Popped and poured. Quite gorgeous, more purple than anything; rich-looking. Lovely ripe fruit in the nose is very deep and floral; violets and lilac. Still seems incredibly young and primary--and that's a good thing. Fans out nicely on the finish. One of the older Hall Cabs I have had, and is very reassuring in that it is 12 years on but still quite youthful. Makes you wonder how this winery can make a Cabernet that tastes so yummy when young and that stands the test of time. It's making me re-think my initial impression that these wines could not age gracefully. Very nice, very impressive! 5-13-17-9: 94/100.
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Big, bold, fruit forward Napa Cab. Blackberry, cassis, chocolate and oak on the palate. Nicely balanced with grippy tannins. While this is tasty today if you are looking for a big cab, this seems to have the backbone to go another ten years and it may be more interesting then.
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3/1/2024 - 82Latour wrote: flawed
Flawed. Sad. Such an amazing wine
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10/19/2023 - gjv115 Likes this wine:
Decanted 6 hours. Probably needed more. It turned into a really nice wine. Earth tones. Complex and balanced. Delicious
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5/12/2023 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 94 Points
Popped and poured. Quite gorgeous, more purple than anything; rich-looking. Lovely ripe fruit in the nose is very deep and floral; violets and lilac. Still seems incredibly young and primary--and that's a good thing. Fans out nicely on the finish. One of the older Hall Cabs I have had, and is very reassuring in that it is 12 years on but still quite youthful. Makes you wonder how this winery can make a Cabernet that tastes so yummy when young and that stands the test of time. It's making me re-think my initial impression that these wines could not age gracefully. Very nice, very impressive! 5-13-17-9: 94/100.
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11/14/2022 - AaronMaxwell wrote: flawed
Corked :(
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12/25/2021 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 92 Points
Big, bold, fruit forward Napa Cab. Blackberry, cassis, chocolate and oak on the palate. Nicely balanced with grippy tannins. While this is tasty today if you are looking for a big cab, this seems to have the backbone to go another ten years and it may be more interesting then.
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