I don't understand some of the other reviews for this good (not great) wine.
Tastes like a very respectable $12 cab/merlot from California. Complex oak-influenced nose with delicious blue and black fruit. Weak but existent midpalate transitions to a long tasty finish that matches the other flavors. Medium plus acidity, medium (medium plus?) tannins (from boyh oak and grape skins) that are better than most other cabs in this $ range. A really tasty wine!
It's damn good when u break it down. But, it lacks concentration (as do most $<13 California cabs) which can't be ignored by wine snobs like me. If concentrated, it'd be a 92 or more.
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30 min decant - Typical Cali cab nose, but leans toward the black and blue fruits, and less toward oak (yummy vanilla, cedar, baking spice). The hallmark of this wine is a delicous, prominent mid-palate of red and blue fruit. Medium acid, medium tannins. Alcohol is well under control. Long finish gets better with air.
Very Syrah-like (not a bad thing). This should be a crowd pleaser.
Hard for me to rate this fairly bc the midpalate is SO good, but the rest of the wine isn't 'my style'. Some will love, some will want more classic cab notes. Still, it was gone before day 2 :)
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More reminiscent of a LBV than a tawny, but this has typical port characteristics, with good balance and complexity. It's a bit muted on the nose and midpalate, and a bit hot on the finish -but overall it is 'solid' and an excellent value at $10.
I drank it over a week, and found it best from day 3-6. After day 7 it became disjointed, a bit extra-oxidize, muted, and overly hot.
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2020 Francis Ford Coppola Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Collection Black Label Claret
8/19/2023 - horn-dog Likes this wine: 88 Points
I don't understand some of the other reviews for this good (not great) wine.
Tastes like a very respectable $12 cab/merlot from California. Complex oak-influenced nose with delicious blue and black fruit. Weak but existent midpalate transitions to a long tasty finish that matches the other flavors. Medium plus acidity, medium (medium plus?) tannins (from boyh oak and grape skins) that are better than most other cabs in this $ range. A really tasty wine!
It's damn good when u break it down. But, it lacks concentration (as do most $<13 California cabs) which can't be ignored by wine snobs like me. If concentrated, it'd be a 92 or more.
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2020 Orinda Hayes Cabernet Sauvignon Lake County Red Hills
7/3/2023 - horn-dog Likes this wine: 90 Points
30 min decant - Typical Cali cab nose, but leans toward the black and blue fruits, and less toward oak (yummy vanilla, cedar, baking spice). The hallmark of this wine is a delicous, prominent mid-palate of red and blue fruit. Medium acid, medium tannins. Alcohol is well under control. Long finish gets better with air.
Very Syrah-like (not a bad thing). This should be a crowd pleaser.
Hard for me to rate this fairly bc the midpalate is SO good, but the rest of the wine isn't 'my style'. Some will love, some will want more classic cab notes. Still, it was gone before day 2 :)
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NV Porto Morgado Porto Tawny
3/31/2023 - horn-dog Likes this wine: 86 Points
More reminiscent of a LBV than a tawny, but this has typical port characteristics, with good balance and complexity. It's a bit muted on the nose and midpalate, and a bit hot on the finish -but overall it is 'solid' and an excellent value at $10.
I drank it over a week, and found it best from day 3-6. After day 7 it became disjointed, a bit extra-oxidize, muted, and overly hot.
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