Community Tasting Note

silvercup wrote:

Monday, May 14, 2007 - It was an 86 on the first day. No decanting, just glass aerating. Left uncorked in the bottle for 24 hours. Initially this wine was very tight, giving up mostly fruit and some chocolate and vanilla. Eventually the nose opened to reveal mint, forest floor, faint bell pepper, quince, soy and roses with the fruit harmonizing nicely with the more green and earth aromas. The wine was also very tight in the mouth, eventually revealing bright cherry, pomegranate leading to a thick plum and oak giving way to a dark chocolate finish that lasted along with the cherry. This was a big, thick, muscular wine, showing a little finesse, but mostly powerful tannins and fruit. Very good mountain cab. Had the structure of other mountain cabs I have tried (Ladera, Mt. Veeder) with the big muscular tannins giving way to massive fruit.

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