This bottle showed a vestige of seepage from long ago along the sides and top of the cork (and a little along the side of the bottle, too). This bottle did seem more advanced, but not oxidized. The "Rutherford dust" seemed to be more pronounced, with less fruit. In any case, this was very enjoyable with Pizza.
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This bottle seemed to be in slightly better shape than the previous two. Blinded this on some family members who struggled to identify this, and were perplexed that it was Napa Cabernet. I think the cool vintage character is at play here.
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There was some signs of leakage on this bottle/cork, but it was very similar to the first bottle, i.e. fading. Still a decent drink, but probably well into its downhill slide. We'll see about the other bottles. 2010 seems to be much longer-lived than this 2011.
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4/6/2024 - PIntag wrote: 89 Points
Opened this after the previous leaking bottle, and indeed, this was more young tasting and a little fresher.
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4/5/2024 - PIntag wrote: 89 Points
This bottle showed a vestige of seepage from long ago along the sides and top of the cork (and a little along the side of the bottle, too). This bottle did seem more advanced, but not oxidized. The "Rutherford dust" seemed to be more pronounced, with less fruit. In any case, this was very enjoyable with Pizza.
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3/17/2024 - PIntag wrote: 89 Points
Still fading for sure, but this bottle was in better shape than the previous 3. Really enjoyed this with grilled tri-tip.
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2/25/2024 - PIntag wrote: 88 Points
This bottle seemed to be in slightly better shape than the previous two. Blinded this on some family members who struggled to identify this, and were perplexed that it was Napa Cabernet. I think the cool vintage character is at play here.
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2/15/2024 - PIntag wrote: 87 Points
There was some signs of leakage on this bottle/cork, but it was very similar to the first bottle, i.e. fading. Still a decent drink, but probably well into its downhill slide. We'll see about the other bottles. 2010 seems to be much longer-lived than this 2011.
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