2016 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
Decanting Queen Likes this wine:
92 Points
Sunday, June 25, 2023 - Deer Valley Palooza in 3 stages with Mark1npt and Agelvis; 6/25/2023-7/1/2023 (8,100 ft): Drank this PnP after a mistake with our intended bottle. Really good from the start. Smooth, silky, I found more red fruits than I expected, but sweet red fruits rather than tart. And mixed with black. Nice longish finish. This one really developed well although I am not sure there would have been any point in holding for my palate.
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Comment posted by Yack Man:
6/27/2023 8:50:00 AM - Interesting though on this wine. In my experience, this vintage started off strong out of the gate, drinking nicely when young. Slowly, it lost some traction with time as my notes reflect however, my last bottle was delight. 92 points is a good score (conservatively speaking, I'd say) but my last bottle of this wine seemed to have made a turn for the better. If you have more of these, I hopefully your they show better the next time around.
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
6/28/2023 7:15:00 AM - I was actually surprised how good it was. And agree that these did make a good come back. I hope that bodes well for some of my other shit down wines.
92 is pretty close to excellent from me
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
6/28/2023 7:16:00 AM - But just rereading my previous notes—I gave this a 94 in 2021 but that was after not liking it initially and trying again the next day. So perhaps if we had given it more air this time it would have gone from excellent to magic.
Comment posted by Yack Man:
6/28/2023 7:43:00 AM - It's all good DC. I'm not sure about your thoughts on the 2020 vintage, but Mike Smith more than delivered on a number of his Cabs. If you can, I'd recommend snagging some of in his entry level Cabs IF they should ever become available to you. I don't think you will be disappointed.
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
6/29/2023 6:40:00 AM - Thanks Yack. I have generally avoided 2020, but seek to try them one day