Community Tasting Note

• blarmston Likes this wine: 97 points

  April 1, 2019 - Had this last THU while enjoying The Madness.
  
  This has the potential to be MM's best vintage yet. Still young of course but this blend exhibits all the lovely traits that has catapulted this label to the tippy top of my favorite Napa producers.
  
  The epitome of a modern CA cab, but never pushing the envelope, it is perfectly balanced with fruit quality that is off the charts.
  
  Having had all three wines (Las P and Crane SVD and this blend) now outside of the tasting room and in a controlled environment (on my couch), I think that as of now, this blend gets my first place vote.
  
  Thankfully I have a bunch more of this so I can allow the SVD's to catch some ZZZ's for the next couple years.
  
  Remember To Live, and to drink this wine often.
  
  97 now with an 90 minute decant, with upside likely down the road.

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8 Comments

• #1Winelover commented:

  4/1/19, 3:54 PM - Now THAT was a funny and great review. From your couch. haha.
  
  I am actually drinking a 2012 MM and on this day 2, it is great. Yesterday, it was very good. Too bad there is no hoops, but it's Monday!

• blarmston commented:

  4/1/19, 4:01 PM - Very nice- I haven't had a 2012 before, but I'm sure its in its prime right now. These wines are all delicious young, and I am looking forward to seeing how they fare with some more age on them.
  
  Also- keep in mind the MM dinner we are doing on 4/25. Its worth a flight from PA! :)

• csimm commented:

  4/1/19, 4:36 PM - The 2012 is choice right now! The last one I had was in a perfect spot. I imagine the 2016 will improve even more with a few more years as well.

• #1Winelover commented:

  4/1/19, 5:22 PM - I know, I know. I am still trying to figure that out.

• #1Winelover commented:

  4/1/19, 5:22 PM - I know, I know. I am still trying to figure that out.

• Whisky&Wine commented:

  4/7/19, 5:59 PM - The 2012s are amazing right now. Had folks over in March and did a Carter 12 OG, Myriad G the 3rd and the MM. The MM was the clear winner, with only one person preferring the Carter. I have a bunch of the 16 MM and the single Vineyard. It's an exercise in self control to keep them in the racks and off the table (or couch).

• LiteItOnFire commented:

  4/8/19, 8:10 AM - First I am jealous about the 4/25 dinner with MM. I feel like the kid at school that was left out of the kickball tournament...
  
  I just opened the ‘12 and ‘13 Carter OG- ‘12 felt like it was over its prime but filled it over time. I would assume it has a few years left but at least the one I drank was nearing the end of its prime (maybe 1-2 years left)... but I might have had an off bottle.

• Vinomazing commented:

  8/23/19, 12:02 PM - Thank you, the few but all great TN's on this helped much with a few bottle purchase on this newbie for us...Best, VM

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