Dark pretty Napa can. Strong fruity smell. Initial taste a sweet for me but good smooth finish. Wine continued to get better while drinking. Overall, I did not like it as much as I expected given price point, just a little too sweet for me.
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Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, dark cherry, and some plum. Smooth mid-palate with solid depth/concentration, however, more of an extracted profile so also fairly rich/sweet. Nice rich flavors of dark berries, cocoa/chocolate, and some spice/licorice. Fairly long finish. Decanted for one hour and drank over a couple more. Improved a little with time but drinking well after the decant. Drank next to the 2018 Lewis Napa cab and I thought the Napa cab was a couple points better. Not as much depth/concentration as the Reserve but also not as rich/sweet and extracted. In my opinion, 95 for the 2018 Lewis Napa cab and 93 for the 2016 Reserve - in-line with the 93 rating from WS and Galloni for the Reserve. 100% cab.
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6/18/2023 - gquigs Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fruit forward but balanced. Some solid peppery notes as well. Some sweetness as well but not over powering. Good with steak.
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12/24/2022 - Pwpayne Likes this wine: 92 Points
Christmas Eve. Decanted for an hour. Good but not much to it - was a little flat.
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9/23/2022 - Beaver4wine wrote: 94 Points
Peppery.. needs time to decant and breathe. Delicious with steaks!
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4/17/2022 - Hickey987 Likes this wine: 87 Points
Dark pretty Napa can. Strong fruity smell. Initial taste a sweet for me but good smooth finish. Wine continued to get better while drinking. Overall, I did not like it as much as I expected given price point, just a little too sweet for me.
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3/28/2022 - Badmonkey wrote: 93 Points
Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, dark cherry, and some plum. Smooth mid-palate with solid depth/concentration, however, more of an extracted profile so also fairly rich/sweet. Nice rich flavors of dark berries, cocoa/chocolate, and some spice/licorice. Fairly long finish. Decanted for one hour and drank over a couple more. Improved a little with time but drinking well after the decant. Drank next to the 2018 Lewis Napa cab and I thought the Napa cab was a couple points better. Not as much depth/concentration as the Reserve but also not as rich/sweet and extracted. In my opinion, 95 for the 2018 Lewis Napa cab and 93 for the 2016 Reserve - in-line with the 93 rating from WS and Galloni for the Reserve. 100% cab.
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