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Manage Subscriptions2009 Bennett Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 46
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MyJackpot wrote: 85 points
October 21, 2022 - PnP. Not much decanting time. Didn't quite enjoy the after finish, but good for the value, but had better.
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EDMKILK wrote: 91 points
August 7, 2021 - Delicious
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John O' Likes this wine:
March 14, 2021 - 2 hour double decant. Fantastic. Can't imagine it getting any better.
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pgrzesik Likes this wine: 91 points
October 10, 2020 - The last of my bottles and time has been good to this wine. We brought this to a BYOB Vietnamese restaurant and did not decant it - but it was ready to go right out of the bottle. Pours a very dark red. The nose is filled with dark fruits, blackberries, blueberries, dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, and a touch of vanilla on the tail end. The palate is full bodied, rich, opulent, extracted. It has a great mouthfeel. This just tastes fantastic. We drank this over 1 hour and it kept getting better and better. Decent finish. This was one of the better wines I purchased from Lastbottlewines and happy to have experienced it.
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srh Likes this wine:
September 28, 2020 - Cf. the CellarTracker Article link [lower lft] to get specific info for this vintage, including acclaim.
≈90 min decant into a plastic, cylindrical pitcher which was then capped; NOTABLE sediment; Private Preserve after Day 1
N: Fragrantly RIPE blkberries, poss plums, with notes of spice & flowers
P: Med body; RNDISH entry with very NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which QUICKLY evolves into a LONG, BALANCED finish with an elegant, very, VERY slightly blk pepperish finish to the quite resolved tannins. Worked beautifully with the night's revisited Argentine Asado! I suspect @ its zenith, but I can see it holding into its 15th. 14.9% ABV; My EXC, but trending towards EXC+ *if* one takes into consideration the QPR of the HEAVILY discounted $44.95 pd for it in Aug '18.
// Day 2: Has held quite nicely, at least as aromatic as on Day 1. Went well with the night's revisited Spicy Marinated Skirt Steak, Refried Beans, & Mx Rice A Roni. Sticking with Day 1's rating & time frame... ;) [As of early Nov '20, wine-searcher still shows 1 source @ $64.95].
Note: Also tasted on 5/5 & 7/21/18, + 10/18/19.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Bennett Lane
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 184810000112
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 417 (33%)
- Consumed 862 (67%)
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Argentine Asado, Filet mignon, Grilled steak, Mx Rice A Roni, Refried Beans, Spicy Marinated Skirt SteakWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerBennett Lane
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- DesignationReserve
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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