Community Tasting Notes 8

• wino_tim wrote: 87 points

  July 10, 2023 - Very deep purple, opaque at the core. Potent and virile, this decidedly masculine even for Cabernet Sauvignon, leaping from the glass with aromas of fresh blackberry, crème de framboise and underbrush shaded by notes of charcoal, smoke and damp gravel. On the palate it is full bodied, thick and chewy with diminished acidity and a texture defined by palate-coating but decidedly ripe and fleshy tannins. Despite its density there are pretty flavors here of ripe black fruits and violets and perhaps this big fella just needs more time to settle. Even so, this is is an interesting style for what is surely supposed to be an introductory wine.

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• RayT Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 17, 2023 - Big nose with a touch of heat. This is a big, juicy wine with flavors of dark cherry, dark raspberry and blueberry. This developed a nice finish of tobacco and charcoal. You can drink this as a pop and pour but this was much better after a 2 hour decant and added complexity at the 3 hour mark. My first Favia wine and I will be seeking out more.

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• jim.kircher wrote:

  December 8, 2022 - With Eric and Jess
  Boys night

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• DougSamuel Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 20, 2022 - Young, tight and dark wine but still a pleasure to drink. Nose of coffee, dark fruit and vanilla. Lots of dark tannins, black coffee, blackberry ane dark cherry. Nice wine and very nice value for the money. That deep stags leap pedigree. Will almost certainly get better with time.

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• huevosconvino Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 5, 2022 - Dusty tannins and a medium-bodied, restrained, slightly funky nose. Intriguing in a good way. Tasted shortly after opening from a Silver Oak tasting glass. Rich, complex palate with primary notes of red fruit: red cherry, black and red plum, raspberry hard candy, and a bramble/stem undercurrent. Needs about 45 minutes to begin opening up; there's a strong acid and tannic core, as you'd expect. Secondary notes of flint and meat emerge, almost Syrah-like but definitely subtle. Kirsch and oak aromas appear as well. A lovely wine, easy to get carried away by these aromas and flavors.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Favia
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Carbone
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 860005356416

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• In Cellars 238 (66%)
• Consumed 125 (34%)

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