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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - Wow, what a pleasure this was. This was an interesting wine for us. We bought it at the estate with Mike and Terry Lamborn - lovely people - in 2014. I'd read a less than flattering review on it, but when we tasted it we all loved it. I talked about that review with them, and they didn't quite get it, nor did Heidi Barrett, their winemaker. It's just a guess, but there might be 2 factors at work: 1. the alcohol is pretty high 2. 2011 was maligned in Napa as it was comparatively cool and rainy. But, Lamborn is near the top of Howell Mountain and misses a lot of the weather and fog that impact the valley floor. Regardless, we felt it was stitching together then and would do well with some cellaring. 8 years later, we were correct. It was the last bottle of the evening and I didn't plan on opening it, but we were with the friends we bought it with, so why not? I gave it a quick decant and it drank beautifully.

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