Community Tasting Notes 6

• JCGuthrie wrote:

  February 19, 2023 - Black fruit on the nose with green vegetal matter creeping in after an hour of air. Rustic tannins, finishes a bit short. Early on the finish shows a pruniness that suggests it's past peak, but that disappeared after an hour. Wouldn't search this one out.

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• rlsimon Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 3, 2021 - Great bouquet, and strong/pleasant pallet on the front end, but non-existent back end.

• Snoman Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 8, 2020 - Showing perfectly at age 9 on the vintage, with smooth, round & sweet tannins giving structure to the integrated flavors of cassis and black cherry, supplanted by just the right amount of French oak and mocha. A real surprise from the cellar.

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• Phillybadger wrote: 89 points

  July 16, 2019 - Disappointing for Turnbull. Faint hints of blackberry and tar on the nose, with a secondary note of menthol. Finish is very thin. Fatty steak helped pick up the wine, but the last glass without any food was tough to take down. I have consistently loved Turnbull Cabernet back through 2005, but this is the weakest one I've encountered in awhile. I stopped buying after the 2010 vintage 100 pt rating as they doubled the prices - this justifies my decision.

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• pakabear wrote: 88 points

  May 13, 2016 - Definitely suffering from a weak vintage, good fruit, chewy tannins, acidic and a bit astringent. A bit of tea cinnamon and with underlying vegetal characteristics. Needs a couple years but I don't see this as ever being that great.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Turnbull
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Amoenus
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Calistoga

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• In Cellars 77 (41%)
• Consumed 113 (59%)

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