Still as impressive as ever with no signs of peaking. This is why we buy good wine and put it down to evolve. You can spend a lot more on the California cult wines, but for value, drinkability and accessibility this wine can't be beat.
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Still drinking like a pretty young wine. Give it an hour or two of air to brighten the fruit and integrate the pieces together more. No hurry, still 5-8 years left.
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The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. The body is medium. The wine finishes long. I wanted to love this wine but didn't. Maybe the bottle was handled poorly.
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At 5 years old, I'm not sure this wine is improving. It's thin - more like a cabernet franc based wine. It smells good, but is a lightweight mid-way through. It's pleasant, but not wow. I don't see the value in holding onto this wine for a long time.
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6/27/2021 - WeinBaum Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still as impressive as ever with no signs of peaking. This is why we buy good wine and put it down to evolve. You can spend a lot more on the California cult wines, but for value, drinkability and accessibility this wine can't be beat.
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10/28/2018 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still drinking like a pretty young wine. Give it an hour or two of air to brighten the fruit and integrate the pieces together more. No hurry, still 5-8 years left.
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1/3/2018 - WeinBaum Likes this wine: 94 Points
Black cherry, tobacco, coffee, currant and lots of spice and plum. Classic California Cab, classic Frank Family top of the line.
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7/15/2017 - Alok Kapoor wrote: 85 Points
The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. The body is medium. The wine finishes long. I wanted to love this wine but didn't. Maybe the bottle was handled poorly.
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4/23/2015 - Thirsty1 wrote:
At 5 years old, I'm not sure this wine is improving. It's thin - more like a cabernet franc based wine. It smells good, but is a lightweight mid-way through. It's pleasant, but not wow. I don't see the value in holding onto this wine for a long time.
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