1st of 2 for me, and it's drinking well right now. Paired it with some grass fed ribeyes and it was unsurprisingly spot on. Medium (+) garnet color. Aromas of cassis, licorice, dark chocolate, walnut, graphite, orange peel, and black tea. Medium body, medium (+) acid and finish, and flavors of cassis, black cherry, lemon, orange peel, black tea, minerals, and spice. Perhaps a bit understated for some, but right in my wheelhouse for Cali cab. Nice effort, and glad to have another, which I'll probably drink over the next year or so.
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Quite a nice wine. Very Cal-cab. This is drinking well now. Nice balance between fruit and structure, with sufficient tannin to suggest there is no rush to consume this. It continued to open up over an hour or so, and probably would have benefited from a bit more time in the glass or a decant. As Cal cabs go, I'd place this in the middle ground between it's relatively leaner brethren and the bigger, more extracted cousins. 92 pts
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6/3/2019 - 1961Vintage Likes this wine: 94 Points
Magnificent wine for the price point. Punches well above its weight class. Several more years ahead.
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1/8/2019 - studleytrey Likes this wine: 91 Points
1st of 2 for me, and it's drinking well right now. Paired it with some grass fed ribeyes and it was unsurprisingly spot on. Medium (+) garnet color. Aromas of cassis, licorice, dark chocolate, walnut, graphite, orange peel, and black tea. Medium body, medium (+) acid and finish, and flavors of cassis, black cherry, lemon, orange peel, black tea, minerals, and spice. Perhaps a bit understated for some, but right in my wheelhouse for Cali cab. Nice effort, and glad to have another, which I'll probably drink over the next year or so.
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1/7/2019 - 1961Vintage Likes this wine: 93 Points
Notes consistent though a new layer of mature complexity is starting to develop.
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9/8/2016 - thalver wrote: 92 Points
Quite a nice wine. Very Cal-cab. This is drinking well now. Nice balance between fruit and structure, with sufficient tannin to suggest there is no rush to consume this. It continued to open up over an hour or so, and probably would have benefited from a bit more time in the glass or a decant. As Cal cabs go, I'd place this in the middle ground between it's relatively leaner brethren and the bigger, more extracted cousins. 92 pts
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5/12/2016 - 1961Vintage wrote: 93 Points
Notes consistent with previous bottle . Aging nicely!
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