I love CellarTracker but I find the recommended "drink by" dates typically are wrong. I opened this bottle thinking it was well past it's prime - CT says 2019 was the final year for this wine. Turns out this wine has a LONG way to go before I'd consider it on a downward slide. So, that being said...
I found this wine a bit dark and sweet. It's a pretty good wine but not what I have come to expect from Ghost Block. I will continue buying their wine but this one didn't bring anything profound. Maybe after a day of air it will improve.
Day 2: Much better! I recommend giving this wine lots of air before taking a sip. This is a really good Cali Cabernet.
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Modest bricking. Upon first opening, green veggies and Oak resin elements were completely overpowering the wine. After 90 minutes the wine changed appreciably. Vanilla Oak with creamy blackberries and started to dominate with some green veggies in the background, which I find perfectly fine. Still some Oak resin on the finish that just won't go away took was a remaining flaw - but not so much to warrant a lower score. Drink up as this won't get any better.
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1/21/2023 - Janstan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tannins have diminished and the dark fruits stand out. Went well with rib roast.
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7/30/2021 - fdub Likes this wine: 89 Points
Showing the herbal notes from the year. Drinking well but not reaching the levels of the hillside sites in 2011.
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1/13/2021 - wythes Likes this wine: 90 Points
I love CellarTracker but I find the recommended "drink by" dates typically are wrong. I opened this bottle thinking it was well past it's prime - CT says 2019 was the final year for this wine. Turns out this wine has a LONG way to go before I'd consider it on a downward slide. So, that being said...
I found this wine a bit dark and sweet. It's a pretty good wine but not what I have come to expect from Ghost Block. I will continue buying their wine but this one didn't bring anything profound. Maybe after a day of air it will improve.
Day 2: Much better! I recommend giving this wine lots of air before taking a sip. This is a really good Cali Cabernet.
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11/23/2020 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Modest bricking. Upon first opening, green veggies and Oak resin elements were completely overpowering the wine. After 90 minutes the wine changed appreciably. Vanilla Oak with creamy blackberries and started to dominate with some green veggies in the background, which I find perfectly fine. Still some Oak resin on the finish that just won't go away took was a remaining flaw - but not so much to warrant a lower score. Drink up as this won't get any better.
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9/27/2020 - Janstan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark fruit went well with chargrilled tbone
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