still wonderful.. as before not lost a bit. beautiful balance. not a fruit bomb, jus a wonederful old style cab. nice bouquetvery dark fruit nice finish open 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours not decanted
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rich nose of blue/black fruit, pencil shavings and oak. rich and concentrated on the pallet with very present tannin and spicy pepper on the finish. Very nice. drinking nice now but I see this aging nicely for many years. --- picked up some secondary dark chocolate on day 2
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This is maybe the first bottle of this I have opened. Opened 2 hours before drinking--not decanted. Next time try 1 1/2 if the evening will be long like at EIE. outstanding wine. wonderful dark fruit bouquet. Terrific fruit on the attack, coating the mouth. Extremely dark fruit - dark cherry blackberry cassis and leather cigar tobacco, chocolate. Wow. wonderfully complex as it moves through the mouth. It is the kind of wine that you hate to swallow--you just want to swish it and suck air over it forever. Finish is very very long. Still has nice tannins that indicate it can be held, but the present tannins are wonderful. (at the same meal, it outshone a 2007 Opus in my opinion.) Glad I have more. (darker fruit than the Stagecoach and maybe even better)
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10/3/2019 - NapaTom Likes this wine: 93 Points
still wonderful.. as before not lost a bit. beautiful balance. not a fruit bomb, jus a wonederful old style cab. nice bouquetvery dark fruit nice finish open 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours not decanted
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12/8/2017 - Tym4wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still holding its own. Dark fruits, still present tannins, shift, velvety mouthful. Enjoyed with prime rib.
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9/23/2016 - wineguy1968 Likes this wine: 93 Points
rich nose of blue/black fruit, pencil shavings and oak. rich and concentrated on the pallet with very present tannin and spicy pepper on the finish. Very nice. drinking nice now but I see this aging nicely for many years.
--- picked up some secondary dark chocolate on day 2
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3/12/2016 - NapaTom Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is maybe the first bottle of this I have opened. Opened 2 hours before drinking--not decanted. Next time try 1 1/2 if the evening will be long like at EIE. outstanding wine. wonderful dark fruit bouquet. Terrific fruit on the attack, coating the mouth. Extremely dark fruit - dark cherry blackberry cassis and leather cigar tobacco, chocolate. Wow. wonderfully complex as it moves through the mouth. It is the kind of wine that you hate to swallow--you just want to swish it and suck air over it forever. Finish is very very long. Still has nice tannins that indicate it can be held, but the present tannins are wonderful. (at the same meal, it outshone a 2007 Opus in my opinion.) Glad I have more. (darker fruit than the Stagecoach and maybe even better)
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1/16/2016 - Tym4wine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened at a restaurant and drank beautifully. Perfect, smooth, very light tannins have held it together.
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