Community Tasting Note

Ron Slye wrote:

Sunday, June 11, 2017 - Still very dark and dense. Lovely nose of dark plums, licorice, leather. Similar flavors dominate on the palate, with a stronger taste of black cherry at the center, surrounded by hints of licorice, leather, and earth. Really lovely.

On day 2, this has really opened up with all cylinders. This is performing like an excellent aged Bordeaux. Nose of plums, leather, tobacco, and mushrooms. The palate is still somewhat tight – but a nice hard core of black cherry, and a finish that goes on and on.

I should point out that on day 1, I just took a glass, so there was not a lot of wine exposed overnight. The bottle was uncorked over night, then corked from morning until this evening. As this is opening up more in the glass now, I do think this requires a decant of at least an hour before drinking. I would not be surprised if this were not better in five, even ten, years. This shows how domestic Cabs can really shine and age if done right. I paid $49.95 for this back in…. maybe 1997 or 1998? Worth every penny!

PS. Just noted my earlier note. This is clearly still a youthful wine that will benefit with more bottle age.

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