Very nice Cab with a lot of fine berries and plum notes and some touch of vanilla/caramel. Medium to full body, good length, soft and warm, but not like some Napa Cabs.
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Drinking really well. The nose is all dark fruits and a little spice. Black cherry, currants, and plum. Overall quite balanced on the palate, it has smooth tannins, a slight acidic kick and more of the dark fruits. The finish is medium long. Starting to develop some secondary notes that would be expected at 9 years of age, but this one has legs to go for another 5-10 years at least. I wouldn't be surprised to drink one of these at 25 years and still see that great balance that it has today.
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Purple, nose of vanilla, caramel, fine toast & paprika. Extremely flattering on the palate, the 26-month in the barrel send greetings, blueberries & even more vanilla. Good melting, always a safe value
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Don't see rationale for any ratings over 89, it was a solid 89, but did not rise from really good to great (90=great range). We only paid in the low $30s at Costco for this and we have had bottles multiple bottles over the years of this as Columbia Crest Grand Estates is our "go to" mid week wines. The reserve just falls a tad short...certainly varietally correct and there were some tannins left after 7 1/2 years...definitely DRINK NOW, is not going to get any better, but it left us wanting more depth and character that would have scored a higher rating. Pretty good, but not great and not buying any more. Could get Cameron Hughes Napa Cabs in the 20's with similar quality.
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10/27/2021 - sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is in a great place right now.
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12/26/2019 - Joerg65 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice Cab with a lot of fine berries and plum notes and some touch of vanilla/caramel. Medium to full body, good length, soft and warm, but not like some Napa Cabs.
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11/6/2019 - devman wrote: 92 Points
Drinking really well. The nose is all dark fruits and a little spice. Black cherry, currants, and plum. Overall quite balanced on the palate, it has smooth tannins, a slight acidic kick and more of the dark fruits. The finish is medium long. Starting to develop some secondary notes that would be expected at 9 years of age, but this one has legs to go for another 5-10 years at least. I wouldn't be surprised to drink one of these at 25 years and still see that great balance that it has today.
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7/29/2018 - drum-wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Purple, nose of vanilla, caramel, fine toast & paprika. Extremely flattering on the palate, the 26-month in the barrel send greetings, blueberries & even more vanilla. Good melting, always a safe value
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3/13/2018 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 89 Points
Don't see rationale for any ratings over 89, it was a solid 89, but did not rise from really good to great (90=great range). We only paid in the low $30s at Costco for this and we have had bottles multiple bottles over the years of this as Columbia Crest Grand Estates is our "go to" mid week wines. The reserve just falls a tad short...certainly varietally correct and there were some tannins left after 7 1/2 years...definitely DRINK NOW, is not going to get any better, but it left us wanting more depth and character that would have scored a higher rating. Pretty good, but not great and not buying any more. Could get Cameron Hughes Napa Cabs in the 20's with similar quality.
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