excellent example of modern California cab - silky, fruity, not over-extracted. new oak shows on nose and palate without becoming obtrusive. delicious drinking now but guessing it will be just as good ten years from now.
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Beautiful. Fully mature. At peak. Rich color. Taste of dark, not dried, fruit balanced by a bitterness pleasing the way bittersweet chocolate or mocha is pleasing. Tannin, acid, and fruit in harmony. As good as any wine tasted this year.
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2003 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único
2/8/2023 - Cochon Rouge Likes this wine: 94 Points
In a perfect place right now.
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2013 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23
2/8/2023 - Cochon Rouge Likes this wine: 92 Points
excellent example of modern California cab - silky, fruity, not over-extracted. new oak shows on nose and palate without becoming obtrusive. delicious drinking now but guessing it will be just as good ten years from now.
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2006 Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Riserva Cinque Querce
12/5/2022 - Cochon Rouge wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful. Fully mature. At peak. Rich color. Taste of dark, not dried, fruit balanced by a bitterness pleasing the way bittersweet chocolate or mocha is pleasing. Tannin, acid, and fruit in harmony. As good as any wine tasted this year.
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