Dinner with Friends

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Tasted Saturday, April 15, 2017 by slywka7 with 370 views

Introduction

Got together with friends and drank a great white along with 3 great Cabs. Made a great Surf and Turf with stuffed lobster tails and filet mignon.

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

  • 2013 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Lovely nose of apricot, pineapple, cut grass, lime and mineral. Wine is really unique with a lot going on. Flavors of mineral, guava, blood orange and like this sour patch kid thing going on. Sounds kind of weird but it had this crazy sour but sweet thing happening. Ended with a 30-35 second finish. Been a while since I've had the regular bottling since I've been drinking the second label. Not as good as the great 2005 but this is a killer bottle.

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  • 2014 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Three Twins Vineyard 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Decanted for 3 hours. Big nose of vanilla, currant, blackberry, cherry and a touch of earth. Nose was really jumping out of the glass. On the palate, flavors of blackberry, currant, toasty oak and fig. This really had a big attack and the finish sailed on for 40-45 seconds. A big wine for sure but well made and tons of fruit. My favorite of the 3 Cabs we had but really splitting hairs.

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  • 2013 Sinegal Cabernet Sauvignon 95 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Decanted for 3 hours. Nose of blackberry, bell pepper, currant and cherry. The nose on this started off the same as the Myriad but quickly changed in the glass with some air. Flavors of currant, cherry, raspberry and earth. This came through as more balanced than the first wine with out that bombastic attack. Ends with a beautiful 40 second finish. A fantastic showing for this wine.

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  • 2013 Stone the Crows Cabernet Sauvignon Three Twins Vineyard 95 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Decanted for 3 hours. Tough to follow up the Myraid and Sinegal but this really held its own. Aromas of vanilla, blackberry, earth, iron and black cherry. This was more different than similar to the first two wines. Flavors of blackberry, cherry, currant and a touch of earth. Again, not as bombastic as wine 1 and more balanced like wine 2. Ended with a great 40 second finish. Thomas Rivers Brown does a great job with Schrader and you can see a bit of the same style in this wine.

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