Community Tasting Notes 10

• Encinitas_Joe Likes this wine: 95 points

  April 19, 2024 - Really nice at this point. A bit surprised that it is this enjoyable at this age.

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• Indywinefan Likes this wine: 95 points

  December 28, 2023 - Great wine and can age for some time. Was good on day 3 in the bottle.

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• gteran76 Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 3, 2023 - Surprisingly approachable at this stage, dark notes, lots of tannins, nice and long finish. All of this after a quick 30 minutes decant.
  
  Best days still to come...

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• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 96 points

  September 24, 2023 - With some well seasoned ribeyes on the grill the desire for some hedonism was calling. Lately I've been on the fence dedicating cellar space to these wines but every now and again you just need the kind of fix that the True Vineyard can deliver.
  
  2019 is pretty a exceptional bottling of the Immigrant. I would argue one of the best vintages at this stage. My last bottle was over a year ago and this has rounded out nicely. Silky, yet gripping tannins awash with a long finish. Layers of balanced blue fruited goodness that pushes the boundary of being over the top but somehow manages to toe the line.
  
  This drinks 2x it's release price at $125
  
  96+ if you're looking for something juicy

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• goldendomer2001 Likes this wine:

  September 2, 2023 - I think this might have been my favorite Outpost experience ever.
  
  Enjoyed over three nights. On pop & pour there was a fabulous minerality that really set this bottle apart from what I've experienced previously acrossseveralvintagesof Outpost's various bottlings. Great depth and balance and a great finish. But also very nimble and lean. No noticeable oak (so I would guess that the regimen included no more than 25% or 30% new). Just fantastic throughout.
  
  I've seen the minerality mentioned in Outpost notes from others over the years, but I had not noticed it myself until now. So perhaps I have had a palate shift? Or maybe the altitude came into play (Taos NM ~7000 ft.)? Whatever the case, so glad I didn't decant and miss this experience, as this came off as much more of a really good right bank Bordeaux than as a California wine. Well above my expectations and quite a surprise.
  
  On night 2 the wine had bulked up considerably. The fruit was full and honestly what I was expecting on night 1. The wine was still excellent and nicely balanced, but the minerality and lean streak I loved so much had left the building.
  
  Night 3 was same as night 2.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Outpost
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Immigrant
• Vineyard True Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• Pending Delivery 15 (2%)
• In Cellars 796 (85%)
• Consumed 122 (13%)

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