Dark ruby color with nose of freshly crushed dark fruit. Ripe fruit, oak, and mint flavors beautifully integrated with soft, rich tannins. Full-bodied, but not sweet. Velvety mouthfeel, smooth finish.
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Had this in the Frank Family Napa tasting room in 2008 and loved it. Was a little concerned that maybe I over reached when WS rated it only 88 points. Turned out it is still outstanding. Jammy and bursting with fruit but it is well blended and smooth. Best of both old and new world styles. Quite good!
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This is about as good as it gets. A big, bold, fruit forward Napa blend. But it has that Bordeaux nose and complexity. Well-integrated, chewy tannins. Everything here is balanced perfectly and the finish goes on and on. It's drinking GREAT right now, but has a few years left for sure.
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2/10/2013 - KeithSurg wrote: 94 Points
Dark ruby color with nose of freshly crushed dark fruit. Ripe fruit, oak, and mint flavors beautifully integrated with soft, rich tannins. Full-bodied, but not sweet. Velvety mouthfeel, smooth finish.
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11/8/2012 - sjdcellar wrote: 95 Points
we loved this over kit's birthday dinner at Prima. perfectly smooth, long finish with tons of cassis, black fruit, soft tannins. delicious
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9/29/2012 - emf Likes this wine:
Beautiful wine, balanced with tastes of dark red plums and cherries and chocolate. Tannins are silky and the finish is long.
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8/24/2012 - joet626 wrote: 93 Points
Had this in the Frank Family Napa tasting room in 2008 and loved it. Was a little concerned that maybe I over
reached when WS rated it only 88 points. Turned out it is still outstanding. Jammy and bursting with fruit but it is well blended and smooth. Best of both old and new world styles. Quite good!
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4/7/2012 - PeteNJ75 wrote: 95 Points
This is about as good as it gets. A big, bold, fruit forward Napa blend. But it has that Bordeaux nose and complexity. Well-integrated, chewy tannins. Everything here is balanced perfectly and the finish goes on and on. It's drinking GREAT right now, but has a few years left for sure.
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