At pop and pour, very mineral and nuanced (and very pleasant) Cab green aroma. Classically styled. 13.8% ABV Very blackberry palate. Medium / medium plus bodied. Medium tannin. Elegant and harmonious aromas. Not distinctly mature. Not going to be the biggest wine in the room, but… 2 hours of air and really just getting going. Next time give it much more time open.
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Perhaps a few years past it’s peak this wine opened up nicely on the nose but seemed somewhat muted on the palate. I enjoyed the dark fruit notes but couldn’t really get much in terms of savory or earthy notes from this wine. Enjoyable but not particularly memorable. I thought I detected some VA here early but it faded. Maybe a bad bottle? Drink up now! Overall: 89
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Yum. Colour purple / garnet. Nose, earthy, hint of spice. Lovely texture in the mouth, fine tannins and lovely balance. Dark fruits, maybe the vaguest hint of cocoa, structure there but a mouth watering freshness standing just behind it. The right ridge estate cab on the right day will bring more pleasure than the wrong Monte bello…
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3/2/2024 - nzinkgraf wrote:
At pop and pour, very mineral and nuanced (and very pleasant) Cab green aroma. Classically styled. 13.8% ABV
Very blackberry palate. Medium / medium plus bodied. Medium tannin.
Elegant and harmonious aromas. Not distinctly mature. Not going to be the biggest wine in the room, but…
2 hours of air and really just getting going. Next time give it much more time open.
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1/13/2024 - WillRepstad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Perhaps a few years past it’s peak this wine opened up nicely on the nose but seemed somewhat muted on the palate. I enjoyed the dark fruit notes but couldn’t really get much in terms of savory or earthy notes from this wine. Enjoyable but not particularly memorable. I thought I detected some VA here early but it faded. Maybe a bad bottle? Drink up now! Overall: 89
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12/31/2023 - Winokdub wrote: 92 Points
Really nice and in a good drinking window right now.
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12/2/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:
Yum. Colour purple / garnet. Nose, earthy, hint of spice. Lovely texture in the mouth, fine tannins and lovely balance. Dark fruits, maybe the vaguest hint of cocoa, structure there but a mouth watering freshness standing just behind it. The right ridge estate cab on the right day will bring more pleasure than the wrong Monte bello…
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12/31/2022 - cmmatthews Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely - herbal and earthy, fruit has dried a bit. hints of mint on the finish.
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