2016 Benziger Family Winery Calabazas Creek Stone Farm

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/14/2021 - jlew wrote:

  Corked

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  1/25/2020 - orlypann Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Brooding and powerfully rich, this blend definitely benefits from a long decant (as noted by others). You will be rewarded by bramble and cedar notes that flow into a lasting spicy finish. Good QPR.

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  11/28/2019 - Wine Gombie wrote: 93 Points

  Happy Thanksgiving 2019!!!
  
  Decanted: 4 hours . . . . it welcomed the decant!
  
  Color: The deepest, most robust-full opaque, hairy Wookie brownish purple you’ve ever seen!
  
  Nose: Cherry, plum, prune, black raspberry, apricot, and with a slight grassy note along with a whispering hint of tobacco. There is a leather quality that is softer and subtle, like the leather is well tanned. We also get hints of black licorice and smoke that finishes in a good odd way.
  
  Taste: Mellow loveliness of rich berries, seasonal plums, cherries, and a super subtle mint finish. This is almost syrupy, in a good way of course, but a syrupy quality promoting flavors of cocoa, espresso, and a creamy mocha-equesc character that is wonderful all over the palate. The smooth, silky, voluptuous tannins are enough of a backbone to allow the wine to mellow into a breath-taking palate fading into exquisite warmth. Drink, Drink, Drink My Friends!!!

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