Community Tasting Notes 7

• WineGonzo Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 29, 2023 - Good QPR. I’d had another Napa cab in same price range that was just OK and did not expect much here, but I came away happy.
  
  Drinking very easily. Will look for more.

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• Volleyball Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 21, 2023 - Merely Prisoner quality OK on opening, it had developed into very good the next day.
  
  Checks all the Napa cab boxes: prominent black fruit, chocolate, tar and a little bit of white flowers and spice; vanilla presence of American oak; enough acid to give it some structure; soft but present tannins; fairly full body and lingering but not long finish.
  
  Medium aroma that’s black fruit and a little spice
  
  Well worth the price without being super distinctive. An excellent wine to have with some meat esp if given time to open up.

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• AllRed wrote:

  March 17, 2023 - Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (EBCC): Double blind. Chocolate, beef jerky, ancho chili powder and black fruit aromas. Full-bodied with medium tannins and flavors of currants and chocolate. Excellent little cab sauv. (R&D)

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• Icemn21 Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 2, 2022 - Bold fruit, some leather and spice on the nose Round flavor with fine/dusty tannin. Medium to short finish.
  Grab all that’s left on the Publix clearance for $35. Punches well above its weight for that price

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• tward Likes this wine:

  November 3, 2021 - I don't drink much Cab and not much Napa, so very little Napa Cab. But I'd had such a wonderful experience with this producer picking up library wines ten years ago during the GFC that I buy a bottle every few years if I see it.
  
  This was sitting there at $35 USD, which seems like a good deal based on CT and wine-searcher info.
  
  Anyway... both of us immediately said "new world" on PnP on during that first glass. I got some fig, cassis, maybe plum, dusty tannins, blueberry (pie)? We liked it fine. Drank the bottle over four nights and liked the last glass the best, so this seems to bode well for further development.
  
  Based on the CT drinking window it seems this is barely ready to drink. I'd be curious to hear from people more familiar with this producer / Napa on whether really nice things are on the horizon for this 5 or so years down the line.
  
  14.5% abv.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Burgess
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Hillside Vineyards
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 081218007296

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• In Cellars 291 (49%)
• Consumed 299 (51%)

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