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• Jack Cranley Likes this wine: 98 points

  April 28, 2024 - I've experienced this wine many times since the first time it crossed my path about 12 years ago. Today in 2024, I can say it has likely reached its absolute peak. Although it shows no signs of slowing down. There is definitely no hurry to open this but at the same time everything has really come together and it's singing in its full harmonic potential.
  
  The first whiff off the top made me say green olives and blackberry syrup. And intriguing blend of aromatic delights for sure.
  
  As the wine continues to open it reveals layers of black currant, sweet pinewood, fresh moist tobacco, a little bit of herbes de Provence, In just a little tiny streak of graphite and iron but in the most perfectly integrated way not sticking out like a tired wine..
  
  When you drink it, it seems to crescendo on the palate like a cymabal wash. It leaves this scintillating feeling of sparkly acid and tannins on the back end of your palate.
  
  All the flavor intensity you could ever want is there, All the aromatic intensity. The layers of complexity. The utterly integrated texture and structure. I'm really struggling to come up with anything about this wine that I don't like. It is nearly perfect.

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• rhalbert wrote: 90 points

  December 21, 2023 - Definitely at peak age. Drink em if you got em...

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• Broch6833 wrote:

  January 16, 2023 - Still very nice, but starting its descent. Drink up if you have any.

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• WST Likes this wine:

  November 19, 2022 - Served blind. Very complex; full bodied. Definitely some Cab Franc showing in this blend. Dark fruited, with unusual but not unappealing cruciferous, mushroom and bell pepper notes. Upon reveal, I thought "who does MV blends in California?"

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• dsimmons Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 28, 2022 - Delicious mature red blend. Complex and balanced acidity, Drink or hold

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• Vintage N.V.
• Type Red
• Producer Soter
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation 1977 - 2007 Proprietary Red
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 731 (54%)
• Consumed 627 (46%)

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