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Manage Subscriptions2005 Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Limited Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Howell Mountain
Community Tasting Notes 8
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Winokdub wrote: 92 points
October 30, 2022 - Really nice. Still some tannin and structure. Nice fruit. Good finish. Drink or hold.
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bravo.solares Likes this wine: 92 points
September 25, 2017 - Pleasantly surprised. Better than my precious bottle. Splash decanted, and let breathe in the decanter for nearly 3 hrs. Then drank over the next 2 hrs.
Visually, the wine is still very youthful, with barely a trace of bricking.
On the nose, the wine has delicious black and blue fruit. Sweet compote of blackberries and blueberrries.
The palate is in sync with nose. Oak and tannins well integrated - although fine, tannins are very clearly perceptible, typical of mountain fruit. Good acidity and minerality. No heat from alcohol (perhaps in part as a result of serving at cellar temp). Hints of leather and cedar.
If I had more, I would revisit on a yearly basis through 2023 or so.1 person found this helpful Comment -
bravo.solares Likes this wine: 91 points
November 8, 2016 - Looks: still youthful for its age, slight bricking.
Nose: Black fruits, cassis, tobacco.
Palate: In sync with nose. Oak and tannins well integrated. Good acidity and minerality. A touch of heat, but not too obtrusive.
I will revisit in 2 yrs. (Bought two bottles on the cheap in the secondary market. Great QPR, it turns out).
PS: Slow ox'd for 75 mins and drank over 3 hrs. -
Purple Tooth wrote: 92 points
February 5, 2015 - This bottle was the best out of the 18 bottles or so that I have downed so far...Elegant, lighter than other bottles, with near perfect acidity along the pleasing dry finish. Some hints of coffee starting to poke through this one...I love the suborn quality of the 2005 California crop. Unfolded for a good 3 hours into good places.
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Purple Tooth wrote: 91 points
September 1, 2014 - The austerity of Howell Mountain was just about eroded and tamed in this bottle, giving way to ripe plums in the front, followed by candy like red fruit at exit. Long finish with noticeable grip, but a bit of bitterness and excess wood that has always kept this wine from being craved.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Stephen & Walker Trust Winery Limited
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Howell Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 61 (49%)
- Consumed 63 (51%)
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- ProducerStephen & Walker Trust Winery Limited
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationHowell Mountain
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