2007 Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard

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  8/9/2022 - adsumak Likes this wine: 100 Points

  excellent vintage

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  7/3/2021 - aSimpleGuy wrote: 93 Points

  Lots of vanilla, overwhelmingly amount of vanilla. After 5 hours of decanting, peppery and spices started to show. Unsure if it's the stage the wine is in currently or just its style.

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  2/23/2020 - For the Love of Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Cult Wines (Jason's House): This wine suffered a little from being served after a 1994 Angelus (Merlot and Cab Franc). Of course the nose suffered by comparison, but once I remembered it was a Cali Cab, I got back on track. This was part of trio flight, that included an 08 Schrader Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard and a 14 Macdonald. All three wines still seemed young. The Dana was the most integrated of the three, showed fruit and tertiary flavors and had no heat. I was expecting a hard-hitting wine, but was surprised when this wine showed much more finesse than power. The nose was slightly lacking, but there were aromas of black fruit, blue fruit, chocolate and coffee, with a hint of old leather. On the palate, the tannins were silky smooth and integrated into the wine. The palate did show complexity, with black and blue fruit dominating, then morphing into plum cobler, then dirt and leather, and finishing with a medium-long finish of chocolate covered coffee beans and a slightly, but sweet oakiness. I know this review sounds glowing, but it did not come close to a 96 Harlan Estate, which is my idea of a perfect Cab. I guess at this price point, I was expecting something that could compete with Harlan, and this was lacking. I am hoping it is because of age, and I will save my other bottle for another few years to see if the wine reaches that final level! Still a very good wine, but not yet worth the price. I am hoping it is still evolving, rather than on the decline! 95-96 but closer to 95.

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  2/22/2020 - galewskj wrote: 91 Points

  "Cult Wines" (Jason's House): 1 hour decant. For the 3 Napa wines tonight, this was the most integrated, with nice secondary characteristics. There also was a touch of bitterness that crept in later. I got lots of red to blue fruit, along with vanilla. It seemed slightly savory, with a feminine perfumed quality. I personally felt it was slightly behind the Schrader and the MacDonald.

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  2/20/2020 - rocknroller wrote: 91 Points

  "Cult Wines" & a Few Others (Jason P's, St. Paul, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Decanted for 2 hours. Followed a glass for 3 hours. The nose shows blackberry jam, leafy greens, subtle tobacco leaf, black plum, a little pruny, oak. The palate shows blackberry cobbler, blackberry liqueur, lots of glycerin, angular, graphite, rounds tannins. While this is fairly balanced and doesn't show any overt heat, you really have a sense of extraction and overly ripe fruit. I suspect we're seeing the '07 vintage coming through here. This is just short of being a bit Port like. 91+ to at most 92pts.

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