Community Tasting Note
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mvande21 wrote: 94 points
May 23, 2021 - Inky dark purple. Violet nose. Black fruits, graphite, tobacco. Full bodied and balanced, though acidity/alcohol/tannins are elevated at this young age. Long finish. This is a well made Cab but too young for consumption without an extended decant. Paired with a porterhouse steak. My one hour decant not nearly long enough. Second day much better.
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RayT commented:
8/12/21, 1:41 PM - I see that you have drank some Beau Vigne wines previous to this. What wine do you think this equates to in the beau vigne line up. I realize this is made by Andy Erickson not Kirk Venge so might be a bit different. Your thoughts would be appreciated. I have only drank the 2016 Beau Vigne Estate and that was a really good wine. There was some controversy on a blog that they originally advertised this wine was going to be $75 but after Parker's score raised the price to $135. Do you know if that is true?
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mvande21 commented:
8/12/21, 10:11 PM - The 2018 Expedition is similar to the 2016 BV Estate and also Ed's 2018 Cardano Owner's Reserve in many respects - aromatics, black fruits, graphite, tannin. However I think the Expedition is more structured, complex and slightly more massive. It's tight now and will be in better balance in a few years. That said, I really love the BV Estate and Reserve wines from that same vineyard. I'm sitting on quite a few and presently buying Cardano Reserves and Black Fruit wines. As far as the pricing issue, I actually expected the Expedition to hit at $250. At one point they hit my card for that amount, then refunded and moved the introduction out a year. I never heard $75 quoted. Hope this helps!
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RayT commented:
8/13/21, 1:06 AM - mvande21 it really does. Thank you very much. If it drinks anywhere near the estate I will be happy.