Surprisingly fresh. Drank much younger than anticipated. Fruit was fresh and wine was quite mellow but full of flavor. This could age for another decade at least given where it is now. Typical California cab - scents of leather, tar, and fresh berries. Put together very well with a long finish. This wine doesn’t taste 10 years old. Based on my taste, I’d say 4-6 years, which is why I think it has a very long life ahead.
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Good flavor but a bit alcohol forward right now. Ate with pork chops and cranberry sauce, which went well with the wine. I anticipate another 2-4 years in the bottle would soften some of the alcohol. But it had sufficient fresh fruit to complement the cranberry sauce and deeper flavors to go with the earthy pork flavors. I would buy more but store them for a few years and anticipate the benefits of age.
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2012 Tierra Roja Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Katherine's Blend Premiere Napa Valley Tierra Roja
4/15/2023 - smwinak wrote: 94 Points
Surprisingly fresh. Drank much younger than anticipated. Fruit was fresh and wine was quite mellow but full of flavor. This could age for another decade at least given where it is now. Typical California cab - scents of leather, tar, and fresh berries. Put together very well with a long finish. This wine doesn’t taste 10 years old. Based on my taste, I’d say 4-6 years, which is why I think it has a very long life ahead.
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2020 Devil's Fog Pinot Noir
2/6/2023 - smwinak Likes this wine: 87 Points
Good flavor but a bit alcohol forward right now. Ate with pork chops and cranberry sauce, which went well with the wine. I anticipate another 2-4 years in the bottle would soften some of the alcohol. But it had sufficient fresh fruit to complement the cranberry sauce and deeper flavors to go with the earthy pork flavors. I would buy more but store them for a few years and anticipate the benefits of age.
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2005 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
11/24/2022 - smwinak Likes this wine:
Ate with roasted goose for Thanksgiving. Stood up well to the richness of the goose. Dried fruit flavors really complemented the goose.
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