Excellent wine! Deep color, nice aroma, good berry and oak flavors on a long finish. It needs a 30 minutes to breath before starting. I have not had it before but it was probably better one to two years ago. Drink it now though 2010.
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This is a bold, full flavored wine with silky tannins. Decanted for one hour before serving. Deep dark purple with a very small halo. Multiple tight, long legs. Berries, pine and spices on the nose, velvet mouthfeel with full flavor as it coats the entire palate with dark cherry, chocolate, oak and spice: the finish is extraordinary, lasting a good 45 seconds. So glad that this was cellared till its "drink by" window this year ( 2008) - this wine has mellowed out quite nicely!
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Very full-bodied, lush mouth feel. Perfect with some grilled filets, although the last 1/3 of the bottle seemed to get "jammy" after the meat was gone.
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Kavana Wine Tasting - California Cabernet (Seattle, WA): Chocolate, raisin, porty with molasses and black cherry. A thick, tarry wine with serious tannins, quite extracted. This seems to be a fairly prototypical Napa Cabernet on the oaky end of the spectrum. A crowd pleaser but not what I'm looking for personally.
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6/1/2012 - no leashes wrote: 89 Points
Very nice plum, red cherry, tobacco, spice, anise flavors, smooth texture. Drinking well now.
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11/24/2008 - bryon m wrote: 91 Points
Excellent wine! Deep color, nice aroma, good berry and oak flavors on a long finish. It needs a 30 minutes to breath before starting. I have not had it before but it was probably better one to two years ago. Drink it now though 2010.
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5/24/2008 - DTWOB wrote: 92 Points
This is a bold, full flavored wine with silky tannins. Decanted for one hour before serving. Deep dark purple with a very small halo. Multiple tight, long legs. Berries, pine and spices on the nose, velvet mouthfeel with full flavor as it coats the entire palate with dark cherry, chocolate, oak and spice: the finish is extraordinary, lasting a good 45 seconds. So glad that this was cellared till its "drink by" window this year ( 2008) - this wine has mellowed out quite nicely!
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2/10/2008 - JacksonLee wrote: 90 Points
Very full-bodied, lush mouth feel. Perfect with some grilled filets, although the last 1/3 of the bottle seemed to get "jammy" after the meat was gone.
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1/30/2007 - Eric wrote: 85 Points
Kavana Wine Tasting - California Cabernet (Seattle, WA): Chocolate, raisin, porty with molasses and black cherry. A thick, tarry wine with serious tannins, quite extracted. This seems to be a fairly prototypical Napa Cabernet on the oaky end of the spectrum. A crowd pleaser but not what I'm looking for personally.
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