Dinner at 801 Chophouse. Kansas City. Decanted 15 minutes and a bottle brought with me from San Jose. Hints of dark fruit on the nose along w some cedar notes. Upon taste it was very smooth and elegant. Mild Fruit up front with secondary flavored mirroring earth tones. Cedar and tobacco. Had it not been for the 94 Joseph Phelps Insignia I had last week to serve as a bench mark, I would have rated it a 95. But I will stick firm at 93 which is very respectable. I saw the previous notes from the Toronto group and conclude that they had a bad bottle. And probably at no fault to the winery. The only thing missing were a touch of acidic/tannic notes that I was searching for. Probably an indication of age. Great wine!
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Very smooth and silky in texture. Dark fruit but had a short finish. Not sure if this will get better with age but it did improve through out the night as it got more air. An excellent bottle to share.
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I was a bit disappointed. It is very very light. Very little minerals and fruit. There are certain foods I eat with SBlanc. I count on the acidity to cut through the foods. This wine had nothing. I am a fan of this winery and the characteristics of their other wines. That being said, I will try it again in 6 months and 1 year.
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1994 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23
10/8/2014 - cmerlot Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dinner at 801 Chophouse. Kansas City. Decanted 15 minutes and a bottle brought with me from San Jose. Hints of dark fruit on the nose along w some cedar notes. Upon taste it was very smooth and elegant. Mild Fruit up front with secondary flavored mirroring earth tones. Cedar and tobacco. Had it not been for the 94 Joseph Phelps Insignia I had last week to serve as a bench mark, I would have rated it a 95. But I will stick firm at 93 which is very respectable. I saw the previous notes from the Toronto group and conclude that they had a bad bottle. And probably at no fault to the winery. The only thing missing were a touch of acidic/tannic notes that I was searching for. Probably an indication of age. Great wine!
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2009 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus
5/30/2013 - cmerlot wrote: 93 Points
Very smooth and silky in texture. Dark fruit but had a short finish. Not sure if this will get better with age but it did improve through out the night as it got more air. An excellent bottle to share.
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2010 Jacob Franklin Sauvignon Blanc Massa Ranch Vineyard
4/8/2012 - cmerlot wrote: 87 Points
I was a bit disappointed. It is very very light. Very little minerals and fruit. There are certain foods I eat with SBlanc. I count on the acidity to cut through the foods. This wine had nothing. I am a fan of this winery and the characteristics of their other wines. That being said, I will try it again in 6 months and 1 year.
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