Community Tasting Note
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HowellMountainCru Likes this wine: 92 points
December 13, 2021 - This competent but fairly generic Napa blend is mostly Cab S. It was still fairly big and fruit forward and improved over the course af several hours. Though enjoyable there was nothing special that really stood out to reccomend it. And given that, the QPR is fairly bad in this one. 91 on opening and settled in at around 92 for this fairlly ordinary Napa Valley Red. HMC
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3 Comments
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Mark1npt commented:
12/13/21, 5:58 PM - I agree with your assessment on this one and will hold mine for us to try in another year....or two!
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Stoic Warrior commented:
12/15/21, 8:21 AM - Very grateful, Jim, for this intro to BRAND and Brio. Your points and Mark's are noted. Now, while I appreciate that Cab Sav and Syrah are technically heavier than Cab Franc and Merlot, upon reflection, would you think that, if we could turn back the clock and replay the evening, in hindsight perhaps this wine might have benefited from being tasted after the Joguet and before the Hartwell and the VGS Potelle?
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HowellMountainCru commented:
12/18/21, 12:01 PM - Maybe but I think this one needed more time in bottle or more air or both. Even then I don't think it will ever be a great wine. HMC