Community Tasting Notes 37

• mflesh wrote: 93 points

  July 15, 2023 - 95% Cab and 5% Malbec
  Black fruit and blackberry cassis is the backbone of this wine. Starting to show a faint hint of iodine and bacon fat. Hint of vanilla bean, dark fruit density, with softened tannins add to a beautiful finish with a modest amount of black pepper. These wines when young are really good because of their intense fruit core and that jagged neutral oak, and are great with age due to the push/pull of young and aged character. Drink now with a 30 minute decant or you can certainly hold this wine for another 10 years but I do definitely expect some secondary and tertiary characteristics kicking in within 5 years.

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• AJCowen wrote: 95 points

  January 31, 2023 - Just delightful. Ripe black cherry, very slight mineral. Tasted like a mellowed St. Emilion.

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• cooker315 wrote: 93 points

  June 16, 2022 - Pop & pour. So glad I had the opportunity to taste this beyond its drinking window. I would do it again and again and again. Wish I had another bottle that I could keep for five more years.

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• Fargondog Likes this wine: 94 points

  October 6, 2018 - Wish I had more. This bottle has been stored at 55 degrees all it's life. Decanted 6 hours. The legs running down the glass were of a triple crown winner. No astringency, smooth great balance. A great experience. If you have any bottles out there now is the time to pop.

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• Vinomnivore Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 23, 2017 - Drinking well right now. It's in a sweet spot for me- the tannins, alcohol, fruit seemed to be in a good balance. I recall notes of black fruits, cassis, dark chocolate and slate. Long finish.The wine had enough acid and tannin to pair well with lamb rib chops. We drank the bottle after a 3 hour decant. We purchased this bottle from the winery's collection of older vintages in December. It seemed to be well stored and likely would have been able to age without ill effect for a few more years.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Etude
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 089819763580

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• Pending Delivery 24 (2%)
• In Cellars 391 (37%)
• Consumed 652 (61%)

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