I was worried this would be past its prime, but I thought it was beautiful. Lots of fruit and nicely aged with smooth tannins. Enjoyed from an open bottle over the course of 3 hours, it really hit its prime about 2 hours in.
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Drinking very well right now but can continue to hold further. Fruit was showing well on the palate, but it took a bit for the nose and finish to come around. After an hour this had filled out and was really enjoyed.
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Three hour decant was too much. Lots of fruit when first opened, muted a lot over time. Suggest 30-60 minute decant max. Was hoping for a little more out of this wine. Good but not a big Howell Mtn cab like we were expecting.
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11/25/2021 - scottmlew wrote: 92 Points
I was worried this would be past its prime, but I thought it was beautiful. Lots of fruit and nicely aged with smooth tannins. Enjoyed from an open bottle over the course of 3 hours, it really hit its prime about 2 hours in.
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6/12/2020 - Neecies wrote:
Rustic and gritty, nicely aged with decent fruit but I suspect prime time was about five years ago.
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11/1/2019 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine:
last bottle from release...drinking well.
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10/7/2016 - VinoDiver Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking very well right now but can continue to hold further. Fruit was showing well on the palate, but it took a bit for the nose and finish to come around. After an hour this had filled out and was really enjoyed.
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3/31/2015 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Three hour decant was too much. Lots of fruit when first opened, muted a lot over time. Suggest 30-60 minute decant max. Was hoping for a little more out of this wine. Good but not a big Howell Mtn cab like we were expecting.
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