2012-2014 Napa Cabs (and blends) Night (Bobby Van's on Park, NYC): Part of a 2012-2014 Napa Cabernet and Blend night with my wine group. Opened but not decanted for over 90 minutes before pouring. Medium plus length finish. Somehow just not as good as the other Napa Cabs we had, but still a very good wine.
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Paired with filet mignon. This wine is very young and still full of fruit. It's a nice wine, with tannins fully present, but needs time. Suggest holding another 3-5 years to see what develops. Not scoring for now, but 93-95 points potential.
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Opened, for an hour, but not decanted and served in high end wine glasses at a NYC restaurant. Oddly, it tasted younger than a 2013 Anthem that we had alongside this. It had more tannic structure. Long finish.
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Powerful nose of cherry and cassis. Palate moderately rich with lots of cherry and red fruit, bit of tannin that matched food well (sausage and lentil stew tonight), and remarkably intense peppery finish married to medium+ length. Great balance, from the old school style of California cab. Very enjoyable now, on the front end of ‘ready’ curve. My guess is this will age nicely and be very good for a decade or more.
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4/28/2023 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 92 Points
2012-2014 Napa Cabs (and blends) Night (Bobby Van's on Park, NYC): Part of a 2012-2014 Napa Cabernet and Blend night with my wine group. Opened but not decanted for over 90 minutes before pouring. Medium plus length finish. Somehow just not as good as the other Napa Cabs we had, but still a very good wine.
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4/11/2020 - BigTex22 Likes this wine:
Paired with filet mignon. This wine is very young and still full of fruit. It's a nice wine, with tannins fully present, but needs time. Suggest holding another 3-5 years to see what develops. Not scoring for now, but 93-95 points potential.
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11/29/2018 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened, for an hour, but not decanted and served in high end wine glasses at a NYC restaurant. Oddly, it tasted younger than a 2013 Anthem that we had alongside this. It had more tannic structure. Long finish.
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11/10/2018 - ravbik wrote: 93 Points
Big, juicy, well balanced cab. Cherries, vanilla oak, mild earth medium finish
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7/8/2018 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Powerful nose of cherry and cassis. Palate moderately rich with lots of cherry and red fruit, bit of tannin that matched food well (sausage and lentil stew tonight), and remarkably intense peppery finish married to medium+ length. Great balance, from the old school style of California cab. Very enjoyable now, on the front end of ‘ready’ curve. My guess is this will age nicely and be very good for a decade or more.
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