2018 Ancient Peaks Oyster Ridge

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  2/15/2023 - SLOman Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Benefits from decanting for 2-3 hours to breathe, a bit hot out of the bottle for my tastes. Gets better by the minute

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  5/21/2022 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Retail $60. Big. Ass. Bottle. (This might be one of the heaviest bottles I have ever *tried* to lift.) 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 9% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot. OK, wow, this bottle is off the charts ridiculous. I really, really, *really* want to love this winery--they have a great story and seem to be doing everything (else) right, but holy mother of God, this is the most obscene weapon of environment destruction I have seen outside of the Hummer (or maybe Escalade). Back to the wine: rich and brooding, laden with dark fruit (cassis, plum, blackberry), mocha, and earth, this wine is particularly compelling. The palate is all of that and more with luscious fruit, a balancing tartness, and a finish that lingers for days. Almost as long as the physical therapy that will be required to recover from lifting this bottle. Holy crap. Do better.
  
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