Give this a least an hour to open fully. I attempted a little early and it was a bit tight. Very smooth and well balanced with length. I thought it was bigger than anticipated with big cherry notes and earthy finish. I had this with coquevan and it was the star of the show. Beautiful Napa Cab that deserves accolades.
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This is a damn good wine. Drank for Thanksgiving. Smooth. Strong fruit on the nose, but well balanced and full bodied. Some blackberry and plum finish on the taste. Could drink all day.
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Appearance - Very dark garnet color, clear at edge, reflective, good body/legs - 3/3 Aroma/Bouquet - Blackberry, black plum, raspberry, vanilla & oak, light spice, some mineral notes - 6/6 Taste - Blackberry and black raspberry, very light tannins, medium alcohol, mineral/limestone - 5/6 Aftertaste - Long finish, black fruit continues, tannins fade, mineral/oak/vanilla - 3/3 Overall - Very good fruit & tannins & alcohol balance - 2/2 Note - This wine evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point judging criteria, then interpolated into a 100-point score.
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2/14/2023 - CandaceCrumrine Likes this wine: 100 Points
More fruity than the 2011 still great
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7/16/2021 - Char’s Cellar wrote:
Best vintages are 7/13/18
Ready out of the gate but can age 25-30 years
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12/31/2020 - DianaPaul Likes this wine: 94 Points
Give this a least an hour to open fully. I attempted a little early and it was a bit tight. Very smooth and well balanced with length. I thought it was bigger than anticipated with big cherry notes and earthy finish. I had this with coquevan and it was the star of the show. Beautiful Napa Cab that deserves accolades.
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11/26/2020 - Rsokane wrote: 94 Points
This is a damn good wine. Drank for Thanksgiving. Smooth. Strong fruit on the nose, but well balanced and full bodied. Some blackberry and plum finish on the taste. Could drink all day.
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8/24/2020 - dac2849 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Appearance - Very dark garnet color, clear at edge, reflective, good body/legs - 3/3
Aroma/Bouquet - Blackberry, black plum, raspberry, vanilla & oak, light spice, some mineral notes - 6/6
Taste - Blackberry and black raspberry, very light tannins, medium alcohol, mineral/limestone - 5/6
Aftertaste - Long finish, black fruit continues, tannins fade, mineral/oak/vanilla - 3/3
Overall - Very good fruit & tannins & alcohol balance - 2/2
Note - This wine evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point judging criteria, then interpolated into a 100-point score.
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