2009 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon Monsieur Étain

Community Tasting Notes (146) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  2/14/2024 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Deep ruby red color. Needed 20 -30 minutes in the first glass to open up and show its depth and breadth. Rich berry fruit, licorice and tobacco with hints of chocolate and leather in the nose. Lots of black and blue fruits in the flavor, black cherries, blackberries, black currants, blueberries and plums. Well balanced, medium to full bodied, complex, medium to long silky finish.Drinking very well right now.

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  1/30/2024 - Baxterna Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Still a 99. This wine is amazing. Maybe we’re not bougie enough to shame a ‘Napa Fruit bomb’? But me and the lady found this to be nearing perfection. Definitely fruity and complex with a gorgeous balance of med-heavy body, gentle tannins, mild acidity, and moderate alcohol. At 15 years old, it is still gloriously dark plum in color and bright in taste. Some beautiful sediment at the bottom shows its age. No decanting necessary. Although it only got more delicious through the course of our 1 hr meal. If you’re patient enough to wait, could be worth it. Straight from our cellar to our table and into our glass. So delicious! Anything from Scarecrow is so tempting to drink immediately, since that is completely doable, but this is a reminder that maybe I should hold onto my bottles a little longer before I enjoy these delights.

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  12/24/2023 - Lodi Rob Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Big but not overwhelming, truly delicious with lamb loin chops and a mushroom risotto. The wine looks crimson colored with a mushroomy aroma, although that might have been influenced by the risotto. The body is medium/full with silky texture and medium finish, low acidity. Truly excellent.

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  7/4/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Dark ruby in color with a reddish/ brick rim.
  
  Nose of blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, cedar, cola, vanilla, spices, espresso, light herbs, dark chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn, light alcohol and leather.
  
  Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
  
  Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black plums, figs, tobacco, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, herbs, coffee, chocolates and peppercorn.
  
  Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
  
  This is a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Well balanced with a great mouthfeel. Complex and interesting. Elegant, rich and fruit forward.
  
  This 14 year old is drinking very nicely right out of the bottle, and better with air. Tannins show up after 2 hours in the decanter, and bring in nice structure.
  
  Does not drink like a 14 year old at all, and feels much younger. Will continue to age nicely in the next few years. Feels like it is nearing its peak. Would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.
  
  Good by itself or with food. A great sipping wine to have with good friends. This is a gorgeous wine.
  
  100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in (85% new) French oak barrels for 16 months.
  
  15.2% alcohol by volume.
  
  94 points.
  
  $225.

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  6/18/2023 - apg23 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A big wine. Not too sweet. I definitely think it needs time in the Cantor. It is the color of ink. Not as smooth as the Scarecrow flagship wine. It is coarse compared to that.

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