Community Tasting Notes 7

• bjamesclark wrote: 92 points

  January 14, 2024 - 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Malbec, 7% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot from an idyllic vintage.
  With airtime aromas open with mountain herbs, bay leaf, mocha, cigar, plum and brambly blackberry come with notes of iodine, iron, and warm stone with nuances hinting at leather, wild meats, petrichor and sous bois.
  On the palate this wine shows above moderate density, with berry like acidity and well-integrated moderate to moderate plus tannins. Flavors of smashed blackberry, black currant, and plum that come seasoned with notes of pepper, herbs, bay leaf, Nicaraguan tobacco, mocha, bramble, earth and traces of iodine and iron that linger through the finish that hangs on with notes of coffee grounds and earth.

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• maxima wrote: 87 points

  March 31, 2023 - Gros jus surfait et boisé, on sent l'extraction
  qui a été poussée as mal ici.
  En prime, de la chauffe en finale malgré
  un bon 3 heures de carafe.
  Pas pour moi, Je PASSE!

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• AGELVIS Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 2, 2023 - One hour decant. Deep dark ruby magenta color. Black Forest cake, strawberry, and subtle mint. Smooth, dry palate. Soft tannins on the medium long+ finish. Not as sweet-nosed as I’m making it sound.

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• swade wrote: 94 points

  January 17, 2023 - Tasting. Brambly aromas. Black fruited with a brambly note. Not green or herbal. Grippy. This would need to rest to be best. 93-94 potential.

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• swade wrote: 93 points

  January 17, 2023 - WS 93. Place holder.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Brandlin
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Mt. Veeder
• UPC Code 082148025114

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• Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
• In Cellars 255 (65%)
• Consumed 135 (34%)

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