Community Tasting Notes 11

• barrytaylor Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 15, 2023 - not as big as other years, deep color tannins resolved, quite nice

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• barrytaylor Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 1, 2022 - deep color, med body, not as full as other vintages, still a fine wine, cherry & cedar, 1 hr in decanter

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• Somm David T wrote: 93 points

  March 8, 2019 - Follow up wine to our 07 Bartolo Mascarello on Friday night. Vacuum sealed and re-stored enough to write notes today as we had friends for dinner.
  
  The nose reveals, floral, slightly creamy, candied with hints of stewed fruits; blackberries, blueberries, black plum, dark cherries, plum, boysenberries and dark cherries. There is a little smoke here but, if they named this wine and vineyard because their is ash on the nose and palate, it wouldn’t surprise me. Soft volcanic minerals, some anise, dark rich, turned earth, vanilla, cinnamon, hints if clove, dark spice, limestone, sweet tarriness, used leather, wood shavings, light peppery notes, light mintiness with dark red, fresh & withering dark floral and violets.
  
  The body is full. The tannins are soft, round and velvety. The structure, tension, length and balance have hit a high point but, there is 8-10 years of life ahead. ripe; blackberries, blueberries, black plum, dark cherries, plum, boysenberries and dark cherries. Some smoke, cigar ash, soft volcanic minerals, some anise, dark rich, turned earth, vanilla, cinnamon, hints of clove, very dark spice with palate heat, limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry top soil, sweet tarriness, used leather, wood shavings, light peppery notes, light mintiness with dark red, fresh & withering dark floral and violets. The acidity is round and beautiful. The finish is rich, lush, ripe, well balanced and persists a very longtime.

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• barrytaylor Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 12, 2019 - 1 1/2 hr air. still young. Jammy nose. better by end of meal

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• Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 17, 2018 - Stunning single-vineyard Calistoga Cab showing beautifully on pop and pour. Bright and full on the palate. Yum.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Venge Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Bone Ash Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Calistoga
• UPC Code 1000000000235

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• Consumed 159 (49%)

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