Community Tasting Note
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CashUSM16 Likes this wine: 95 points
September 27, 2020 - Beautiful bottle of wine. True big, bold Napa Valley cab but displays a strange sense of balance as opposed to the other fruit bombs like Caymus. You will never confuse this with a Bordeaux but the rounded, ripe fruit is balanced with a great level of acidity, especially after some air. After reading some reviews I was concerned I was getting into a syrupy fruit bomb showing nothing but the ripe fruit. I'm very happy to say this is not the case. This is really starting to come into its own and will develop nicely for another 4-7 years before reaching full maturity. My only "constructive" note about this is the nose. Its muted save the ripe black fruit. Perhaps a few more years in the cellar will bring it out more
Color: Dense, glass coating purple
Nose: Ripe black fruit, vanilla, hints of cocoa
Palate: Rich black fruit, vanilla, nutmeg, cocoa, balanced tannins although still noticeable, medium plus alcohol, Medium to medium plus acidity
Finish: Long finish of ripe black fruit and cocoa. Pair this with food to balance the SLIGHT harshness of tannins due to its youth.
Great wine. Can't wait to try the other 2 bottles in 2025 and 2030.1,867 views