2008 Gorman Winery Cabernet Sauvignon The Bully

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  9/6/2019 - Ralphie1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous fruit! Great structure. Aged beautifully. Unfortunately my last bottle. Probably at it’s peak.

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  5/4/2019 - SeaWine wrote: 90 Points

  Very dark, ripe and rich at 15% ABV. Did not observe heat on the palate. The oak (and there was a bunch from its 100% new French oak) is now well-integrated and did not stick out, but overall I don't think I enjoyed this as much as some other folks before me.
  
  Oddly, the intensity of the fruit was on the palate, but not on the nose, with it being mighty difficult to detect many aromas at all.

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  9/29/2018 - bjamesclark wrote: 93 Points

  85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot. Aged in 100% new French oak. 600 cases produced.
  Decanted 2+ hours. Moderate sediment.
  richly scented and complex with notes dark cherry, cassis and blackberry with notes of pencil shavings, chocolate, bay leaf and herbs that intertwine with hints of leather, tobacco, earth and cedar.
  The palate is full with well integrated tannins and balanced acidity. Smooth and suave in texture and full of flavors that incorporate notes of cassis, dark cherry, herbs, chocolate, cigar tobacco, leather, coffee, earth and notes of vanilla bean and toasted oak. Long through the chewy finish.
  
  Overall drinking at its best now! Delicious!

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  5/11/2018 - garambler Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Friends brought this to our 5/11/18 grilled Ribeye dinner. It had a rich, ripe bouquet of black currant, plum, blueberry, licorice, mocha, cocoa and spice aromas. The palate was rich, dense, dry and nicely balanced with flavors of black currant, plum, blueberry, mocha, cocoa, licorice, minerals and spice. 92+

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  1/31/2018 - Ralphie1 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Great fruit. Well balanced.

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