Brief decant. Dark ruby/purple color. Fantastic nose of blackberries and black olives with pepper, smoke and earthy notes. Palate bursting with ripe black and red berries, olives, minerals and smoky dried herbs. Ripe resolved tannins and a great finish. Lots to enjoy here!
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This was quite lovely. Fine tannins. Raspberry, cassis, and meat flavors. Pleasant finish lasting 20 seconds. Very nice bottle with a steak. Not a powerhouse wine but very refined and well-structured. Drink up as I do not foresee it improving from here.
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Primarily got the cabernet in the blend here (as indicated by the 70% in the mix) with plum and currant notes, some smokiness and fine tannins. No need to wait, drink up.
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Winery: “K” Charles Smith The Creator Varietal: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Syrah Area/Appellation: Walla Walla Vintage: 2010 Price: $60.00 from my own wine store Color: Dark ruby/purpleLegs: Medium Nose: Blackberries, ash, Truffles, Wet Earth, After 24 hours under Private Preserve; more Blackberries , engaging white pepper, dark pepper and spice, more leather, black olive, Colombian roast coffee Palate: more blackberries, ash, tobacco leaf, wet leather, truffles stewed tomatoes. 24 hours under Private Preserve, more Syrah character, still some ash and oak, aged tobacco, currants and a bit of cassis. Finish: restrained after 24 hours under PrivatenPreserve lots have opened up quite a bit, to offer blackberries, smoke, beef jerky, some currant and black olive, Comments: for best results come home and open it at noon and decant serve around 8. So a 6-8 hour decant. Will easily go until 2030 under proper cellaring. Score in terms of Vintage: 89 Score for the Wine: 90 Value for the Money: Very Good Date Tasted: 06/28/2020 Tasted by:ACK
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4/1/2024 - Mapleglo330 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was really good.
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9/22/2023 - Perfectly Paired Likes this wine: 93 Points
Brief decant. Dark ruby/purple color. Fantastic nose of blackberries and black olives with pepper, smoke and earthy notes. Palate bursting with ripe black and red berries, olives, minerals and smoky dried herbs. Ripe resolved tannins and a great finish. Lots to enjoy here!
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11/27/2021 - PrinceKyrris Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was quite lovely. Fine tannins. Raspberry, cassis, and meat flavors. Pleasant finish lasting 20 seconds. Very nice bottle with a steak. Not a powerhouse wine but very refined and well-structured. Drink up as I do not foresee it improving from here.
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5/8/2021 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 91 Points
Primarily got the cabernet in the blend here (as indicated by the 70% in the mix) with plum and currant notes, some smokiness and fine tannins. No need to wait, drink up.
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6/29/2020 - redhead6971 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Winery: “K” Charles Smith The Creator
Varietal: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Syrah
Area/Appellation: Walla Walla Vintage: 2010
Price: $60.00 from my own wine store
Color: Dark ruby/purpleLegs: Medium
Nose: Blackberries, ash, Truffles, Wet Earth,
After 24 hours under Private Preserve; more Blackberries , engaging white pepper, dark pepper and spice, more leather, black olive, Colombian roast coffee
Palate: more blackberries, ash, tobacco leaf, wet leather, truffles stewed tomatoes. 24 hours under Private Preserve, more Syrah character, still some ash and oak, aged tobacco, currants and a bit of cassis.
Finish: restrained after 24 hours under PrivatenPreserve lots have opened up quite a bit, to offer blackberries, smoke, beef jerky, some currant and black olive,
Comments: for best results come home and open it at noon and decant serve around 8. So a 6-8 hour decant. Will easily go until 2030 under proper cellaring.
Score in terms of Vintage: 89
Score for the Wine: 90
Value for the Money: Very Good
Date Tasted: 06/28/2020
Tasted by:ACK
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