2012 Robert Craig Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  9/19/2023 - Mapleglo330 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very good drinking now. Dark purple without hints of oxidation. Good fruit aroma. Vanilla, chocolate, tobacco, cherries flavor. Tannins still on track. A bit lighter flavor than I recall but likely a result of age. Still has years left but no need to wait.

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  6/5/2023 - Jimmyjules wrote: 95 Points

  I am going against the regression to the mean here. I think this was my
  last bottle, purchased from RC. Some secondary stuff to complement the dark fruits ( could not quite pinpoint a good reference in my head): Bay leaves, earth, mushrooms, eucalyptus?, spices, and yes, clove. But there are still plenty of mostly integrated tannins and I think this has quite some years left to develop further and possibly improve. Nice length also.

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  2/25/2023 - CRL Stc wrote: 94 Points

  Drinking wonderfully. PnP.

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  1/5/2023 - Bluethunder wrote: 91 Points

  PnP and drank over several hours. Lots of dark fruit, smooth with tannins fully integrated. This is the peak drinking window.

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  11/19/2022 - Mapleglo330 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  CT says I have 10 in stock, I wish, I’m just bad at CT. This is drinking well now with the right balance of fruit, age, and the 2012 vintage. Good work Elton!

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