2009 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Premiere Napa Valley The Brother and Sister of (Volcanic) Rock

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 95.4 points

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  7/3/2018 - mflesh wrote: 98 Points

  In one word: excellent. This was enjoyed tonight on the eve of ID4. Not sure what I was expecting, but it certainly wasn't this. I'm a fan of Pride, but I don't think I've ever had a wine from Pride quite like this. From Pride: "This year, I decided to pay homage to Brother and Sister Co-Owners Steve Pride and Suzanne Pride Bryan by drawing from the two vineyard blocks that produce our very best Cabernet Sauvignon, our Rock Arch vineyard, which forms the core of our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, and our Rim Rock vineyard, used for our uber-limited-production Vintner’s Select Cabernet Sauvignon. " And oh mama what a treat. This wine is blackberry, black cherry, sweeter cinnamon spice on the nose. The palate is black licorice, black cherry, ripe black fruits, hint of baking spice, grilled meat.
  The middle of this wine shows off the full bodied blackberry and aged black cherry core. Power and finesse together. Almost a sweeter middle that has you grabbing the bottle and verifying that this indeed is an 09. NO SIGN of decline. Finish with some acidity, but tannin has resolved and this wine is singing on the finish. I know I've had a wine with more expressive fruit, but I don't think I've ever had a wine that was so intricate yet powerful. Wow.

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  10/2/2015 - runandshoot wrote: 98 Points

  interesting how there are 74 bottles in stock and 51 consumed, considering there were only 60 total bottles made.

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  4/6/2015 - runandshoot wrote: 97 Points

  Still tannic and young - double decanted and poured back into the bottle, which opened up the nose and teased out the layers from behind the tannins. Definitely the favorite of the night.

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  5/6/2013 - jditter wrote: 94 Points

  Really BIG. Decant and enjoy the fruit.

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