceptional. Sad this was the last bottle.
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7/31/2016 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 94 Points
Really exciting wine with rich fruit, good acidity and fine tannins to bring interest and tension. Some cranberry or rhubarb notes. Tobacco and mocha on the long finish. Very well made and memorable wine.
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9/21/2014 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 94 Points
This turned into a head turning wine with about 3 hours of air. It was translucent ruby, silky, fresh and finished long with baking spice and licorice notes. Seemless and complex.
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4/15/2013 - awise45 wrote: 94 Points
Dark, rich, and long finish. Wonderful collection of dark berries. Great after 30 minutes open.
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10/21/2012 - awise45 wrote: 93 Points
Very rich and luscious. Better after open an hour.
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4/4/2012 - peterk wrote: 92 Points
Consistent with previous notes - smooth, rich, well-integrated, fruit-filled wine.
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2/25/2012 - JayPKay wrote: 85 Points
From the get-go, a big but somewhat cloying cab, a deeper reminiscent of a run-of-the-mill Louis Martini cab (which is a fraction of the price of this baby). Loads of vanilla and oak, I may have opened this bottle too soon, but my overall impression is that I've either encountered a bum bottle, or this wine is way overpriced (and over-hyped?).
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12/27/2011 - twelch wrote: 92 Points
All the aspects of the last bottle I had of this were still there but somehow toned down and not as large as life as the last bottle. Seems like it is shutting down a bit. Still a wonderful bottle of wine shared with family over the holidays.
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8/3/2011 - peterk wrote: 93 Points
Down to my last 2 bottles. For sure won't survive the summer. Smooth, soft tannins; rich fruit - delectable.
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6/28/2011 - peterk wrote: 93 Points
Gorgeous smooth, rich, fruity, with soft tannins - drinking very well right now. 6-pack wi,ll not survive the summer!
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3/21/2011 - twelch wrote: 93 Points
For what this wine is it really knocked my socks off. Drinking so effortlessly right now. Fantastic nose of rich fruit laden napa cabernet at it's finest. Plum, blackberry, cassis on the nose carried it's way onto the palate with a rich volumptuous mouthfeel. Almost tasted as if it had a tiny tad of residual sugar built into it with some soft creamy tannins that are providing not bite back for such a young wine. Have no idea how this will age and probably won't find out as this is drinking so well right now that I don't know how long mine will last.
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2/9/2011 - wineguy21 wrote: 91 Points
Very approachable young. Smooth, rich fruit with nice balance and mouthfeel. This is a great drinking wine at the price.
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2/8/2011 - cadamson wrote: 91 Points
Very easy to drink, tasty wine. Just well balanced fruit, some cedar, even a bit of eart...nothing hugely complex, but again it just gets out of the way and is easy to drink and easy to enjoy.
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