Ripe, mature dark fruits this is a full-bodied but wine that is aging very well. Day one, pop and pour but shows on the dry side and needs serious air.
Day 2 was much better: Ripe black cherries, cranberries, plums blueberries and bittersweet chocolate and protruding tannins. This wine has plenty of spine and life to it. 92/92+ Points. I must learn to give some of these older wines decanting/ air time. Quite often, they do come around to life. I underestimated this bottle. It wasn't over the top or outstanding, but a good bottle of wine for sure.
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So I had coravined this about 6 months ago, along with 6 other bottles as a blind tasting & it didn't fair well, say 4 or 5 from memory out of 6. Opened yesterday, actually just to get rid of as a mid week sipper, plus I dont usually keep anything coravined past a year(not sure how long argon gas keeps & have found nothing on the Internet to support more info).....I was really surprised how much I liked this wine, to the point where I will source more.
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3/14/2022 - Yack Man Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ripe, mature dark fruits this is a full-bodied but wine that is aging very well. Day one, pop and pour but shows on the dry side and needs serious air.
Day 2 was much better: Ripe black cherries, cranberries, plums blueberries and bittersweet chocolate and protruding tannins. This wine has plenty of spine and life to it. 92/92+ Points. I must learn to give some of these older wines decanting/ air time. Quite often, they do come around to life. I underestimated this bottle. It wasn't over the top or outstanding, but a good bottle of wine for sure.
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7/16/2020 - esw423 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Shockingly great at the price point. Classic Napa profile. Great fruit and soft tannins. Paired with rosemary sirloin steaks.
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5/30/2020 - refugio48 Does not like this wine: 91 Points
Delicious!!
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12/6/2019 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red, blue and black fruit meld into herbal notes, hits of cassis and finishes with Smokey oak. Well balanced A-
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4/12/2019 - NapaBias Likes this wine: 91 Points
So I had coravined this about 6 months ago, along with 6 other bottles as a blind tasting & it didn't fair well, say 4 or 5 from memory out of 6. Opened yesterday, actually just to get rid of as a mid week sipper, plus I dont usually keep anything coravined past a year(not sure how long argon gas keeps & have found nothing on the Internet to support more info).....I was really surprised how much I liked this wine, to the point where I will source more.
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