2005 Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvée

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  1/15/2022 - clayh55 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wow - a beautiful bottle of wine. It seems about midway through the transition from primary fruit to tertiary notes like leather and meat. Tannins are smooth and integrated, acidity is in perfect place - this is just tasty stuff right now. Still has some years I would bet given the fruit that is still present.

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  8/30/2021 - Rbtrage wrote: 90 Points

  Not as jammy as some reviews suggest. But definitely unique. Maybe an off bottle.

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  12/21/2020 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very unique but attractive Cabernet at this point. Last bottle and probably the best of the bunch.

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  7/3/2020 - jeginmt Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A wonderful Cabernet. Aged beautifully. Deep ruby color, full bodied, smooth tannins, delicious fruit, just right acidity, 14.7 alcohol cleanses the tongue. This bottle was a surprise find in my cellar, didn’t get entered in my CT. Found it on a shelf of California Cabs. A nice surprise indeed.

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  12/1/2018 - OrthoPrez wrote: 93 Points

  I bought this from the winery at release. Tastings through 2012 were disappointing so I left it alone. Now it is at its peak and is balanced, nuanced, a classic aged old school Napa cab. Fruit still showing nicely but hard to imagine it will improve much more.

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