Community Tasting Note
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sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 25, 2020 - Recent auction purchase of a lot of this and the '15 Legacy cab for $80, spurred by the excellent reviews on CT (thank you, you three!) On the nose, moderate notes of apricots, pears, pineapple and sweet citrus, with consistent notes in 1 oz taste. Opened for 30-45 minutes, and secondary notes of salted caramel peanuts, lemon rind, and light and welcoming notes of oak and vanilla. Almost silvery in color, medium bodied, light to medium legs. Medium to high acidity, light to moderate persistence, moderately complex, no heat. This wine is immaculately balanced, well-structured and was super food-friendly with seared salmon. This wine has a wonderful saline and savory quality, which would have led me to believe it came from a Fort Ross vineyard (it didn't; so much for the somm exam). At what I paid for it--considering its price vis-à-vis the cab, probably about $35--it's not just a terrific value, but a terrific wine, yet at the risk of seeming curmudgeonly, I hoped for just a bit more vibrant fruit and persistence. This wine doesn't so much remind me of the Aubert Hyde or the PMs I've had as the Ramey SVDs, maybe the Aubert UV-SL (the one I had from '13, at least), a really good standard to be sure, but I'd add a couple of points for a little more richness. Good acidity should keep this drinking well for at least a few more years. 93+
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msuwine commented:
2/27/20, 11:33 AM - Hi SF - Thanks for the note, and glad you enjoyed the wine (for which you got a very good price, by the way). I thought it was best two years ago, since it seemed a bit more condensed and faded when I had it last summer.
Anyway, great note, and never fear being curmudgeonly - I always find the critical / everything-is-not-awesome reviews to be the most informative!