Slow oxed in the bottle, after an hour or so I get on the nose: cherry cordial, sorrel, mineral, and some macerated cooked black fruit. Weird. In the mouth, wine is full bodied, but it's really not- the power isn't lacking, the mouthfeel is- there's like no tannin to balance the fruit acid. Flavors I get are, again, cherry cordial and wet stone- very sour, minimal tannin to back it up. Really odd- I don't think I've had a Napa cab like this ever. I don't think time will be kind, this seems like it was intended to be a young drinking vintage. Matthiasson makes some stellar wines, this is just tough and definitely not a wine to judge their overall quality.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
1hr+ decant. Medium red color. Wine is a mix between Mexican food and cigarettes, which I know is strange. Subtle green elements and minimal fruit. Tough vintage.
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
4/9/2024 - gordoyflaca Likes this wine: 93 Points
Refined mineral blackcherry skin and greenstem
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
3/18/2022 - PMJak11 wrote: 90 Points
Same as previous notes
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/2/2022 - HandmadeHomemade wrote:
Slow oxed in the bottle, after an hour or so I get on the nose: cherry cordial, sorrel, mineral, and some macerated cooked black fruit. Weird. In the mouth, wine is full bodied, but it's really not- the power isn't lacking, the mouthfeel is- there's like no tannin to balance the fruit acid. Flavors I get are, again, cherry cordial and wet stone- very sour, minimal tannin to back it up. Really odd- I don't think I've had a Napa cab like this ever. I don't think time will be kind, this seems like it was intended to be a young drinking vintage. Matthiasson makes some stellar wines, this is just tough and definitely not a wine to judge their overall quality.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/21/2022 - PMJak11 wrote: 90 Points
Same as previous notes
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/10/2021 - PMJak11 wrote: 89 Points
1hr+ decant. Medium red color. Wine is a mix between Mexican food and cigarettes, which I know is strange. Subtle green elements and minimal fruit. Tough vintage.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1)