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2007 Greer Cabernet Sauvignon Greer Vineyard
5/5/2012 - wittkoje wrote: 96 Points
Slow O for 8 hours, decanted for 1 hour. What a treat! Huge, fragrant nose. Pure cassis fruit, leather, and some light sweet oak notes fill the glass. Soft on entry in your mouth, but picks up intensity as it crosses your palate. Great balance of tannins and acidity. Awesome! Not too huge. Everyone loved this wine and it was WOTN amongst 3 other Aaron Pott wines (09 Pott Actaeon, 06 Pott Incubo, 06 Seven Stones).
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2006 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
4/3/2012 - wittkoje wrote: 97 Points
Wow. This lived up to the hype. Decanted 6 hours, consumed over 3 hours. Beautiful nose, long elegant palate. Not too dense or too modern. Loved it.
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2009 Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Sigaro
2/26/2012 - wittkoje wrote: 97 Points
Recently, my wife and I were fortunate to get a little preview of the upcoming Fairchild Estate release….the 2009 Sigaro Vineyard Cabernet.
Swirling the glass, the aromas flooded my nose and I smiled on the inside. I didn’t want my obvious joy to cloud my wife’s experience. I watched her do the same and finally I smiled when she said “Holy $#it.” What a nose! Dark cherries, and blackberries, leather and tobacco …. some freshly-turned earth and gravel also peak through. Almost as an afterthought, there were some gentle oak-spices to round out the end…
The palate of this wine is really incredible. Grace with underlying vigor. Polished and pure. The wine feels understated, but is truly quite complex. The fruits enter nimbly and dance across this tip of your tongue. The weight picks up in the mid-palate and fills out, without being too “heavy”, balanced by a perfect core of acidity. The tannins are gripping, but frame the wine wonderfully and lead to a long, long finish. The fruits lead the way, with hints of tobacco, iron, and stones, with a pull of earthiness and spice at the finish.
What I like best about this wine is what it’s not. It’s not ponderous. It’s not plush. It’s not overripe. It’s not a heavy-hitter and there is no alcoholic burn at the end. It doesn’t overwhelm my palate with heft and grip, yet it still had remarkable depth and complexity. I’ve realized that I don’t always appreciate the huge, overwhelming palate presence that many Cali cabs have, that I once loved and sought after. This wine delivers the “feel” that I want, with charm and might, but without being massive. To me, this is a wonderful expression of California cabernet. Easy 97+ points.
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