Another flawless bottle. Crumbly cork...definitely use an ah-so in future for these. The nose has rich cassis, capsicum and a touch of curry leaf. Supple in texture and medium-bodied, lovely balanced cassis and cigar box midpalate, lovely acidity nicely woven in, good length and a pointe balance. Wonderful.
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Monthly tasting - Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends (JM (SL)): Tasted blind. Elegant, balanced yet with persistence, there's cassis and cedar on the nose; midbodied with very good length, fine-boned tannins yet still with some grip, refined and pure cassis fruit. Tasted this for the first time 11 years ago and this was wonderful back then, the wine has held well for the most part. [mine]
Note: this bottle was in flawless condition and an excellent cork - probably a best case scenario.
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From magnum. Cork stained only 1/3. Nice seal. Level in to the neck. Decanted 1 hour. Fine sediment. Pale to mid garnet. Cedar, dried herbs, menthol. Seamless palate of mid-weight. Resolved tannins. Good length. It's an aged beauty, but probably with it's best behind it now.
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Cedar, ripe red and dark fruit. Chalk and violets. Mineral and meat. Slippery tannin, balanced acid. Drinking well, but this has plenty of juice left in the tank, and I can see this continuing to improve. (94 Excellent wine)
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8/5/2023 - lightning wrote: 94 Points
Another flawless bottle. Crumbly cork...definitely use an ah-so in future for these. The nose has rich cassis, capsicum and a touch of curry leaf. Supple in texture and medium-bodied, lovely balanced cassis and cigar box midpalate, lovely acidity nicely woven in, good length and a pointe balance. Wonderful.
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6/27/2022 - lightning wrote: 93 Points
Monthly tasting - Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends (JM (SL)): Tasted blind. Elegant, balanced yet with persistence, there's cassis and cedar on the nose; midbodied with very good length, fine-boned tannins yet still with some grip, refined and pure cassis fruit. Tasted this for the first time 11 years ago and this was wonderful back then, the wine has held well for the most part. [mine]
Note: this bottle was in flawless condition and an excellent cork - probably a best case scenario.
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1/4/2022 - PeterMcI wrote: 91 Points
Fully mature cabernet nose. Only traces now of the eucalyptus - more cigar box and sour cherry. Refined.
Medium weight palate with tannins fully resolved. In the last few years of its drinking window.
A well cellared bottle with a great cork.
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4/21/2019 - fizz wrote:
From magnum. Cork stained only 1/3. Nice seal. Level in to the neck.
Decanted 1 hour. Fine sediment.
Pale to mid garnet. Cedar, dried herbs, menthol. Seamless palate of mid-weight. Resolved tannins. Good length. It's an aged beauty, but probably with it's best behind it now.
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3/11/2016 - G.M. wrote: 94 Points
Cedar, ripe red and dark fruit. Chalk and violets. Mineral and meat. Slippery tannin, balanced acid. Drinking well, but this has plenty of juice left in the tank, and I can see this continuing to improve. (94 Excellent wine)
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