I’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper. This epic wine instantly gave me Dr. Pepper flashbacks. Serious red and blue density with a spicy finish that I would have liked to last a tad longer. The expressive nose flourished after 3 hours of air and several sips. A stocky fire pit wine with notes of smoky embers and a slight S’mores thing going on. Heavy whole-milk weight class makes this an ideal meal replacement wine. Past bottles of this wine and vintage have been easy 98 to 100 pointers. This one was 97. But it was climbing and I am confident it could have gone higher with more air.
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RP 100pt. wine. First of my stash. Breathtaking wine right from POP to the end. Jammy blueberrie compote, perfectly melded with spice box and cedar notes. The wine evolved and deepened over the next two hours. The complexities continued to emerge... I will wait 3-5 years until the next. I can easily imagine my giving this wine 100 pts. then..
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9/24/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 Points
I’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper. This epic wine instantly gave me Dr. Pepper flashbacks. Serious red and blue density with a spicy finish that I would have liked to last a tad longer. The expressive nose flourished after 3 hours of air and several sips. A stocky fire pit wine with notes of smoky embers and a slight S’mores thing going on. Heavy whole-milk weight class makes this an ideal meal replacement wine. Past bottles of this wine and vintage have been easy 98 to 100 pointers. This one was 97. But it was climbing and I am confident it could have gone higher with more air.
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8/12/2021 - drmarc61 Likes this wine: 98 Points
RP 100pt. wine. First of my stash. Breathtaking wine right from POP to the end. Jammy blueberrie compote, perfectly melded with spice box and cedar notes. The wine evolved and deepened over the next two hours. The complexities continued to emerge... I will wait 3-5 years until the next. I can easily imagine my giving this wine 100 pts. then..
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5/17/2021 - andrewdl Likes this wine: 98 Points
Off the charts. Among my favorite cabs.
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4/23/2021 - andrewdl Likes this wine: 98 Points
Outstanding as always!
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11/30/2020 - AaronMaxwell Likes this wine: 97 Points
Decanted for 4 hours. 96-98 today with upside in future.
Incredibly concentrated. Caramel, earth, and dark berries. As others have said, chocolate and creme de cassis (typical LPV).
I imagine this will continue to improve with time. I feel like I killed a baby. Won't open my other bottles for 5+ years.
And I feel like I have the same note Cristal2000 wrote 4 years ago ;)
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