Opaque dark violet with clear meniscus.. couldn’t have told this is 12 yrs old looking at the wine in the glass. Medium viscosity. oak-spiced, red and blue fruit, chocolate, tobacco and floral pastille aromas. Mocha and vanilla flourish. Plush, velvety and broad mouthfeel, it offers sweet cassis and blackberry flavors with a long spice and oak finish. Rich and energetic in style, medium acidity, resolved medium minus tannins and medium alcohol. Delicious expression of a high quality CA cab. I like this much better than bold and high ABV CA cabs. This was 14% ABV.
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Earthy nose with dark berries. Not as mineral-driven as their "SLD"-bottling. Full and rich nose with LOTS of fruit. Leather and chocolate also is present. Palate follows the nose and is overall very elegant, smooth and powerful at the same time. A seriously long finish to end it all...
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10/17/2020 - Gaurav_Tiwari Likes this wine: 95 Points
Opaque dark violet with clear meniscus.. couldn’t have told this is 12 yrs old looking at the wine in the glass. Medium viscosity. oak-spiced, red and blue fruit, chocolate, tobacco and floral pastille aromas. Mocha and vanilla flourish. Plush, velvety and broad mouthfeel, it offers sweet cassis and blackberry flavors with a long spice and oak finish. Rich and energetic in style, medium acidity, resolved medium minus tannins and medium alcohol. Delicious expression of a high quality CA cab. I like this much better than bold and high ABV CA cabs. This was 14% ABV.
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12/26/2018 - awilkins wrote: 90 Points
Drinking well even with a broken cork. Think this is pretty close to prime time for this wine
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8/27/2014 - bobv Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice. Medium body. Smooth. Refined finish.
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5/11/2014 - mdipietro wrote: 92 Points
I echo the last couple of notes. Decanted for a couple of hours. Could still age for years...
Will hold onto what I have left and wait
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1/21/2013 - askoje wrote: 92 Points
Earthy nose with dark berries. Not as mineral-driven as their "SLD"-bottling. Full and rich nose with LOTS of fruit. Leather and chocolate also is present.
Palate follows the nose and is overall very elegant, smooth and powerful at the same time. A seriously long finish to end it all...
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