Return to Napa; 3/6/2022-3/13/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Great to see how the wine is going with some more time. Ours have been resting comfortably for some years now and my takeaway is while this was certainly much more approachable than the other wines we had and the age is helping it there's still a long way to go. Brambly blackberries and a bit of woodsy and still quite young but enjoyable.
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Full bodied, big Howell Mountain Cab-led blend. Massive blackberry notes, dense mouthfeel. Notes of dark fruit, brambles, blackberry pie on the nose. Long, jammy finish. Medium tannins for an '09 HM cab. Delicious but not to be paired with subtly flavored food.
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This was a middle of the road 100 dollar napa cab. Excellent, fruity, easy to drink but nothing particularly defining about it. I'd love to drink again but won't seek it out.
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3/9/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Return to Napa; 3/6/2022-3/13/2022 (Wineries and various restaurants): Great to see how the wine is going with some more time. Ours have been resting comfortably for some years now and my takeaway is while this was certainly much more approachable than the other wines we had and the age is helping it there's still a long way to go. Brambly blackberries and a bit of woodsy and still quite young but enjoyable.
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6/20/2021 - Anandwine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Full bodied, big Howell Mountain Cab-led blend. Massive blackberry notes, dense mouthfeel. Notes of dark fruit, brambles, blackberry pie on the nose. Long, jammy finish. Medium tannins for an '09 HM cab. Delicious but not to be paired with subtly flavored food.
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5/19/2019 - PSUSteve wrote: 89 Points
PnP. Agree with the one dimensional comment below. Maybe even a little disjointed. Might have needed some air. Others liked it better.
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10/28/2017 - sdrucker1000 wrote: 92 Points
This was a middle of the road 100 dollar napa cab. Excellent, fruity, easy to drink but nothing particularly defining about it. I'd love to drink again but won't seek it out.
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1/22/2017 - andy C Likes this wine: 95 Points
drank extremely well. would like to own more of this.
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