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Manage Subscriptions2005 Kapcsándy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Yountville
Community Tasting Notes 66
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ShadowIII Likes this wine: 92 points
April 29, 2023 - Drinking very nicely, currants, cassis, blackberry, spice, cigar box, pencil lead, integrated tannins, nice finish
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Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 94 points
September 1, 2022 - Decanted off sediment, followed for two hours.
Lovely mature nose primarily of earth with deep integrated but subtle fruit. Palate has retained good acidity, which in turn elevates the fruit to a powdery pink floral tone. Velvety and integrated tannins. There is structure from oak but essentially no tasting signs of it being present. The finish doesn’t last forever but it has enough power to stick around.
This is a lovely and elegant take on California Cabernet. Not overripe or over oaked. This is drinking very well now without signs of being tired.
Drink now or hold for a little while longer.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Amerique wrote: 95 points
November 20, 2021 - Delicious round, soft blackberry fruit, excellent structure, fully open and aged, long finish, drink up
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Rebs in Chicago wrote: 94 points
June 2, 2021 - Lovely nose of camphor, black and blue berries with a beautiful perfume of violets and baking spices. The color was a gorgeous deep red with a medium body. Just a whiff of green peppers, tellicherry black pepper, mocha, and mint. I’m sad this is my last bottle because it is so well integrated and drinking so well al this time.
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PDavisMarble Likes this wine: 93 points
April 17, 2021 - Ruby red. Beautiful fruity and floral nose. Decanted for 30 minutes, which was sufficient. Modest amount of sediment. This wine is a blockbuster. Silky smooth texture. A full, fruity burst of flavor with some secondary notes of moist earth and camphor. Black raspberries, plums, currants, baking spice and a hint of cola and toast. This is big without being overwhelming or heavy. Fantastic and still on the young side. Hard to postpone having another....
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By Richard Jennings
9/25/2008 (link) 92 points(Kapcsándy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard) Medium red violet color; intriguing herbal and cassis nose; soft, plush cassis, ripe raspberry and vanilla palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (from 375 bottle; 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc; 100% new French oak; Helen Turley was winemaker)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Kapcsándy Family Winery
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Estate Cuvée
- Vineyard State Lane Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Yountville
- UPC Codes 000007448478, 870952009242
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 10 (1%)
- In Cellars 705 (57%)
- Consumed 522 (42%)
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- ProducerKapcsándy Family Winery
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- VineyardState Lane Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationYountville
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