Gorgeous Nose. Wild Berry, Currants, Blackberry and creamy Vanilla/Caramel. Entry is silky smooth and vibrant with fruit, vanilla, cherry wood and dried blueberry. Midpalate showing some hints of greenness, but slightly herbal undertones and nice fruit. Finish is what brings this wine down alcohol has the wine showing porty, cherry, black licorice and heat. Good effort, overly extracted and the finish suffers.
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Very young. Wait until 2011 to open the next one. However, interesting blend. Good structure, good fruit. Some oak, but not too heavy, but definitely pretty closed still.
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12/19/2014 - Sugarb Likes this wine: 90 Points
I am a fan of this, more so than some of our friends. The structure is still there but the tannins have softened, and the fruit does not overwhelm.
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3/26/2013 - Knicksfan wrote: 90 Points
Nice but simple Cali CS
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6/24/2010 - RockinCabs wrote: 88 Points
Gorgeous Nose. Wild Berry, Currants, Blackberry and creamy Vanilla/Caramel. Entry is silky smooth and vibrant with fruit, vanilla, cherry wood and dried blueberry. Midpalate showing some hints of greenness, but slightly herbal undertones and nice fruit. Finish is what brings this wine down alcohol has the wine showing porty, cherry, black licorice and heat. Good effort, overly extracted and the finish suffers.
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8/15/2009 - cns wrote: 91 Points
Very young. Wait until 2011 to open the next one. However, interesting blend. Good structure, good fruit. Some oak, but not too heavy, but definitely pretty closed still.
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