May 1, 2024 - Dark, ripe, harmonious, mature, vital. Whoops, it's gone.
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Liked but didn't love this in the blind tasting, though a leftover glass showed better much later in the night with more air. Compared to the other wines on the table, the fruit feels more restrained and there's more of an earthy/savoury character here. But the palate also feels a bit lean, and the tannins stick out on the finish.
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): [Double-decanted around 2pm.] Smoky black fruit nose. Juicy, tart. Has a sour quality not typical of Cali Cab.
February 18, 2024 - All you could want in an aged Napa cab. Delicate, but not weak. Full of flavor, but not like an older French wine. Long finish, good color, and something you could linger with. Excellent.
April 27, 2023 - OK, herbal and earthy. After decanting drank over the next two hours. Little bitter at first and fruit for lack of a better phrase was "weird". However, toward end I sensed a lot of tannin left, and fruit went more toward berry and the wine came together. Hanging on to last bottle for a couple of more years.
March 26, 2023 - My WotN. Kept this bottle closer to me at the table. Needed 30 min of air but was ready to roll after that. Almost fully Integrated tannins, medium plus body and still plenty of fruit. Cork split at opening. This made me regret not having a ton of this in my cellar. A fabulous napa cab.
March 18, 2023 - Maybe wine does get better with age. This seemed like what you want with a 20 year old fine wine. Balanced but still fruity, deep and complex. May be plateauing now. Enjoy
January 28, 2023 - Very nice mature cab. Muted fruit, lots of graphite and cigar ash. Drink or hold.
October 31, 2022 - From Magnum, dark purple, still has beautiful dark fruit. Fine grained tannins in perfect balance. Finish lingers a full minute. Could have waited, but was excellent now.
October 9, 2022 - I don’t know. I like the flavors at first but tannins everywhere continue to overwhelm me. More decanting and waiting I guess. Or maybe it’s just me getting old.