The wine continues to drink nicely and has grown up as a fine and graceful senior Cali Cab. The tannins are still there but pliable and the wine shows nice red fruit jamminess. But drink now you must as it’s probably past peak.
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This well crafted Napa cab has aged well and gives a floral bouquet that has at least rose and lilac elements. The tannins have peaked and I believe this is the time to drink. The palate is greeted with blue fruit with a licorice end. Overall a well balanced wine made by someone who had the idea that you could age this and peak ten years later.
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This note is for the 2009 Buoncristiani OPC which I misclassified as the cab, but was too lazy to go through the work of re-editing the purchase. A nice Bordeaux style wine with decent complexity and nice finish. It’s holding up well and can probably take a few more years of aging.
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My wife and I shared another bottle of this fantastic Cab last weekend. I think I enjoyed the 2nd bottle better than the first -- absolutely impressive.
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- Crimsom color with slow forming legs and aromas of oak and chocolate. It's balanced and has flavours of mint and blackberry with a full body. Oily texture with a long finish - This is a very young wine, just a little early to drink. However, it has great depth and multiple layers of fruit. Very good!
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Still very young, but all the components are there for a brilliant wine. Great cherry, plum, dark red fruit forward with nice acidity and long finish that exhibits oak and vanilla notes. Silky tannins and a great mouthfeel. A few more years will allow better integration of components. Drink now only with long decant. Most assuredly several points higher over next 3-4 years.
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12/5/2019 - Rbtrage wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic!!! Much better than the previous bottle.
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10/4/2019 - jschnabel wrote: 91 Points
The wine continues to drink nicely and has grown up as a fine and graceful senior Cali Cab. The tannins are still there but pliable and the wine shows nice red fruit jamminess. But drink now you must as it’s probably past peak.
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10/16/2018 - Rbtrage wrote: 90 Points
Good wine. Drank over 2 days and the wine was substantially better on the second day.
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9/29/2018 - jschnabel wrote: 91 Points
This well crafted Napa cab has aged well and gives a floral bouquet that has at least rose and lilac elements. The tannins have peaked and I believe this is the time to drink. The palate is greeted with blue fruit with a licorice end. Overall a well balanced wine made by someone who had the idea that you could age this and peak ten years later.
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12/25/2017 - Hargate Likes this wine: 92 Points
This note is for the 2009 Buoncristiani OPC which I misclassified as the cab, but was too lazy to go through the work of re-editing the purchase. A nice Bordeaux style wine with decent complexity and nice finish. It’s holding up well and can probably take a few more years of aging.
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6/17/2015 - masterbevo@gmail.com wrote: 94 Points
Heavy on blackberry, chocolate and coffee flavors... complex, NOT sweet or overly fruity.... mid-long finish. Was terrific with steak.
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11/26/2014 - kmoloo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Juicy, dark, long finishing. One of the best cabs I've ever tried.
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6/8/2014 - Wine Buergler Likes this wine: 92 Points
My wife and I shared another bottle of this fantastic Cab last weekend. I think I enjoyed the 2nd bottle better than the first -- absolutely impressive.
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3/8/2014 - LMWS Jimmy and Rocio wrote: 91 Points
Nice smooth wine. Buy buy buy
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9/5/2013 - Acqmerger wrote: 92 Points
- Crimsom color with slow forming legs and aromas of oak and chocolate. It's balanced and has flavours of mint and blackberry with a full body. Oily texture with a long finish - This is a very young wine, just a little early to drink. However, it has great depth and multiple layers of fruit. Very good!
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4/21/2013 - K28226 wrote: 94 Points
1 hr decant. Notes consistent. Very, very good.
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2/4/2013 - K28226 wrote: 92 Points
Still very young, but all the components are there for a brilliant wine. Great cherry, plum, dark red fruit forward with nice acidity and long finish that exhibits oak and vanilla notes. Silky tannins and a great mouthfeel. A few more years will allow better integration of components. Drink now only with long decant. Most assuredly several points higher over next 3-4 years.
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