Community Tasting Notes 7

• mflesh wrote: 93 points

  July 20, 2019 - This bottle is a 93.499. actually still has quite a bit of astringency on the finish. The nose and entry is very powerful blackberry and blueberry with volcanic red clay influence. Espresso bean in the middle. Hint of tar and smoked tobacco. Finishes with tannic influence. Other 100ml kept until tonight thinking perhaps the finish would improve a bit, bit it really fell a bit into the negative on day 2. Guess that's what I get for having the cork out for about 5 hours the night before. I think this wine is drinking rather well but you might want to hold this another year if you have any.

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• chuckos77 Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 21, 2019 - Nice wine but have had better vintages. Still going strong so maybe will still improve.

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• austinwineguy wrote: 93 points

  November 3, 2018 - Smooth tannins with notes of spice. Lovely wine.

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• mflesh wrote:

  November 18, 2015 - A nice wine that is in a great spot right now. Was honestly quite OK to drink as a pop and pour (and this is how this one was served) but it also developed nicely over 3-4 hours. This wine started out actually a bit astringent with dark black fruit and vanilla. The wine did open quite a bit, and showed a powerful black pepper finish on a blackberry cassis, mocha, lavender, and vanilla-filled front and middle. Tasted very youthful at this present moment in time. LOTS of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Delicious classic mountain cab, and this wine seems like it has not aged one day since it was received in early 2013. Drink 2015-2035

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• rmh66 wrote: 91 points

  February 8, 2015 - Unfortunately this bottle was a bit closed. Brooding nose of blackberry, smoke, black cherry, earth, charcoal, licorice, coffee, and a sweet cherry to lighten it up. Sweet cassis, blackberry, earth, and a hint of vanilla on the palate. Good acidity, fine but mouthcoating tannins, medium finish. I found this bottle sort of big and serious and lacking the deliciousness factor. There's a lot of good stuff there, so it probably just needs a little more time to unwind a bit.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Cimarossa
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Rian Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• Consumed 76 (51%)

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