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Friday, December 3, 2021 - Just another evening of good wine and cheer (Chilly Noe Valley): Surprise bottle via coravin pour brought by the ever generous Cyclist to our tasting. On the nose and palate, dark florals, sweet spice, wet earth, a touch of oak, cherries, cassis and mixed red and dark berries. Medium deep purple, medium+ bodied, medium legs. Very present but mostly integrated tannins, medium- acidity, no heat. Good complexity, persistence and intensity. I knew nothing of this winery prior to meeting Cyclist, who’d previously brought one of their CFs, which didn’t move me (subject to my general qualification about not loving CFs), so this was a fabulous surprise. Vibrant, sunny fruit, given a lift by red berries and intense florals and a bit of savoriness by the earthy element, this wine was the superego to Cyclist’s main id contribution, the ‘19 VV Mysterons, the 2 together brilliantly framing much of what I love about Napa CSs. Cyclist tends to like, at least in the early days of our acquaintance, bigger, younger wines than I often do, but this Cab was right in the middle, if anything skewing more toward classic than modern Napa. A great mix of power and elegance, this was beautifully balanced and subtle. The pour I had of this was small, toward the end of our tasting, and without food accompanying it, but it’s a wine I’d welcome having more time to contemplate, to match it with something bloody. While these tastings with lots of folks bringing multiple memorable bottles are wonderful and warm the cockles of sfwl’s steely heart, the downside is that sometimes individual wines don’t get the attention they deserve, and since this, alas, wasn’t left after the tasting, I’ll have to find another for my ruminating, while savoring the excellent memories I had from last night. It’s my understanding that Cyclist was coravining this for the first time last night, but other than vigorous swirling in my glass and the 20 minutes or so it took me to finish my half glass, it had no air, yet it drank very well, making me think that this is a good tasting window, not clear if there’s further upside, but another decade or so of really good life under any circumstances. 97+

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