This was spectacular. Exactly what I love in an aged napa cab. Fantastic cedar cassis nose. Dried spices and soft tannin in the mouth. Excellent lingering finish. Still could go for many more years but don't see it getting any better. I'd say drink em if you are lucky enough to have some.
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Still big and brooding. Dark black cherry color core with a lighter (not quite brick edged) rim at 16 years old. Black tea leaves, earth, black currant, and bitter chocolate. Really delicious with well integrated tannins. Will easily last another 10-15 years but drinking well now. Highly recommended.
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Color: deep garnet with slight bricking Nose: first whiff was a bit a funk, stewed prunes, red fruit, cigar box Taste: plum, cherry, leather, anise, something a bit sweet ? Love Cali cab with a bit of age. 2005 is a good spot right now with fruit forward and lots of secondary flavors of anise, cigar box and something I cannot identified parking through. Nice lingering finish. Kicking off a bit of sediment… this can go much longer.
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4/16/2023 - Winokdub wrote: 95 Points
This was spectacular. Exactly what I love in an aged napa cab. Fantastic cedar cassis nose. Dried spices and soft tannin in the mouth. Excellent lingering finish. Still could go for many more years but don't see it getting any better. I'd say drink em if you are lucky enough to have some.
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1/16/2022 - couch2sommelier Likes this wine: 96 Points
This wine hangs with the big boys in Napa. Always very pleased with Darioush’s top Cabernet
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12/7/2021 - eschaefer Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still big and brooding. Dark black cherry color core with a lighter (not quite brick edged) rim at 16 years old. Black tea leaves, earth, black currant, and bitter chocolate. Really delicious with well integrated tannins. Will easily last another 10-15 years but drinking well now. Highly recommended.
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9/19/2021 - smahk wrote: 92 Points
Color: deep garnet with slight bricking
Nose: first whiff was a bit a funk, stewed prunes, red fruit, cigar box
Taste: plum, cherry, leather, anise, something a bit sweet ?
Love Cali cab with a bit of age. 2005 is a good spot right now with fruit forward and lots of secondary flavors of anise, cigar box and something I cannot identified parking through. Nice lingering finish. Kicking off a bit of sediment… this can go much longer.
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7/18/2021 - Mike1369 wrote: 92 Points
Drank well. Some dark fruit mixed with some stewed berries. Hints of clove and cassis. Earthy graphite flavors on the finish. Last of a case I had.
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