By far everyones favorite of the '01, '02, and '03 consumed. Wonderful bright and full of fruit. Black and red fruits, chocolate, coffee and this is just singing right now. The balance and structure continue to make this one of my preferred cabs. Several people scored this above Corra and Scarecrow. To me it does not have the depth and charater that pushes those wines higher. This is more straightforward fruity and delicious.
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Decanted several hours, maybe needed more. Soft plump black cherry. Good tannin integration. More elegant style but with decent tannic structure. Good food cab.
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Probably my favorite vintage of this. Softer and smoother, though still plenty of big cabernet there. Black fruits and spice, full bodied but not over extracted. Very nice.
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3/23/2009 - KWC3141 wrote: 93 Points
By far everyones favorite of the '01, '02, and '03 consumed. Wonderful bright and full of fruit. Black and red fruits, chocolate, coffee and this is just singing right now. The balance and structure continue to make this one of my preferred cabs. Several people scored this above Corra and Scarecrow. To me it does not have the depth and charater that pushes those wines higher. This is more straightforward fruity and delicious.
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3/13/2009 - Phin wrote: 93 Points
Decanted several hours, maybe needed more. Soft plump black cherry. Good tannin integration. More elegant style but with decent tannic structure. Good food cab.
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2/8/2009 - KWC3141 wrote: 92 Points
Probably my favorite vintage of this. Softer and smoother, though still plenty of big cabernet there. Black fruits and spice, full bodied but not over extracted. Very nice.
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4/25/2008 - Newplace31 wrote: 89 Points
Disclaimer; Not a wine expert. Fruit on this vintage more pronounced. More ruby in color. Still a little tight. Will get better with age.
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2/11/2007 - EMichels wrote: 93 Points
Softer than the '01; Quiet; Round; Tasty
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