really nice, a big wine - thick and rich, in a really nice mountain fruit kinda way, some grip still left but the tannins have receded, some nice acidity still there - the wine is alive (tho i wouldn't call it bright), mouthfeel is really rich and concentrated, fruit is very evident - cherry, pomegranate, currant... i also get some of what i think of as apricot nose / taste which i often get on the big Shiraz... ready to drink for sure but not over the hill in any way (in contrast to some other notes)
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I was stunned. Still very much alive. Great fruit, nice balance with still sturdy backbone of soft tannins. Tasted a bottle a couple of years ago and it must have been going through a dumb phase because it was nowhere near the full bodied Spring mountain Cab that it was today. Nice blackberry, black stone fruit, a little anise and some lavender along with some subtle smoky oak. My last bottle and was expecting this to be a little past its prime but was mistaken. Nice bottle!
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8/14/2021 - dajapino Likes this wine: 95 Points
This is really good. Nice and smooth with enough weight and fruit and that mountain spice to die for.
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3/12/2013 - Hbgsurgeon wrote: 90 Points
Much better than the last bottle. Good fruit and mellow tannins. Balanced, very nice. Drink up it is drinking great!
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9/4/2012 - Pluecht wrote: 86 Points
Over bearing Syrah squashes all underlying fruit. Past it's prime. Drink or turn into sauce
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7/12/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 Points
really nice, a big wine - thick and rich, in a really nice mountain fruit kinda way, some grip still left but the tannins have receded, some nice acidity still there - the wine is alive (tho i wouldn't call it bright), mouthfeel is really rich and concentrated, fruit is very evident - cherry, pomegranate, currant... i also get some of what i think of as apricot nose / taste which i often get on the big Shiraz... ready to drink for sure but not over the hill in any way (in contrast to some other notes)
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1/18/2011 - tsfab wrote: 93 Points
I was stunned. Still very much alive. Great fruit, nice balance with still sturdy backbone of soft tannins. Tasted a bottle a couple of years ago and it must have been going through a dumb phase because it was nowhere near the full bodied Spring mountain Cab that it was today. Nice blackberry, black stone fruit, a little anise and some lavender along with some subtle smoky oak. My last bottle and was expecting this to be a little past its prime but was mistaken. Nice bottle!
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