2015 Force Majeure Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  4/7/2024 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Open for two days. Relentless palate drying and somewhat fatigue inducing tannins. A bit harsh upfront which mask the dark bramble fruit. Good acidity at 9 years in. Maybe this becomes something in time but it’s hard to say with my limited experience following a wine like this.
  
  92 with potential upside if the tannins soften.

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  1/18/2023 - Pedroel Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Yes, there are some tannins, but not overwhelmingly so…and I’m pretty sensitive to that. As to the rest of its attributes, it’s amazing! Rich, layered, well-balanced. Yeah, it will get better over the next couple of years; that’s a plus.

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  10/14/2022 - devman wrote:

  Still very big, very young. Needs a long decant, unless your guests find it and then you're screwed. Good stuff though!

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  11/12/2021 - jeagle wrote:

  Let me just echo MJP in the note prior to this. Tannins are substantial. Both nights one and two, however, a pour left for night three revealed a substantial muting of tannin but the fruit felt a bit tired. One needs to wait on this.

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  7/10/2021 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Corvin pull earlier in the week was very closed off by a wall of tannins.
  
  At the end of the week decided to pull the cork and splash decant into a Riedel Magnum decanter. Improvement with ox but the tannins really throw a road block on the dark red/blue fruits. Tobacco/Spice
  
  Two more of these in the cellar and I don't think I'll touch them till 2025. 91+

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