Excellent again. Still has lots of cellaring potential. Great depth and complexity. Would hold up well in a blind tasting against wines at double the price. A little jammy on the palate but not in a typical Cali Cab way. Needs decant to deal with lots of sediment.
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Can age further, was potent with a few rough edges that should mellow with time. Best with red meats.
[Update] Had it 2 days later (stored in fridge with Vacuvin) and was noticeable softer. So upped the rating a bit, and would add a suggestion to air it in an aerator (or wide decanter) before serving.
[Update 4/2024]: Very fruity, otherwise opinion unchanged from previous year's review. And again was better a day later.
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Deliciously fruity with some great weight through the mid-palate so as not to be overly jammy. Excellent right now but should be even better in 2 years time.
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Deliciously fruity. savoury & fresh. Intense nose of grass, chocolate & then tea & then more perfume evolving as time passes. Rather complex too, in a subtle way. Lovely palate, soft minerals, fine tannins, gentle acid. Fantastic.
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6/5/2023 - Al-Vino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent again. Still has lots of cellaring potential. Great depth and complexity. Would hold up well in a blind tasting against wines at double the price. A little jammy on the palate but not in a typical Cali Cab way. Needs decant to deal with lots of sediment.
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5/5/2023 - tanguero8 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Can age further, was potent with a few rough edges that should mellow with time. Best with red meats.
[Update] Had it 2 days later (stored in fridge with Vacuvin) and was noticeable softer. So upped the rating a bit, and would add a suggestion to air it in an aerator (or wide decanter) before serving.
[Update 4/2024]: Very fruity, otherwise opinion unchanged from previous year's review. And again was better a day later.
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4/4/2022 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deliciously fruity with some great weight through the mid-palate so as not to be overly jammy. Excellent right now but should be even better in 2 years time.
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11/5/2021 - Gemofwine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deliciously fruity. savoury & fresh. Intense nose of grass, chocolate & then tea & then more perfume evolving as time passes. Rather complex too, in a subtle way.
Lovely palate, soft minerals, fine tannins, gentle acid.
Fantastic.
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4/3/2021 - Al-Vino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ditto to DELLI’s comments which were spot on! Had a slight over saturated profile that dissipated with time in the bottle/glass. Excellent value.
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