2009 Balgownie Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 88 points

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  1/22/2013 - nkromberg wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted at Wine 121. Not too bad. Might try again.

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  3/24/2012 - Paul S wrote: 88 Points

  WXTP Tasting (Brad's Place): Another pretty decent wine. Its nose showed sweet black cherries and blackberries, a nice waft of blackcurrants, all very fruit-driven, but this was also accompanied with a bit of earth and eucalyptus and some sweet vanillin notes giving a nod to genrous use of oak. A very modern, new world nose, a bit confected maybe, but far from unattractive. The palate showed lots of spice and herb notes on the attack, along with powdery tannins and decent drop of acidity swirling around a core of black cherry fruits. A bit rustic on the tannins, a bit short on the finish and perhaps rather simple in its youth, but it all somehow came together in a pretty decent way. An okay, especially for those who like the fruit-driven style. It should improve over the next few years as well, and hopefully lose some of its rougher edges.

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