Community Tasting Notes 19

• Yack Man wrote: 90 points

  August 14, 2013 - Drinking nicely, I'll give this one an 89.6
  Smooth, nicely integrated with with elegant structure. Medium to dark color, dark adequate fruit, earth elements and funk (good funk).

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• Night Train Likes this wine: 90 points

  August 9, 2013 - Same as before. A lot of licorice that evolved into cassis with a little earthiness. Nice body and a very good finish. Holding up well.

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• davidandrose wrote: 90 points

  November 22, 2012 - My final bottle of this, and consumed in time as its fading - NOTE Purchased on secondary market so storage for first 4 years unknown. Pours from the bottle with a light consistency, what grips the glass drips quickly down. Creosote, pipe tobacco and leather on the nose; flavor is largely dark fruit, blackberry and plum with tannic structure mostly broken down.

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• Night Train wrote: 91 points

  August 11, 2012 - Virtually identical to a bottle a year and a half ago. After about an hour of air, the nose and flavor profile were dominated by licorice. After another hour, the licorice had receded somewhat, balanced by a little cassis, a lot of plum, and a bit of forest floor. Delicious, but with plenty of complexity. Rich texture and a very nice finish. It's obviously holding up quite well.

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• davidandrose wrote: 92 points

  June 23, 2012 - Pop and pour, drunk over 3+ hours. Blue fruit and oak on the nose, seems "brighter" (fruit is fresher, more prominent) than I'd expect. Wine is in its wheelhouse right now but is on the downswing, with nice balance between structure and fruit, but the tanins are beginning to lose the battle. Really nice and very enjoyable, but I'll dpown my remaining bottle before the year is out.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Crocker & Starr
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Stone Place Cuvée
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 80 (29%)
• Consumed 192 (71%)

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