Community Tasting Note
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Cristal2000 Likes this wine: 93 points
October 13, 2017 - Big nose displaying a lot of menthol, pencil shavings, wet stone, forest floor and a bit of blueberry. Very earthy. Broad shouldered and dense on the pallet with a lot of BDX character, with savory notes of herbs, tobacco and smoked meat. Fairly good concentration and decent length on the finish. Certainly made in a more old world style than most coming out of Napa. Can use at least a few more years to come together.
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4 Comments
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amauryc1 commented:
5/26/18, 6:34 PM - Crystal, would you pay 100 bucks for this wine?
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Cristal2000 commented:
5/27/18, 6:53 AM - Probably not, unless you are looking for a more old world/BDX style. It's a perfectly good wine, but not really in my wheelhouse personally.
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amauryc1 commented:
5/29/18, 11:33 AM - Tks for the insight. Im a Bordeaux fan but most Napa BDX types tend to be heavy on the acid but there are a few that have mastered the balance between fruit, acid earthy/savory tones. Dennis Malbec was very good at this. If HL has a similar style to Blankiet, Dominus..then it may be worth it for me.
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Cristal2000 commented:
5/29/18, 11:37 AM - It's not quite Dominus or Blankiet quality, but the price is reasonable to try it out for yourself. It's a very good vineyard source.