Community Tasting Note

• BerkeleyBoy wrote: 90 points

  December 8, 2019 - Very un-exciting and a let down with all the hype. A wanna-be cab that fell short. Very disappointed considering the price. Other vintages have been far better.

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4 Comments

• LiteItOnFire commented:

  12/9/19, 9:26 PM - Well that’s not good... any chance it just needs time?

• D. Mitchell commented:

  12/10/19, 6:28 AM - Wow, I wonder if this was bottle variation? As we opened one with a 2016 Carter OG, and we felt the Maybach was drinking better that evening, although most of us felt the Carter would have a longer life ahead of it, and higher ceiling in the future.

• mikemboutiquewines commented:

  12/10/19, 6:44 AM - I think that you are way too early on this one. I wouldn't touch 2016 Napa Cabs until 2022 at minimum, and most folks making the wines would deem that to be too early. IMO 2013's are still a little too young. Suggest giving it a chance in several years if you have any left.

• D. Mitchell commented:

  12/10/19, 12:11 PM - Without a doubt all these wines need more time to be drinking at, or near peak, but sometimes I get a bit curious, and the wines I have larger quantities of like to try one early and see where it is at, and how the critics come up with those giant scores. ;)

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