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• coremill wrote: 91 points

  November 3, 2023 - A riper, lusher, lower acid Black Cat. Plenty of black fruit, some earthy gravel, everything in balance, structure relaxed. Delicious even if I prefer other vintages.

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• TC16 wrote: 92 points

  December 4, 2022 - Tannins mostly resolved. Dark purple to red fruits. A touch higher acidity than ideal. Start to develop some secondary characteristics. Really enjoyed this bottle.

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• bobpsi Likes this wine:

  August 16, 2021 - Similar to the 2007 we had a month back, really drinking well. Lots of structure supporting the fresh ripe red and black fruits, spices and cedar notes. Long life ahead of this one.

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• odds Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 16, 2020 - It's been a while, and a long dinner at home during a n'easter was a great time to park on '08 EMH. Great nose from PnP. In fact, I enjoyed alot my tasting from PnP. Great dark ruby color, hardly any sediments, longer finish than I recall in previous bottles. I would say it is certainly more 'bold'/'dark' compare with the 2009 (for example), but it is still very very rich in its fruit and earth balance. The cassis and black fruits remain dominant (an excellent fit for black cat). Nice peppers evolve on the nose as the evening progressed, little more leather. The floral remain on the nose for several hours. I still recommend decanting, but even decanting throughout the meal is helpful. Enjoyed over 3 hours or so. About a glass left for today. Splendid. Treat yourself to a glass of well aged cab.

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• MC2 Wines wrote:

  April 9, 2020 - Part of a Benchmark online focused on Napa Cab. Unfortunately we didn't have many well aged ones and so we went young. Opened and decanted for maybe an hour or two before drinking. This was still quite intense, valley floor fruit. Will be interesting to see on day two. It's fruit forward although the fruit itself is not over-ripe. No real nuance to the wine at this point. Just kindof the standard cab. A decent version.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer EMH
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Black Cat
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
• In Cellars 121 (30%)
• Consumed 276 (69%)

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