Initially a bit of vine in the bouquet which blew off after some breathing time to be replaced by caramel nougat. On the pallet a nice balance of fruit, wood, tannins and acid. Good body and length. Drinking well now but could easily have gone another 3-5 years plus. 91 Edit: Came back to this 2 days later and it was even better. Seems the secret to this wine at the present is opening it 24 hours ahead of consumption, decanting it for several hours then putting it back in the bottle and opening it again an hour or two before consumption. rerated to 94
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Excellent, a touch of 'fat', but very tasty overall - Black, full bodied with a nose of plum, cherry, black fruit, mint, mocha and vanilla, well structured, decent balance, a touch lacking in complexity at the moment, silky smooth on the palate wth very good length (89 Points).
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3/24/2019 - Tippy78 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful, smooth, fruity, tasty
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5/16/2017 - VinCapitan wrote: 93 Points
musty, minty, black fruits, but fruit gets swallowed up by the tannin this is pretty good 93
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3/3/2017 - nulla Likes this wine: 94 Points
Initially a bit of vine in the bouquet which blew off after some breathing time to be replaced by caramel nougat. On the pallet a nice balance of fruit, wood, tannins and acid. Good body and length. Drinking well now but could easily have gone another 3-5 years plus. 91
Edit: Came back to this 2 days later and it was even better. Seems the secret to this wine at the present is opening it 24 hours ahead of consumption, decanting it for several hours then putting it back in the bottle and opening it again an hour or two before consumption. rerated to 94
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8/15/2015 - shauno wrote: 93 Points
Still improving, great Cabernet & terrific for the price - glad I kept some in the cellar for 9 years
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1/23/2010 - Tarrant wrote: 89 Points
Excellent, a touch of 'fat', but very tasty overall - Black, full bodied with a nose of plum, cherry, black fruit, mint, mocha and vanilla, well structured, decent balance, a touch lacking in complexity at the moment, silky smooth on the palate wth very good length (89 Points).
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