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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bobbusch on 9/19/2021 & rated 94 points: Really enjoyed this wine. It is hitting its stride. Dark fruit with complimentary tannins. (940 views) | | | Tasted by ShadowIII on 6/27/2021 & rated 94 points: Big wine, dark, almost black, huge fruity nose of blackberries, dark fruits, nice structure, well integrated tannins, long finish, a crowd pleaser (901 views) | | | Tasted by VAGenius on 5/31/2021 & rated 93 points: Bright purple color with big legs. Nose of blackberry jam, black currant, oak, and graphite. Rich sweet black fruit and blueberry with a tart underbelly, couched in mocha, gravel, and vanilla bean. Dry finish with loads of minerals and iron along with sweet boysenberry and cherry fruit. Soft tannins and light herbal notes flow along into the finale. (908 views) | | | Tasted by VAGenius on 5/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Nose of freshly baked blackberry pie with black plum and spice. Dry blackberry and black fruit flavors with peppery notes. Dry clay finish with black fruits and earthy spice. (901 views) | | | Tasted by ageverett on 7/14/2018 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured this guy after already enjoying several 2014 cabs (Quivet LPV; Corra Melanson; VHR; Realm Houyi).
As one would expect, this was a step down in class from those wines. I enjoyed a glass (as did our guests), but it was just a solid wine; nothing spectacular. And can likely use some more time in the cellar. (2835 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 5/19/2018 & rated 91 points: TRB wines (SF): Pucker factor galore on the initial PnP. This needed some air to even out its delivery and broaden its shoulders a bit more. Sour plum, black and red cherry, wild blackberry liqueur, and some bitter chocolate and iron. A formidable grip; one that seemed to overpower the core fruit. It came off young, unbalanced, and linear at times. It seems like there is potential here, but I don't know that I'll be around to see how it all plays out. It was fine and all, but kind of a snoozer for me personally.
I much prefer the Myriad expression of the Three Twins site. This wine seemed like it's holding back quite a bit, and it may never fully blossom in my opinion (almost as if the pick was called too early on this fruit). 89-91 point max range for me. (3791 views) | | | Tasted by msuwine on 1/4/2018 & rated 93 points: This ripe but tart wine is drinking well now, but it needs another year or two in order to unfold and come into its own. Dark purple in color, full in body, nose of boysenberry and gravel road. Tastes of black cherry, raspberry, and rosemary, with a lingering yet sour finish. 14.8% alcohol. Drinks best after two hours of air.
This is an interesting comparison to Mike Smith's wine from the same site (Three Twins), since the Myriad is more opulent and forward. At the same time, I appreciated that this wine - unlike many TRB wines - had a touch more restraint and energy, which allowed the fruit to come to life. I probably lean towards the Myriad, but this is the first TRB wine I've had in a while that has a real signature (beyond well-constructed ripeness) - tight, but promising. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by ageverett on 5/22/2017 & rated 92 points: Drank over the course of three days.
Dense and packed initially. I find that this vineyard for me (both this wine and the Myriad single vineyard wine) does not show particularly well early. Good juice? Certainly. But it needs time - even the 2014, which has otherwise shown pretty well for me in infancy.
Better on Day 2, and showed best on Day 3. Gonna let remaining bottles rest for a few years. (2392 views) |
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View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2017, Issue #70, The Summer of 2017 North American Wines
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Thomas' tasting notes: "Opening with notes of crushed blackberries, charcoal and white flowers, the aromatic attack doesn't wait for you to pour the wine; it begins as soon as you pull the cork. Highly perfumed and expressive, it captures all the greatness of this little stretch of Greenfield Road in Conn Valley. The 600 foot elevation and 15 degree slope peek through in the form of mid-palate grip but the tannin is so polished it doesn't stick out. Black and purple fruits come pouring through framed by sweet tobacco, cassis and blackcurrants. The seamlessness of the entire experience is what sets the wine apart. We are excited to be making wine in this emerging neighborhood. If this is what the second vintage tastes like, the future holds many more great wines."Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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