2012 Progeny Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  11/23/2023 - Geaux Tigers wrote: 93 Points

  PnP but aired out in bottle over 2 hrs. Blackberry, forest floor, cola, mushrooms, evergreen underbrush. Seemed past prime and more BDX than Napa. Good, but not as good as it should have been for the price! 93, was expecting much, much more! I’m guessing this bottle was likely off as my prior experiences were much better. Oh well, win some, lose some, drink some!

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  5/6/2023 - jimyeni wrote: 90 Points

  Meh

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  4/9/2022 - mflesh wrote:

  This wine is in the wheelhouse with minimal decant. Popped the cork to a lot of tartrate on the end. Black stain on the cork. This cork could have been used as a stamp! Nose of black truffle, ripe blackberry, tar, fig jam and a lot of it. The entry was very round, showing great integration of the elements with mature dark black fruits, truffle oil, hint of caramel, plums and figs, espresso bean, hint of mushroom, and starting to show the elegance of maturity but still rather youthful. One thing for sure, this wine is kicking some ass right now. Makes you really glad that you bought it when you almost didn't!! Finishes with toasted tannins and a ton of it still here with a fair share of black pepper spice. I think this one is JUST starting to get to its peak, but easily has 10-15 years left in it. Just. Dang. Delicious. Going to try to hold on to the last one for another couple of years but I can in NO WAY make that promise! Drink or hold!

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  3/5/2021 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A winery I seem to forget about at times, though every time I open a bottle, I realize I shouldn’t. Consistently delicious Napa cabs from Veeder, on a stunning property.
  
  This is their “extended” aged cab, and 2012 was the current release when we visited the winery in 2019. I believe 2014 is current release now.
  
  I opened this and consumed it initially as a pop and pour as I wasn’t able to plan too far ahead. For the most part, I think the 2012 vintage for Napa cabs are in a sweet spot at the moment. This was unabashedly Napa cab in profile with a purple core, aromas of baked mixed berry pie, espresso and nutmeg baking spices, and a bit of a bull in a China shop feel to it as it was just really powerful. Very tannic at the finish. After this sat in the decanter close to three hours, this blossomed. Much more layered. The aromatics revealed more cordial and even violets, and the palate became more finessed with a streak of mineral/stone down the middle. Veeder cabs, for me, have more opulence than the other mountain AVA cabs, and this stayed true as it turned silky. I’d either decant this 3+hrs or hold another 3+yrs if opening soon.

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  7/17/2020 - 1964vintage wrote: 94 Points

  Giddy up! An outstanding wine. Decant then consumed over two days. Continues to blossom and reward you. Changes in aromatics, depth, and complexity each sip. Well done.

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