The nose is full with notes of currant, oak and vanilla. Light body for a cab, but very rich. Dark fruit, tobacco and leather on the palate. Short finish.
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Aromatically nice, with a big nose full of dark fruit, dried herbs, cayenne pepper and earth - this falls apart on the wishy-washy palate that offers zero structure and little flavor beyhond some faint black cherry ntoes.
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With time open the fairly simple and shut down nose opens to moderately influenced oak character, cherries blueberries cassis and a touch of graphite. Surpising acid level on entry that encompasses a peppery blueberry flavor that transitions to a terroir driven finish with light to moderate tannin that grips more and more as the finish goes on. This wine is well under control at 13.5 and I think it would be great with food.
With time a gorgeous high toned red licourice emerges.
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this cabernet has a very nice cassis-filled nose, with some toast. full-bodied, with sweet black cherries, plums, soft tannins, vanilla and milk chocolate on the palate. wow, this isn't spectacular, but for $12-$15, this is a qpr cab to seek out for sure. nice, soft finish. not really complex, but this is just a really plush, easy-drinking cab to have around at parties and such.
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12/12/2012 - pschultz Likes this wine: 88 Points
The nose is full with notes of currant, oak and vanilla. Light body for a cab, but very rich. Dark fruit, tobacco and leather on the palate. Short finish.
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12/31/2010 - gamma76 wrote: 82 Points
fair cab, nothing special
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4/14/2010 - pian0_player wrote: 88 Points
not bad. dark fruit and oak. nice mid-palate and smooth finish. a solid bottle for the price.
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8/10/2009 - daver852 wrote: 87 Points
Well-made, but fairly simple wime. Typical mid-range California Cab, pleasant, undemanding and undistinguished. A decent value, but not memorable.
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6/6/2008 - wino_tim wrote: 76 Points
Aromatically nice, with a big nose full of dark fruit, dried herbs, cayenne pepper and earth - this falls apart on the wishy-washy palate that offers zero structure and little flavor beyhond some faint black cherry ntoes.
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5/24/2008 - n8540 wrote: 88 Points
good color. good nose. firm tannins and a fair aount of oak, but should settle down. a well crafted wine.
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5/18/2008 - lovethewine wrote: 88 Points
Good fruit forward value cabernet. Very juicy. It had a nice bit of oak which lingered on the finish.
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5/9/2008 - Beginskibros wrote:
Solid performer for the price range. Middle of the tongue fruityness, smoth, long finich.
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3/26/2008 - LPskeleton wrote: 88 Points
With time open the fairly simple and shut down nose opens to moderately influenced oak character, cherries blueberries cassis and a touch of graphite. Surpising acid level on entry that encompasses a peppery blueberry flavor that transitions to a terroir driven finish with light to moderate tannin that grips more and more as the finish goes on. This wine is well under control at 13.5 and I think it would be great with food.
With time a gorgeous high toned red licourice emerges.
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3/8/2008 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 86 Points
this cabernet has a very nice cassis-filled nose, with some toast. full-bodied, with sweet black cherries, plums, soft tannins, vanilla and milk chocolate on the palate. wow, this isn't spectacular, but for $12-$15, this is a qpr cab to seek out for sure. nice, soft finish. not really complex, but this is just a really plush, easy-drinking cab to have around at parties and such.
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2/15/2008 - joshwoodward wrote: 87 Points
Cool! Complex. Seems aged. Aromatic - euchalyptis? Medium tannin and acid, chocolate. Green notes. Ok with food, ok quaffer.
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