August 4, 2023 - A huge wine that still has everything strung up tight. I decanted for an hour, and it had barely loosened up. Black cherry, dark plum, dark chocolate, smoke are some of the flavors. It is big throughout and the finish has a medium weight tannin which is very dry with a sweet edge.
June 10, 2023 - A massive, heavily extracted wine. Not quite my “cup of tea”, so to speak.
Deep ruby/purple color. Minimal fading around the edge, even after 9 years. Medium aroma intensity. Dark aromas … blackberry, smoke, licorice. Little to no red fruit.
Medium to big, chewy tannins. Full bodied. High alcohol. Flavors of black fruit, licorice, stewed plums. Long finish.
November 19, 2022 - Holds nothing back. Ripe, concentrated. Alcohol content is typical Napa high, but the impression is not hot. Rich blackberry fruit, creme de cassis, loamy earth. Licorice kick on the finish.
October 22, 2022 - So. Much. Fruit. Almost trips over itself. Domineering.
April 25, 2022 - A beautiful Napa Cab! Nose was very aeromatic with cedar, tobacco and dark fruit. Flavors of bright cherry - red and black, currants and black raspberry. Great balance of nice tannins and acid with a dry finish of dark fruit, tobacco and leather.
October 9, 2021 - Exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon. Solid aeromatics with a bouquet and tasting notes of red cherry and blackberry. Rich, full bodied mouthfeel with mixed spice including tobacco, anise and leather, followed by a long, savory finish with hints of white cracked pepper. Well integrated tannins and balanced acidity from start to finish. Excellent experience drinking this Cab now but probably has another 5 to 7 years in the bottle.
December 26, 2020 - Bright and smooth.
November 14, 2020 - WOTN - Wine of the Night - Deep garnet-purple color, full-bodied, firmly structured yet perfectly balanced and silky smooth, elegant and polished, full concentrated black berry fruits with notes of crème de cassis, graphite, hints of cigar box and what Robert Parker described as tree bark turning to a long sinewy spicy oak laced finish.
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July 6, 2020 - Actually a 2013
August 29, 2019 - Two and a half hour decant. Very deep dark magenta color. Gala apple peel, dried strawberry, and butterscotch hard candy on the brooding, faded fruit nose. Very smooth, dry palate, with tongue coating acidity. Full, crushed velvety tannins on the very long finish.
This wine is in a very shy phase of its evolution. It’s quite delicate at the moment.