Community Tasting Notes 9

• WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 14, 2024 - Pretty primary, not sure how it will evolve, curious to see others’ reactions over time

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• JJYoyo Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 23, 2024 - Still very primary, has a sweet edge to it but that’s a matter of youth rather than too much extraction. I found the bouquet rather strong on florals, like a wave of violets. Oak is kept in reasonable proportions. Lots of plum / cherry on the palate. I really have no idea how this will evolve.
  I liked this more and more as we drank it. At this stage of its life it struck me as a perfect gateway drug for people who like mid-priced blueberry milkshake Napa cabs — because that’s all they’ve ever had — and can take them somewhere a lot better. This wine had the non-threatening taste profile of wines that are inferior to it; however unlike, say, The Prisoner this also has interesting balance and just a little tension to it. And although it won’t scare the horses that doesn’t mean it’s boring - not at all. A crowd-pleasing wine in the best sense and maybe my favorite Stereophonic wine so far.
  Score: 92. Relative to expectations: ++

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• ROrmand Likes this wine: 91 points

  August 5, 2023 - Very little on the nose, but distinctive flavors expand nicely on the palate. Good depth. Quality wine that will maintain its virtues for many years. This is a very nice Cabernet at a very nice price.

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• Ortiz Brown Likes this wine: 88 points

  June 19, 2023 - This wine is deep purple in the glass with a modest nose of dark blue fruit, stewed cherries, and cocoa.
  
  On the palate the wine is tart and astringent on entry and quickly opens to flavors of plum, stewed blueberries, and oak. Medium tannin and acidity with minerality on the finish.
  
  Overall this is a rustic wine and seems a bit...disjointed at the moment. I'm thinking that with a year or two in the bottle the experience might be more seamless and delicious.

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• Mootsie Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 7, 2023 - Drinking well now so young.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Stereophonic Wines
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Untrue
• Vineyard Mader
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Diamond Mountain

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• In Cellars 173 (83%)
• Consumed 35 (17%)

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