Community Tasting Notes 17

• vinus_operandi Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 8, 2022 - double decanted and began drinking one hour later. wine opened with a nose of dark fruit and earthiness. on the palate the fruit was driven by blackberries, black currents, sage, and some earthiness. there was a really nice balance of acid and fruit to this wine. i did not find it over-ripe and thought that it was still drinking quite well given it was a 2007. best of all, was the nice long finish. paired wonderfully with peking duck.

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• Reblin Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 31, 2020 - Needs an hour or so of air. Moderate fruit, a touch acidic. Not aging as gracefully as it should at the price point.

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• Steinbauer wrote:

  November 30, 2020 - Couple of years past it’s prime.

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• RJurman Likes this wine: 89 points

  June 14, 2020 - I'm sticking with my review from a few years back. This wine is just overrated. How Parker rated it 98 points has me scratching my head.
  Decent nose, medium bodied average cali cab. Not worth the $80 paid.

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• RJurman wrote: 89 points

  December 1, 2017 - Completely underwhelmed by this bottle. Nice nose, and a decent drinking cabernet but not not worth $80. The fruit seems to be fading and this was stored in a perfect environment. This is a bit more like a $30 QPR in my opinion.
  EDIT.. Turned out that I was starting to get a really bad cold and I may have rated this wine unfairly. My pallet was compromised so I will come back to this in a week.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Vine Cliff Winery
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville
• UPC Codes 184685000019, 184685000187

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• Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
• In Cellars 271 (45%)
• Consumed 332 (55%)

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