Better than the 2010, but that's damning with faint praise. Not as "muddy" as the 2010, with a brighter nose and fruit profile - chocolate covered cherries. Reasonably rich, with a decent finish. Overall, a "Meh".
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Very solid effort. Drinking well now, didn't need decanting. Forest floor, mushroom along with dark bing cherry. Lacking a lot of complexity or finish, or this could have reached 93.
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Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard Vertical Tasting (My House): Out of 16 vintages, this and the 1999 were the only bottles not finished (well, the corked 2007 too). Much leaner and more acidic than any other vintage (coolest in recent memory?) this one just wasn't as enjoyable as the others. More on the cranberry fruit side, with black tea, leather and earth. Hard to call the drinking window on this one.
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(Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon DuBrul Vineyard Yakima Valley) A lightly aromatic wine with subtle notes of cherry, slate, dry chocolate, fresh green herbs, and licorice. The palate shows impeccable restraint and balance without an ounce of excess alcoholic fat to get in the way of its supple, subtle fruit and earth flavors and brooding but still soft tannins. 13% alcohol. Sample provided by winery.
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12/11/2021 - Night Train Likes this wine: 88 Points
Better than the 2010, but that's damning with faint praise. Not as "muddy" as the 2010, with a brighter nose and fruit profile - chocolate covered cherries. Reasonably rich, with a decent finish. Overall, a "Meh".
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9/15/2020 - theebigjuan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Just starting to wane...
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6/24/2018 - manche wrote: 87 Points
Not on par with other vintages. A bit more acidic, restrained fruit. I don't believe this will improve with age. Drink now.
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6/23/2017 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 Points
Very solid effort. Drinking well now, didn't need decanting. Forest floor, mushroom along with dark bing cherry. Lacking a lot of complexity or finish, or this could have reached 93.
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3/11/2017 - RPerro wrote: 89 Points
Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard Vertical Tasting (My House): Out of 16 vintages, this and the 1999 were the only bottles not finished (well, the corked 2007 too). Much leaner and more acidic than any other vintage (coolest in recent memory?) this one just wasn't as enjoyable as the others. More on the cranberry fruit side, with black tea, leather and earth. Hard to call the drinking window on this one.
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