A very decent bottle of semi-aged Cali cab, with a good degree of fruit purity left and almost resolved tannin grippiness. Some amount of secondary flavors peeking around the corner, but it's still mainly about the primary notes. Sadly, the alcohol never integrated to the degree I would've liked.
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Really enjoyed this, especially the first ~90 minutes it was open. After that it clamped up a bit.
On pop & pour, good dark fruit profile with a bit of vanilla & a nice earthy, leather note underneath. All of that comes through on the palate, which has a nice weight to it and shows well-balanced flavors. Enough acid & tannin to really feel complete, and nice length to the finish.
I can see this lasting several longer, wish I had more.
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12/8/2019 - flentvall Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very decent bottle of semi-aged Cali cab, with a good degree of fruit purity left and almost resolved tannin grippiness. Some amount of secondary flavors peeking around the corner, but it's still mainly about the primary notes. Sadly, the alcohol never integrated to the degree I would've liked.
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4/23/2017 - libero wrote: 93 Points
This 10 years old bottle is still at peak . Dark red, round and complex after 3 hours opening.
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1/23/2017 - cobbpa Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really enjoyed this, especially the first ~90 minutes it was open. After that it clamped up a bit.
On pop & pour, good dark fruit profile with a bit of vanilla & a nice earthy, leather note underneath. All of that comes through on the palate, which has a nice weight to it and shows well-balanced flavors. Enough acid & tannin to really feel complete, and nice length to the finish.
I can see this lasting several longer, wish I had more.
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9/18/2016 - brentb Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good but fading. Drink up.
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4/15/2016 - brentb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Good but starting to fade, drink up.
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