Community Tasting Notes 77

• RPerro wrote: flawed

  December 24, 2021 - Unfortunately, this auction purchase was full of VA that never really blew off. I could glimpse the fruit underneath, but the VA was just too off putting to really enjoy the wine at all. It was the same or worse on day 2, so down the drain it went. Life is too short to dillydally with flawed wine. Onward! NR.

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• RPerro Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 20, 2020 - Popped and poured, funneled half the bottle off into a 375ml immediately for day 2. First impression is "wow!" At 15 years past vintage, this is singing...cassis and black cherry fruits, earthy oak and vanilla. VERY enjoyable drink, and it was all I could do to NOT drink the rest of the bottle that first night.
  Day 2: Popped the 375ml and consumed post haste. Still singing! Has even put on more weight than the night before. Ample tannin structure is apparent, acid is perfect. Fruit has receded just slightly, but still ripe with currants and cherries. Notes of leather are now showing, with the same vanilla finish as yesterday. All in all, VERY impressed with this wine! Happy I scored another from WineBid, and look forward to popping it in the near future. If you have any, I'd pop one now to see how it's doing. I think you can continue to enjoy this through 2025 at least. Drink now - 2025+.

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• kakpoo wrote: 93 points

  December 25, 2019 - Tasted about 9 months ago. Delicious, wish I had more...

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• John Nezlek wrote: 89 points

  November 14, 2019 - Note: I used a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
  
  Excellent bottle, just shy of the magical 90.
  
  Similar to the bottle I had a few years ago (Jan '15), but fuller and richer -- more smoothed out.
  As others have noted, a little taste of mocha, but nothing too at all too strong.
  No reason to hold, but no reason to panic.

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• niwotcellar wrote:

  August 27, 2019 - Unbalanced. Has degraded.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Nicholas Cole Cellars
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Camille
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Columbia Valley
• UPC Code 689076999151

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• Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
• In Cellars 395 (31%)
• Consumed 871 (68%)

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