Community Tasting Notes 10

• walkerjfw wrote:

  June 19, 2021 - "Re-Entry" Party - No more Social Distancing! with Joe/Wendy/Harry/Anne/David/Andrea/Jim D/Anna/Bill/Ashley (Chez Walker - Princeton, NJ): Post dinner/dessert, went to an "open cellar" phase...picked this one to try. Last bottle from a batch bought at release. PnP, drank over 30 minutes.
  
  Dark purple/red color. Nose showing dark cherry, spice and oak. Rich and fruit forward palate of plum, violets, cassis, leather and mocha. Floral, licorice, earth showing up on the mid palate.
  
  Did better with time...good showing but decant is advisable. I dont think this really opened on this evening. Overall in a good spot, would drink over the next 3-5 years.

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• Bobbusch Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 1, 2019 - The wine is in a good place. Nice leather, tobacco undertone to give the wine structure with cassis and vanilla balancing the wine. Still wish these guys were making wine.

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• walkerjfw wrote: 95 points

  December 30, 2018 - Pre-New Years with K&O (Chez Walker - Princeton, NJ): Drank after an 09 Gevrey Chambertin, decanted for about 2 hours prior to drinking. Paired with 10 hour roast lamb shoulder and duck fat potatoes...a lot to stand up to...
  
  Purple/red core color, no signs of age. Classic Oakville nose, dark red fruit, spices, earth and oak. Rich and fruit forward palate of black cherries, plum, violets, cassis. Floral notes and licorice showing up on the mid palate. Full bodied, voluptuous wine. Long finish
  
  Haven't had this since release, drank at a lunch at the property w the vintner and winemaker Philippe Melka. Classic Melka wine, has really come into a good spot with the bottle age. Has a long arc ahead of it if wanting to cellar. The decant made a difference with this bottle, was bit tight when first opened, about 90 minutes later it was really singing

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• Hodad Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 20, 2018 - Excellent!

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• Cali Fan Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 9, 2016 - Needs time to open up, but once it does it's liquid cashmere

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Kristine Ashe Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Entre Nous
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville

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• In Cellars 139 (47%)
• Consumed 156 (53%)

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