Community Tasting Notes 8

• Geaux Tigers wrote: 93 points

  January 29, 2023 - Double decant and started drinking 30 min in. Unimpressive at first, olives and balsamic notes, so much so I went and got another bottle.
  
  Returned 2 hrs in and the initial notes had transformed into red and bluish fruit without the typical Howell Mtn notes. Oak and tannins at bay. Good not great. My only bottle but I will not seek more.

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• DougSamuel Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 10, 2022 - Dark, black red/purple with brick red edges. Nose of anise, baking spice, and black cherry. As it opened over 5 hour decant the wine went more to dark fruit and cherry. Smooth and rich with grippy tannins. An interesting, if unexpected taste of mushroom and leather as it finishes. This was in some ways a modern Napa cab, although I wouldn't peg this as a Howell Mountain, but it is more faded and aged than I would expect. Fruit is there. So are tannins. But without the complexity or freshness. Ripeness and alcohol comes through. Reading prior notes this sounds like one that hit peak at 2017 or 2018. Disappointing as I've held it since release.

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• KeithSurg wrote: 93 points

  April 28, 2021 - Smooth and polished. Drinking beautifully now. Fruit fading without the complex nuances I was hoping for. Drink soon.

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• Millennial Drinkers wrote: 93 points

  June 16, 2019 - Deep ruby red. Floral and black fruit attack on the nose with some light bramble berries and baking spices. Heavy tannins (7.5/10) with a medium plus to full body. Lots of dried dark berries on the palate with a dry mouthfeel and some spices, pencil shavings and minerality. Long finish. Drink till 2037.

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• DavilaDC Likes this wine: 97 points

  August 3, 2017 - Another stunning wine from John Boich.
  
  Blackberry, black tea and clove on the palate with a nose to match.
  
  The tannins are strong now, but after a 45 minute decant, it opened up beautifully which gives an indication of how this wine will evolve over the next few years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Boich Family Cellar
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Howell Mountain Select
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• In Cellars 191 (67%)
• Consumed 96 (33%)

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