A very pretty nose and then flavors of blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, cedar, licorice and then you are met with bitter tannins. I let this sit for 5 hours and tried again and while the bitterness resolved somewhat it was still to much to get over. I tried this again 24 hours later and still could not get over the bitter tannins. This made no sense to me as the wine is 9 years old and 2014's in general were not overly tannic and for my tastes were a bit soft. It really was a shame as without that I could tell the wine would have been quite good.
I know many CT'ers appreciate Lewis wines and especially for their QPR. I just haven't had much luck with this producer. The first couple of bottles I had were quite good but this is the 3rd bottle of Lewis that hasn't been right including a 2013 Lewis Reserve which was Wine Spectator wine of the year.
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1/3/2024 - Inforred Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank with neighbors. Pop and pour. Nose of tar and black fruit. Smooth and well integrated. Would score higher if not for the alcohol heat
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12/26/2023 - tfharris wrote: 94 Points
spectacular
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11/21/2023 - RayT Does not like this wine:
A very pretty nose and then flavors of blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, cedar, licorice and then you are met with bitter tannins. I let this sit for 5 hours and tried again and while the bitterness resolved somewhat it was still to much to get over. I tried this again 24 hours later and still could not get over the bitter tannins. This made no sense to me as the wine is 9 years old and 2014's in general were not overly tannic and for my tastes were a bit soft. It really was a shame as without that I could tell the wine would have been quite good.
I know many CT'ers appreciate Lewis wines and especially for their QPR. I just haven't had much luck with this producer. The first couple of bottles I had were quite good but this is the 3rd bottle of Lewis that hasn't been right including a 2013 Lewis Reserve which was Wine Spectator wine of the year.
Would love any explanations if anyone has one?
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7/2/2023 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 91 Points
Solid Napa cab - crowd pleaser
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4/2/2023 - yasha Likes this wine: 95 Points
Great wine! open for about three hours and perfect
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