2020 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 94 points

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  12/9/2023 - mflesh wrote:

  Dense youthful and extremely young Cabernet fruit! Someone convinced me to open one of these today, but I guess if anything this act of infanticide sort of told me when I needed to open up the other one and when to consider opening up the Wights! Definitely a thick, dense wine without a doubt. This is a classic Napa cab with all of the blackberry on the front, spicy finish, yet a ton of tannic curtain and that led me to wonder what I was missing out on by drinking this probably a little too early! I will definitely try to let the other bottle of this one sit for 3 to 5 years. However, if you are contemplating opening up one of these now, it is really drinking very well as long as you know it is going to be in a unilateral phase right now. I am confident that this wine will not develop any of the charred, smokey fire profile that many people are scared to buy this vintage for.

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  12/6/2023 - pakabear Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Classic profile from the more recent style of Lewelling, loads of blue and black fruits, camphor, cinnamon and vanilla, great round texture and purity. Upon opening the finish was a bit short, however with a couple hours of air in bottle the length was much better. Drink now with some air or hold for a year or two.

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