Wine and BBQ Dinner (At home in leafy West London): Quieter than the Shafer that sad beside it, but what do you expect...a delicious, together, mature cali cab, albeit one clearly on the downslope. If you have some, consider drinking up.
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No detailed notes taken but plenty of life left in this. Nicely resolved now though an hours decant doesn’t hurt. Rather sweet on the palate but we did have some Bordeaux before it and a Ridge with it so might stand out as quite sweet in that company. A touch simple but a very solid and very enjoyable 90-91 point. Pleasantly surprised.
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Purple color, with slight bricking on the rims. Terrific Napa nose of currant, raspberry, cedar, and mint. Sticky dark fruited flavors, with plenty of polished tannins and acidity. The astringency and wood seem to be overtaking the fruit on the finish. Not sure if this will improve with age. Drink up.
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8/13/2022 - lozatron Likes this wine:
Wine and BBQ Dinner (At home in leafy West London): Quieter than the Shafer that sad beside it, but what do you expect...a delicious, together, mature cali cab, albeit one clearly on the downslope. If you have some, consider drinking up.
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8/6/2020 - Mbad77 wrote: 91 Points
No detailed notes taken but plenty of life left in this. Nicely resolved now though an hours decant doesn’t hurt. Rather sweet on the palate but we did have some Bordeaux before it and a Ridge with it so might stand out as quite sweet in that company.
A touch simple but a very solid and very enjoyable 90-91 point.
Pleasantly surprised.
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10/28/2018 - Nothung Likes this wine: 89 Points
A bit tired. Don’t think it was ever great. Very tight when opened. Decanted for about an hour, and it opened up.
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7/23/2004 - otisabdul wrote: 89 Points
Purple color, with slight bricking on the rims. Terrific Napa nose of currant, raspberry, cedar, and mint. Sticky dark fruited flavors, with plenty of polished tannins and acidity. The astringency and wood seem to be overtaking the fruit on the finish. Not sure if this will improve with age. Drink up.
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