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3 Napa wines

Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.

Tasted May 8, 2021 by bestdamncab with 50 views

Introduction

Alex and i tasted 3 wines tonight.

Flight 1 - 3 Napa Wines (3 notes)

Whose better tonight?

Red
2012 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary USA, California, Napa Valley
94 points
Nose of black berry, black currant, and black cherry, vanilla and juicy fruit has resolved itself and become typical Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon, big body, rich, mouth filling fruit, and a long, long, lovely finish and aftertaste, photo uploaded.
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Red
2006 Regusci Cabernet Sauvignon Angelo's Vineyard USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
92 points
Nose of black berry, and black berry pie, same on the palate, big body, some chocolate on the palate, lovely, mouth filling fruit, touch simple, at peak, showing well, long finish.
Red
2018 Lerner Project Cabernet Sauvignon USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
90 points
Made from 16 Barrels Tench Cabernet Sauvignon, 3 Barrels Sugarloaf Ranch Cabernet Franc, 2 Barrels Sugarloaf Ranch Merlot, nose of high alcohol, tannins, black berry fruit, with a medium, wet char on the nose, 15.2% alcohol, big body, mouth coating fruit, over extracted fruit, slightly dry after mid palate, sitter on the palate and finish, small amount of harsh tannins on the medium finish 2 photos uploaded-front and back of bottle. At $95, don't bother.

Closing

The Caymus killed them tonight.

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