60ish minute decant, but probably closer to 80 minutes as I continue adding to this review.
For a 25 year old wine, this is drinking beautifully!
Very neutral nose, with seemingly faint minty notes.
Palate: concentrated raisin notes. silky smooth
Finish: thin, smooth, lovely.
Initially wrestled between scoring this as a 92 or 93 because it tasted a little like bitter licorice, almost (I'm having difficulty articulating the exact taste, but it was somewhat analogous to that), but I have to increase my score to 94 as this beauty continues to open.
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Shy nose with cab. sav. features. The palate is a fairly tight package, fruit is not ripe and wide, nothing like recently tasted Robert Craig cab. sav. Mt. Veeder or Etude cab. sav. of the same vintage, instead the expression is focused and firm, dark cassis fruit, graphite, anise, hints of violets, cedar and a bit salty feel. Good fresh acidity and resolved but still present tannins complement the quite harmonious set-up. The finish is long and gum drying. This is very enjoyable and drinking well now, no need to rush though.
Popped and poured and drank over past 2 nites. Surprisingly good level of blackberries, currant, some leather and graphite. Tannins fully resolved, some spice and decent length The wine shows its age but has matured nicely.
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2/27/2024 - Heinrich Von Blumpkinstein Likes this wine: 94 Points
60ish minute decant, but probably closer to 80 minutes as I continue adding to this review.
For a 25 year old wine, this is drinking beautifully!
Very neutral nose, with seemingly faint minty notes.
Palate: concentrated raisin notes. silky smooth
Finish: thin, smooth, lovely.
Initially wrestled between scoring this as a 92 or 93 because it tasted a little like bitter licorice, almost (I'm having difficulty articulating the exact taste, but it was somewhat analogous to that), but I have to increase my score to 94 as this beauty continues to open.
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2/16/2023 - gharter wrote: flawed
Bitter and flawed. Down the drain. 2 bottles left, hoping they are better.
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2/11/2022 - Lype Likes this wine:
Shy nose with cab. sav. features. The palate is a fairly tight package, fruit is not ripe and wide, nothing like recently tasted Robert Craig cab. sav. Mt. Veeder or Etude cab. sav. of the same vintage, instead the expression is focused and firm, dark cassis fruit, graphite, anise, hints of violets, cedar and a bit salty feel. Good fresh acidity and resolved but still present tannins complement the quite harmonious set-up. The finish is long and gum drying. This is very enjoyable and drinking well now, no need to rush though.
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4/2/2020 - cephomer wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured and drank over past 2 nites. Surprisingly good level of blackberries, currant, some leather and graphite. Tannins fully resolved, some spice and decent length The wine shows its age but has matured nicely.
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12/12/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still plenty of dark fruit, cassis and violets. Drinking beautifully with smoothness and softened tannins. For a Napa cab, it exhibited elegance.
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