2016 The Setting Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  4/22/2024 - JasonWino wrote: 96 Points

  Power, finesse, and all the aromatics you can hope for in a glass. One of the finest Alexander Valley cabs I’ve ever had.

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  12/31/2023 - JLLUND wrote:

  Very smooth

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  12/2/2023 - RayT Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank this while watching the boat parade on Lake Mission Viejo.
  This followed a 2019 Las Piedras that overshadowed this a bit yet this was still very good.
  
  My friend opened 2 bottles of this and both bottles were very consistent. Flavors of black currant, plum, cherry, violets, and a hint of tobacco. This was a medium to full bodied wine that had a nice suppleness to it but lacked the tannic structure of the Fait Main Las Piedras we drank before this.
  
  Last time I had this vintage was a few years ago and it was $65. The 2019 on the open market and the 2021 from the winery is now $95. This wine is made by Jessie Katz a young up and coming winemaker and I enjoy his Aperture single vineyards and Devil Proof wines very much. I always felt like this was the neglected step child compared to those 2 other labels but with the rapid price increases in wine I am going to have to look a little harder at this label because of its relative value as I try to rein in my wine spending.

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  12/2/2023 - HappyinMiami Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Deep dark color, aromas of leather and lead, viscous mouthfeel, mild tannins and notes of dark cherries, and cocoa. Drinkable now. For me, fabulous!

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  8/21/2021 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 93 Points

  3 Bottles, 3 Friends, 3 Steaks (Los Olivos, CA): My first encounter with this producer. Decidedly New World, with loads of cassis and spice, but not over-the-top. Impressive concentration. The oak treatment is a touch heavy handed, yet suitable for the risk, hedonistic fruit.

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