Community Tasting Notes 8

• jpsam wrote:

  May 5, 2023 - Lovely wine. Shows from unique characteristics and strong tannins. I enjoyed it with some softer cheese and crackers. Not quite a bold Cabernet but no shrinking flower either.

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• beezer6 wrote: 91 points

  May 22, 2020 - Taste from Steve Ha.
  Very nice restrained style actually. Darker blue fruit and some light violet floral notes.
  Palate again shows nice acid and not too much richness believe it or not. Enjoyed more than I expected to.

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• skurtz Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 25, 2019 - Opened to breathe for an hour. On the nose, soft minerals, spices, oak. Very pretty. The palate is lighter than I'm used to in CA cab, lots of blackberry, mineral, oak, iodine, and a little pepper in the background. Well made, clearly CA, just not special, and not really worth the price point.

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• jcassi01 wrote: 90 points

  February 1, 2019 - Mixed berries on the nose with dark red fruits on the palate. Relatively light phenolics for a $50+ Napa cab.
  
  There’s nothing flawed about this wine, but it’s disappointing at this price.

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• Millennial Drinkers wrote: 92 points

  April 9, 2018 - Medium to dark ruby red. Rich nose with dark baking spices, cinnamon, dark cocoa, black berries and a touch of plums. Medium plus to heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Notes of anise, cocoa, black currants, dark fruits and cinnamon. Long finish. Drink till 2028.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Yao Family Wines
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Yao Ming
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 857238003002, 857238003057

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• In Cellars 135 (46%)
• Consumed 161 (54%)

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