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• JRockEsq Likes this wine:

  October 22, 2023 - Method: opened the night before (half-bottle left) (this is why I won't enter my score)
  
  Palate: blue fruited, dried herbs, graphite; bitter finish; grainy (sediment?)
  
  Overall thoughts: In one respect, it was cool to see a Materium that had settled down and lost some of the most intense primary fruit in favor of sharing the stage a bit more with the secondary notes. However, it wasn't holding together so well. Some things were very good, some were pretty lousy, so overall, this balanced out to a good wine (85 points).
  
  I won't enter my score since it's not fair to rate it only on night 2, but I've had plenty of wines this old and older that were still going strong on night 2.

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• chiefilliniboy Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 1, 2023 - Very Bold but smooth finish

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• davergny Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 24, 2022 - Cassis, black raspberry flavors and nose. Good length and depth. Classic cabernet profile. Excellent but not profound.

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• JDB Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 13, 2022 - Yum, with a Flannery Baby Tomahawk and broccoli w/ hollandaise . Not mind blowing but very smooth, flavorful and deep. I was going to throw out to auction but how much I liked it, I will drink it up happily

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• ChrisR Likes this wine:

  January 24, 2022 - So good. Intense, bright black raspberry and black currant, dark soil tones and a little herbal note. Very well-balanced, with fine tannins and acid carrying the fruit through to a long finish. Because of the balance and brightness of the fruit, it doesn't feel heavy, although the fruit is layered and rich. My last bottle: I'm sad to see it go.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Maybach Family Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Materium
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville

Community Holdings

• Pending Delivery 25 (1%)
• In Cellars 858 (45%)
• Consumed 1,018 (54%)

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