Beautiful wine from a producer I haven't tried in a long while. Dark fruit with some power and grit to it but a nice finish. Enjoyable. I'd wait a couple of years before trying the next one.
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Nose: Oxidized plum, old spiced plum cake, potpourri, and herbs. Palate: oxidized and sour cherry pie filling, dried spiced red plum, walnut, light-bodied balsamic, tangy molasses, grapefruit peel, well-aged but to me, a bit past its prime as the tannins are fully resolved and the acid is fading. I tasted this two years ago and since then it seems to have fallen off quite a bit.
Great balance - I don't know why, but I'm always a little surprised by the relative lack of weight of these. That's not a criticism per se, because I don't need big and jammy from everything, but they need to be poured before bigger Napa cabs lest their finesse and poise get lost.
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2/17/2024 - bubbachumps wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful wine.
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2/14/2024 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful wine from a producer I haven't tried in a long while. Dark fruit with some power and grit to it but a nice finish. Enjoyable. I'd wait a couple of years before trying the next one.
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12/26/2023 - stamperb wrote: 83 Points
Nose: Oxidized plum, old spiced plum cake, potpourri, and herbs. Palate: oxidized and sour cherry pie filling, dried spiced red plum, walnut, light-bodied balsamic, tangy molasses, grapefruit peel, well-aged but to me, a bit past its prime as the tannins are fully resolved and the acid is fading. I tasted this two years ago and since then it seems to have fallen off quite a bit.
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12/8/2023 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Great balance - I don't know why, but I'm always a little surprised by the relative lack of weight of these. That's not a criticism per se, because I don't need big and jammy from everything, but they need to be poured before bigger Napa cabs lest their finesse and poise get lost.
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9/1/2023 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points
Drinking well. red fruits, some oak. balanced. ready.
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