The previous bottle I opened a couple of years ago was too fruit forward and had too much residual sugar for me. Those characteristics have since mellowed out quite a bit. However the wine misses other components to make it interesting. Kind of forgettable, but ok for a weekday night with a meal. Not a bad QPR. This used to be around $20 before but have seen in lately for around $17.
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Same notes as 5/27/15: This Cab had a surprising depth to it you don't see with most Central Coast Cabs. We first tried it at Hahn's tasting room in Monterey County. It is rather robust and fruit forward, would be good with spicy or grilled fare. We found it locally at $17.99, which is a good bargain for a wine of this quality. Should even improve with time, but approachable now. Believe it is made by or in association with Hahn vineyards of Monterey County, thus the quality for the price.
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A good wine but lacked true complexity. Needed a lot of time in the decanter. But I think 4 hrs + would have benefited this wine substantially. Good nose and oak. Tannins need to mellow.
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Too over ripe. Need to have this with some kind of steak or sausage. I think a couple of years will help this wine. It was much better on the second day.
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Ripe blueberry and blackberry with some peppery spice. Better than the '12, but still needs a bit more structure. For the $15-20 range it's a really an enjoyable Cab. I gave the '12 an 89, so this gets bumped up a little. Probably overrated the '12, still this is better and the 89/90 is justified especially factoring in the price. Good for grilling season.
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Big smooth wine with lots of blueberry notes. Not a lot of acid or tannin in this bottle to balance all that fruit. A pleasant crowd pleaser to be sure, but not my style.
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Very good California Cab. A bit more structure than is usual outside of Napa. Great QPR - a pleasant surprise that I discovered at one of my favorite restaurants. (Valentino's in Ft. Lauderdale)
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This Cab had a surprising depth to it you don't see with most Central Coast Cabs. We first tried it at Hahn's tasting room in Monterey County. It is rather robust and fruit forward, would be good with spicy or grilled fare. We found it locally at $17.99, which is a good bargain for a wine of this quality. Should even improve with time, but approachable now. Believe it is made by or in association with Hahn vineyards of Monterey County, thus the quality for the price.
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4/28/2022 - aveeck Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep, rich, big, fruit-forward - lots of time left.
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6/6/2020 - aveeck Likes this wine: 89 Points
This bottle was fine - I think 2013 was when they crossed the line from boutique to commercial-scale.
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12/10/2017 - PeterFromThePan wrote: 87 Points
The previous bottle I opened a couple of years ago was too fruit forward and had too much residual sugar for me. Those characteristics have since mellowed out quite a bit. However the wine misses other components to make it interesting. Kind of forgettable, but ok for a weekday night with a meal. Not a bad QPR. This used to be around $20 before but have seen in lately for around $17.
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9/4/2017 - wine4me2 wrote: 89 Points
A very nice drinking cab. Everything has come together in balance to make this a great drinker at this price point. I recommend it highly.
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5/29/2017 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 87 Points
Same as prior notes. A fully-extracted Cab.
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1/1/2017 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 87 Points
Same notes as 5/27/15:
This Cab had a surprising depth to it you don't see with most Central Coast Cabs. We first tried it at Hahn's tasting room in Monterey County. It is rather robust and fruit forward, would be good with spicy or grilled fare. We found it locally at $17.99, which is a good bargain for a wine of this quality. Should even improve with time, but approachable now. Believe it is made by or in association with Hahn vineyards of Monterey County, thus the quality for the price.
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11/11/2016 - pfisher17 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A good wine but lacked true complexity. Needed a lot of time in the decanter. But I think 4 hrs + would have benefited this wine substantially. Good nose and oak. Tannins need to mellow.
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10/16/2016 - tadams66 wrote: 86 Points
Too over ripe. Need to have this with some kind of steak or sausage. I think a couple of years will help this wine. It was much better on the second day.
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8/1/2016 - apipays Likes this wine: 93 Points
Really enjoyed,
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5/26/2016 - mzmijewski wrote: 87 Points
Excellent oak on nose. Deep purple color. Could use more tannins to balance it out.
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5/14/2016 - tadams66 Likes this wine: 88 Points
solid wine but a little over extracted which covered up the structure.
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5/8/2016 - Jobu wrote: 90 Points
Ripe blueberry and blackberry with some peppery spice. Better than the '12, but still needs a bit more structure. For the $15-20 range it's a really an enjoyable Cab. I gave the '12 an 89, so this gets bumped up a little. Probably overrated the '12, still this is better and the 89/90 is justified especially factoring in the price. Good for grilling season.
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5/4/2016 - Plusvini Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Big smooth wine with lots of blueberry notes. Not a lot of acid or tannin in this bottle to balance all that fruit. A pleasant crowd pleaser to be sure, but not my style.
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3/27/2016 - pbd1978 Likes this wine: 89 Points
red fruit, bit tannic on the palate. improves when open. finish is medium / long. definitely a great wine with lamb / pulled beef.
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3/26/2016 - bemeyer wrote:
Improves,with 1 hour decant. Noc er ly balanced medium body witj subdued fruit.
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3/21/2016 - BrunelloBob wrote: 87 Points
Noticeably better on day 2, but very straight-forward and a bit over-tannic.
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2/6/2016 - Superoreo wrote: 88 Points
Very jammy- decent finish
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1/25/2016 - jdrs21 wrote:
Not bad, not great
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12/26/2015 - jw200 wrote: 87 Points
The body is medium/full. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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12/15/2015 - jeffm_fla Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good California Cab. A bit more structure than is usual outside of Napa. Great QPR - a pleasant surprise that I discovered at one of my favorite restaurants. (Valentino's in Ft. Lauderdale)
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9/30/2015 - yankeebatts Likes this wine: 82 Points
Great drink now Cab. Well balanced but still a big red.
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5/27/2015 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 87 Points
This Cab had a surprising depth to it you don't see with most Central Coast Cabs. We first tried it at Hahn's tasting room in Monterey County. It is rather robust and fruit forward, would be good with spicy or grilled fare. We found it locally at $17.99, which is a good bargain for a wine of this quality. Should even improve with time, but approachable now. Believe it is made by or in association with Hahn vineyards of Monterey County, thus the quality for the price.
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4/22/2015 - audeyoe Likes this wine: 87 Points
Interesting. Starts super light (vanilla, dandelion) and crescendos to a strawberry, tannic finish. Not amazing but pretty darn good.
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