Community Tasting Note
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blarmston Likes this wine: 95 points
September 5, 2022 - This is going to be a great wine- in several years.
Scott B from Realm had told me a couple weeks ago to forget about this bottling for at least 3+ years, but when I opened my wine fridge and saw this staring back at me, I couldnt resist.
Decanted starting around 2:30pm, then off to the beach to beat the 90+ heat here in San Diego. First sips around 6pm, followed over next 2.5 hours or so. Last sips were the best, suggesting this wine is like a blue chip prospect in Double A that just needs some developmental time to get ready for primetime under the big lights at Citi Field.
Dark black fruits, full bodied, and overall nice balance to it. The blend is 90% Cab Sauv with the rest Petite Syrah.
I have always loved this wine when Benoit made it under the Kata label. Bummed that I sacrificed my only bottle of this (my Kata allocation was MUCH larger than it is now at R), but life's short so whatevs.
For those who have several, give it a long decant and it begins to show its promise, but patience will be rewarded for sure with this one.
94-95 now with clear upside...2 people found this helpful 3,267 views