Community Tasting Notes 9

• RyanWu Likes this wine: 96 points

  January 6, 2024 - Amazing complexity of this beauty. I prepared 16’ la Conseillante and Impensata for this side by side tasting. There were two winners. La Conseillante showed a more smoky, cedary, and taste of graphite. It was like an old man, who takes a long walk with me, tells me tons of stories calm and elegantly. On the other hand, Impensata was still fruity but the undertone had mineral, cedar, a touch of acid, and licorice, which indicated a bright future ahead. It’s like an royal prodigy. It is already so good now, and it will get better and better in a few years later. I won’t touch it at least 5 years. Let time do the magic!

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• csimm wrote:

  November 17, 2023 - This is my second stab at this wine, and although I can see why others favor the 2018, I may be straddling the other side of the line with my love for the 2019. I simply find the 2019 to be a gorgeous and captivating wine. Beautifully full in mouthfeel, with rich black cherry and raspberry, spice, cassis, red licorice, violets, and a serious yum factor that brings it all together.
  
  Sure, it’s Napa and it’s considerably ripe, but truly what puts a bow on it for me is the superb elegance, especially considering how gushing it is on the palate. It’s a textural dream, with an unparalleled silky mouthfeel. The finish follows suit with the undulating reverberation of fruit and spice flavors. If you’re a Napa flavorhound that gets down with the modern (but not too modern) juice, it’s difficult to ignore the class here. Seriously delicious.

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• EM_MB Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 12, 2023 - PNP and drank over 2 nights. Definitely a step down vs the 18 which is phenomenal. Velvety core and beautiful chocolate notes. Long finish and plenty to contemplate but at this point much better with food.

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• BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 97 points

  October 14, 2023 - Black fruit, red fruit, cedar, herbal notes, spice layered complexity. A+ (97)

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• bsumoba Likes this wine: 96 points

  May 11, 2023 - Bella, Vice Versa and Impensata Napa tasting: Grand cru Merlot from Napa...that is how I look at Impensata's merlot offering. High acid, structured and thought provoking. This will have a long life ahead of itself. Between the 18 and 19, I prefer the 18 at this point. My next steps are to see this wine as a PnP as I think the wine could have been decanted a bit too long for my palate.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Impensata
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Pending Delivery 13 (12%)
• In Cellars 83 (78%)
• Consumed 11 (10%)

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