BIG SURPRISE of the evening. We opened this wine expecting it to be a throwaway, take a sip and pour the rest into the vinegar barrel kind of thing but we were sure wrong! Classic Napa 70's cab, a hint of eucalyptus on the nose, followed by long cigar, earth, unami, spice box notes with a balanced long smooth finish. Color was still good - only a very little bricking around the edges. No fruit really to speak of but since it was so nicely balanced it drank wonderfully all the same.
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12/31/2023 - mdvillaverde wrote: 89 Points
Surprised it held up. Obvioisly an "old wine" flavor profile but not bad.
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8/6/2022 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 Points
BIG SURPRISE of the evening. We opened this wine expecting it to be a throwaway, take a sip and pour the rest into the vinegar barrel kind of thing but we were sure wrong! Classic Napa 70's cab, a hint of eucalyptus on the nose, followed by long cigar, earth, unami, spice box notes with a balanced long smooth finish. Color was still good - only a very little bricking around the edges. No fruit really to speak of but since it was so nicely balanced it drank wonderfully all the same.
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