2013 Laird Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Flat Rock Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  4/10/2022 - catlady Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Needed a long decant and time in the glass, but we were rewarded by patience. Definitely has potential for more aging.

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  10/19/2021 - Chronic Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Mellow fruit, cherries mostly. Nice tannins. Drinking great.

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  5/25/2018 - srh Likes this wine:

  Winebar [4 Whts & 8 Reds] from 05/25/18 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉
  
  N: Slightly closed; Vanilla, berries; Intensity lurking!
  
  P: LM body; NICE frt fairly quickly met by an astringency which still retains at least glimpses of the initial swtness as it transitions into the LONG, puckery finish which ULT shows flashes of swtness with those very, VERY fine tannins. NEEDS into '22, then drinking for 5+ yrs more? My VG+/EXC-, but with potential for WAY more! [This vendor's $62.95 is a STUNNING $12 < the next lowest of wine-searcher's 2 remaining entries!]

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  12/2/2017 - srh Likes this wine:

  Big Gun (Napa) Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux Blends Tasting (San Diego Wine Co.): Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉
  
  N: Slightly closed; Toast, earth, berries, some pyrazines?
  
  P: Med body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by some very, VERY finely tannic pucker which SLOWLY, fairly seamlessly morphs into a LONG, very slightly bitter finish with just a hint of swtness. NEEDS into early '20, then EASILY making its 10th. [IF still avail given my late posting date, this vendor's $64.99 smashes the closest wine-searcher competition by > $10!]

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  2/25/2017 - srh Likes this wine:

  Taste Cabernet Sauvignon (San Diego Wine Co.): Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉
  
  N: Slightly closed; Berries & choc emerging with air; A sense of elegance to the aromas?
  
  P: MF, poss Full, body; NICE frt met by an astringent pucker which slowly morphs into a very LONG, VERY slightly astringent finish with almost swtish notes to the dusty tannins. LOVELY stuff which DESERVES 2-3 yrs of cellaring, then drinking into '25... min. [As of early Apr '20, wine-searcher still shows 1 source @ $75].
  
  Addendum: Also tasted on 12/2/17 & 5/25/18

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