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• wino from way back Likes this wine:

  May 28, 2023 - Inky, black currant, dark berries, earthy, slight licorice. Enjoyed every sip.

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• matiasox@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 25, 2022 - 2 hour decant. Nose: cassis, baking spices, smoke, graphite. Palate: blackberry, tobacco, oak, leather. Chewy tannins.

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• Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 4, 2022 - I had the misfortune of sampling this at the HMCs early on in the evening while he was grilling and all I got off it early on was bacon fat and smoke...I thought it may be a weaker, thinner syrah as the body seemed a bit thin to me.......turns out it was this cab. This only improved further through the evening and over 2-3 hours it peaked at 93-94 for me. Classic red fruited Oakville fruit and taste profile emerged unencumbered by the grill notes, it gained a little weight but not too much. In a nice place by the end of the bottle over a few hours. Drinking well right now if given the time that so many '16s seem to need right now. Would score higher if it had a tad more layers to the fruit, but fairly priced qpr wise at around $100/bottle, IMO. I would not want to pay more for this and if found at auction for $60-75 it would be a steal.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Vine Cliff Winery
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville
• UPC Codes 184685000187, 637405164794

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• In Cellars 123 (69%)
• Consumed 55 (31%)

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