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• Labrador Likes this wine: 95 points

  December 10, 2022 - This was a beautiful bottle of wine!!!
  It was wonderfully balanced with great color and with just the hint of "maturity" on the rim. The fragrance was initially tight (no decant, but I will do on the next bottle) but it opened up quickly. The tannins were completely integrated into this masterpiece. In the mouth it was rich (in a Bordeaux sense) with good depth and very enjoyable flavors (raspberry and dark fruit [blueberry and blackberry ???] with hints of graphite and eucalyptus) and yet it was elegant and had a lovely softness and lightness. The finish was long and pleasing.
  Some remarked that it tasted more like a mature Bordeaux than a California wine. I don't disagree with that assessment, but I prefer to think it is but one more example of the greatness of great California producers. For, if you are patient, you will be rewarded.
  Even against strong competition (Dominus, Aubert, and Paul Hobbs Stagecoach), this was clearly the WOTN.
  I am looking forward to my remaining bottles.

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