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2010 Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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tantotinto wrote: 92 points
January 26, 2020 - Tasted immediately with no decant and found it open and accessible. Soft black fruit, with a touch of cedar, and spice. Full and a little sweetness. Excellent.
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Kenny_Powers Likes this wine: 91 points
March 17, 2019 - A little tight but after an hour it was a great wine. Got it as a gift so hoping that I get more of it as a gift. At $65 it's a decent value.
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Dave Dewar wrote:
August 19, 2018 - Decanted one hour. Lots of sediment left in bottle. Colour is medium-dark purple. Good balance of primary and tertiary flavours. Full bodied, XD. Low tannins. Acidity is spot on. Paired well with steak. Nice but overpriced at $70 CAD.
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ozziewine Likes this wine: 92 points
August 2, 2018 - Not real complex or memorable, but a nice drink for sure. A tad tart on opening with a beautiful aroma. Very bright taste. Could use 1-3 more years of age I believe.
If drinking now, give it at least 2-3 hours of air.
Be advised, there's a ton of sediment.
Update 8/9: after sitting for seven days on nitrogen, this was much improved. Bumped score one point. I've experienced this before with my nitrogen storage system. That is, the wine changes sometimes...sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. Not a perfect system, though based on some CT notes, neither is the Coravin system (and it's much more expensive). -
davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 points
September 4, 2017 - Pop and pour from 750. Followed over 2.5 hours. Solid wine that's absolutely outstanding for the vintage. Tea and light tobacco on the nose, ripe red fruit with dark berries in the background. Really in a solid place, well-balanced and in/near its peak.
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By David Lawrason
6/3/2013 (link)(Lail Blueprint Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012) (link)(Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2012, IWC Issue #162 (link)(Lail Vineyards Blueprint Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Lail Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Blueprint
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Codes 091882480509, 669576018507
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 173 (36%)
- Consumed 313 (64%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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