2010 Buehler Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Papa's Knoll

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  12/19/2016 - The Wine Write Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Popped and poured, first Buehler visit in awhile. Prototypical Cabernet Sauvignon nose, with a tilt toward blue fruit. Along with the fruit on the palate, there's a subtle green pepper note that I really enjoyed. Good acidity. There's life ahead for this, but it's in a nice spot now. Quite a value.

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  6/29/2016 - gmbdds wrote: 91 Points

  Blackberry, smoke and pepper notes were the highlights. This particular vintage of Papa's Knoll doesn't seem to be well thought of, but my bottle showed balance, flavor and class.

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  6/23/2013 - safetyengineer wrote: 88 Points

  The wine has a deep red color. Some nose, and pleasant taste that could have come from a lighter wine. Not a big heavy red, although the alcohol is over 14%. I was hoping for a bigger taste. But clearly professionally made. This would pair well with most foods that normally pair with red wines.

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  4/20/2013 - vanpe003 wrote: 89 Points

  Pop/pour. A blue fruit rendition of cab fruit. Relatively straight forward and linear. Decent flavors, but not terribly complex. Some tannins make a presence with time in the glass. Though fairly priced for what it is, I've enjoyed prior vintages more.
  
  This did not compare favorably to a 2010 Pott Arsenal also opened. Granted, there's a 3x price differential, but the two weren't in the same league. I opened this to determine if there was a need to reorder. Not for me. This occupies "no man's land" for me. It's good, but not good enough to compete with the best. And at $36, it makes me wonder if I couldn't find something as compelling closer to $20. I'll check in on the next vintage hoping this one is an anomaly.

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