Pretty straightforward, solid Napa cabernet. Pop and pour. Despite 3 years since my last tasting note, this still smells, looks and tastes young and a bit one dimensional. Still has forward plum and blackberry fruit, vanilla and some spice box. Moderate oak, maybe a tad hot (14.6% abv), but has wide appeal. Very good, but not sure if this will improve with more cellar age.
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Dark purple in the glass and still very youthful. Rich fruit but not (yet) layered or complex, it is about what you'd expect for a $45 a bottle California Cabernet (good, but not a great QPR). Promising bit not all there yet, I will wait until 2011 or 2012 before I open the next bottle.
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12/26/2023 - drew@estatewinebrokers.com Likes this wine: 92 Points
Amy really liked it
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11/24/2013 - StainedGlass wrote: 90 Points
Pretty straightforward, solid Napa cabernet. Pop and pour. Despite 3 years since my last tasting note, this still smells, looks and tastes young and a bit one dimensional. Still has forward plum and blackberry fruit, vanilla and some spice box. Moderate oak, maybe a tad hot (14.6% abv), but has wide appeal. Very good, but not sure if this will improve with more cellar age.
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11/28/2010 - StainedGlass wrote: 90 Points
Dark purple in the glass and still very youthful. Rich fruit but not (yet) layered or complex, it is about what you'd expect for a $45 a bottle California Cabernet (good, but not a great QPR). Promising bit not all there yet, I will wait until 2011 or 2012 before I open the next bottle.
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