Community Tasting Notes 21

• Gregmonroe wrote:

  September 7, 2023 - So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: My 2011 Napa(ish) cab expectations are a bit green, restrained fruit, noticeable acid, and at this point resolved tannins. Except for that Promontory I had a few weeks ago - that was amazing.
  
  I opened this because I was looking for a 2011 - September is one of my kids’ birthday months, so I like to drink a few birth year wines during the month.
  
  CT says the value is $23. So I had no expectations here, other than something close to my 2011 expectations above. Cork was in great shape, fill looked normal. Opened with an ah so. Immediate nose of stewed red fruit from the bottle. Poured a deep red, and tasted old. Clean and no faults, but a bit prune -y and raisin -y, with a stewed and dried fruit profile. But no green pepper! With a bit of air, the wine became a bit more fruit forward, with some raspberry and dark cherry, but still not super fresh. Still has decent acid, but tannins are resolved and integrated. All that to say, this was probably better 5 years ago, and I bet was not green, but nicely fruit forward. After the wines from this winery we have had so far, I feel like this is a really nice, mid-level value winery where you almost can’t go wrong. The wines I have had have mostly been older than intended I’m sure, but all have been sound and pretty good. I don’t typically score, but probably an 88-89 is appropriate.

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• csillabu Likes this wine: 89 points

  July 6, 2017 - Drinking really well now. No decanting required. We drank 2 bottles of this wine over 3 evenings. It does not seem to get better the longer its open. Very nice, balanced Cab, with smooth finish.

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• dgcaldwell Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 6, 2017 - Drinking really well right now.

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• Mbressack Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 2, 2016 - Nice nose, nice cherry, medium body, slightly tannic.

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• Mbressack Likes this wine: 89 points

  June 9, 2016 - Simple nose, slight fruit nice cherry on first taste, medium body, slightly tannic. Very good for not a very complex cab, drinkable. Still love the 375.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Dry Creek Vineyard
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Dry Creek Valley
• UPC Codes 082491077020, 2087397077080

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• In Cellars 83 (25%)
• Consumed 245 (75%)

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