Community Tasting Notes 24

• Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 18, 2023 - Decanted for 30min and followed over the course of an evening with steak, mushrooms, potatoes.
  
  Lovely nose of dried deep reds, leather, cigar box. Medium full palate with a nice lift from acidity. Red florals, true cherry, dried tobacco, clay. Finish shows some nice bright red raspberry and also a sweet kiss of oak.
  
  This is in such a good spot right now. Plenty of complexity, beautiful integration, nice freshness. Washington makes such good wines that are so undervalued. I'll happily scoop them up.
  
  92-93 easy.

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• Ace5glassesinthesky Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 20, 2021 - Interesting left bank style blend. Fruit is balanced with olive and tobacco notes, integrated tannins. Still plenty of life if you want to hang on for a few more years. Very enjoyable

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• goodvitis.com wrote: 88 points

  March 5, 2021 - The dark, succulent nose features blackberry preserve, dark cherry compote, olive tapenade, sage, and black pepper. Full bodied, but elevated with slightly tart juicy acid and long, lean and plus tannin. The beguiling flavor profile is more salty than sweet, with almost no fruit showing: loads of green olive juice is followed by tar, salty black plum, black currant, and blood orange. The nose is absolutely fantastic, but the palate is a bit off.

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• YankeeRobio Likes this wine: 97 points

  December 13, 2020 - Continued excellence. Still in its prime

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• capscapscaps wrote: 91 points

  December 26, 2019 - Full bodied cab but not overpowering. Would definitely buy again. Drank with roasted lamb and was perfect. Great deal compared to Napa or Sonoma cabs.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Lauren Ashton Cellars
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Proprietor's Cuvée
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Red Mountain

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• Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
• In Cellars 67 (30%)
• Consumed 153 (69%)

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