2018 Pedroncelli Cabernet Sauvignon block 007 estate vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 91 points

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  7/13/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Retail $28. 100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Cork closure. I have had a couple of double-oh-sevens now and though I bristle at the name (there is one 007: Sean Connery--close your pie hole before you embarrass yourself further), this is a gangbusters wine. Dark in the glass with plenty of blackberry, anise, a green aspect (which I *love*), and oodles of black pepper. Yowza. The palate? It is all about the fruit initially even though said fruit is subtle, begging to be acknowledged. The acidity kicks in on the mid-palate, vying to neutralize all that fruit (it comes close), but then the tannins rise to speak. Whoa. While striving to attain "supple" the reality is "grippy" or even beyond. Look, this is a young wine that is dying to rest a spell but if you are pining to pull that cork, decant, decant, decant, and pair it with some glorious animal fat (Ribeye!!) or a meaty portobello (just kidding, this is not a wine for the Vegan). OK, Whoa.
  
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