Again big decant helps tremendously. Subtle fascinating wine. Low oak influence, or fully integrated. Either way, fresh plum notes intermix with rose notes. Nice length.
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From memory. 4 hr decant. Wow, what a change from a bottle 6-8 months ago. Mild nose of sweet corn, brown sugar, small plum notes. Beautiful palate of violets and small plum notes. Nice acidity lifts into a long finish where a little white pepper says hello before leading to a long finish. Delicious and unique cab with fruit element on the palate I have rarely encountered. Hard to score as it was decidedly different from my expectation of a Napa cab, but great.
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Odd. Almost no nose. Low flavor on palate. Medium ++ finish was all this really had. I am thinking flawed or something with bad storage. One dimensional, linear, tannic leading to the velvety finish. Like I said, I found it very odd.
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Best cab out of Gargiulo yet. Tasted at the annual winery barbecue at release. It has a deep aroma of red berries and game that was intoxicating. blackberry, spice and mineral flavors. med body and fine tannins, silky. med length and well integrated balance.
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9/21/2015 - Chiantihound wrote: 91 Points
Again a great, light flowery cab.
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11/17/2013 - Chiantihound wrote: 92 Points
Again big decant helps tremendously. Subtle fascinating wine. Low oak influence, or fully integrated. Either way, fresh plum notes intermix with rose notes. Nice length.
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7/21/2013 - Chiantihound wrote: 94 Points
From memory. 4 hr decant. Wow, what a change from a bottle 6-8 months ago. Mild nose of sweet corn, brown sugar, small plum notes. Beautiful palate of violets and small plum notes. Nice acidity lifts into a long finish where a little white pepper says hello before leading to a long finish. Delicious and unique cab with fruit element on the palate I have rarely encountered. Hard to score as it was decidedly different from my expectation of a Napa cab, but great.
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1/15/2013 - Chiantihound wrote: 87 Points
Odd. Almost no nose. Low flavor on palate. Medium ++ finish was all this really had. I am thinking flawed or something with bad storage. One dimensional, linear, tannic leading to the velvety finish. Like I said, I found it very odd.
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10/2/2006 - agnorger wrote: 94 Points
Best cab out of Gargiulo yet. Tasted at the annual winery barbecue at release. It has a deep aroma of red berries and game that was intoxicating. blackberry, spice and mineral flavors. med body and fine tannins, silky. med length and well integrated balance.
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