February 6, 2024 - Rounded smoky notes with light, silky, well achieved tannins and a very lasting aftertaste indeed.
Undoubtedly a great Cabernet, alongside with the extroverted Montebello and the classic 707 from Penfolds…
January 1, 2024 - Perfection … cassis and currant fruits with licorice and spicy herbs … wonderful balance and long lingering finish.
December 23, 2023 - Still going strong with powerful tannins. Drank beautifully after an hour decant.
November 10, 2023 - Spectacular! My last fabulous bottle of this vintage was in 2020. Posted a new photo.
September 4, 2023 - The last of these and I am not sorry. Each one has been a disappointment - one of the worst QPRs I’ve bought in over 30 years. Untamed alcohol heat and a bombastic personality. It also had the misfortune of sharing the table with a 2002 Mouton Rothschild which was a gracefully mature and classic Pauilliac. I understand there are people who truly enjoy those gigantic Napa wines but I am not one. And don’t get me started on the wastefulness of the bottles.
August 6, 2023 - Wow, still growing strong fruit very present. Little tannins. Nose floral. Wow wine at a dinner party. All this needed was 20 minutes decanted. One of the OGs for Napa Cabs.
May 9, 2023 - Wow what a beautiful wine. Over 16 years old and still drinking so young. Beautiful clear purple in colour. Notes of cassis, licorice, and dark chocolate. Med Body, nice acidity, smooth lush tannins, and long finish. An absolutely beautiful wine.
May 3, 2023 - Decanted over cocktails. Just a seamless, silky, deep, intense, well-aged cult Cab.
February 14, 2023 - Deliciousness in a wine class!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
February 8, 2023 - Basil, mint; cassis-blackberry; rich, creamy, full bodied; quite nice, but weirdly came in last place with the group. To me it was solid and solidly in the middle of the line up of great Napa Cabs. Blind tasting is always enlightening, and group preferences are interesting. DD Napa Cabs blind at Michaels