We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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Tasted last night, no notes taken. However, this bottle showed differently from the one a year ago. The structure of last night's bottle was evident to me, with the wine having a good spine, joined by a cedar, black cherry component. My comment to Sean about this bottle as we drank the wine was that it seemed a good distance in tone from what I typically expect from modern Napa Cab. Very good.
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Marguet and Marie-Courtin, plus a little Savart and some Still Reds, Too (My House In The South OC): We opened this last night, to go alongside a # of varied reds. So, it's had plenty of slow ox air. Nearly 1/2 bottle left, not sure how in the midst of so many great reds that were left behind last night I will get through them all! This has the SR sexiness, of the cocoa-tinged oak married against some darker red and black Cab fruit, which shows as tarry, cedary Cab flavors, with some emerging herbal notes. This is squarely modern Cab, reminding me of the SW Merlot with that same flavor profile. Some decadence, pretty approachable now and probably better in 3-5 years as the remaining wood softens in and the Cab flavors can come all the way forward.
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5/25/2023 - markcic wrote: 93 Points
We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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2/9/2023 - markcic wrote: 93 Points
We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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12/8/2022 - markcic Likes this wine: 93 Points
We pnp'd at lunch and I believe some decanter time would improve the score. The nose was fruit with a hint of chocolate. The palate was berries, cherry, tobacco, some spice and a taste of chocolate on the moderately long finish.
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2/22/2020 - jnocera Likes this wine: 95 Points
All I have to say about this wine is. F—- this is good. Amazing QPR
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12/8/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Tasted last night, no notes taken. However, this bottle showed differently from the one a year ago. The structure of last night's bottle was evident to me, with the wine having a good spine, joined by a cedar, black cherry component. My comment to Sean about this bottle as we drank the wine was that it seemed a good distance in tone from what I typically expect from modern Napa Cab. Very good.
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12/15/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Marguet and Marie-Courtin, plus a little Savart and some Still Reds, Too (My House In The South OC): We opened this last night, to go alongside a # of varied reds. So, it's had plenty of slow ox air. Nearly 1/2 bottle left, not sure how in the midst of so many great reds that were left behind last night I will get through them all! This has the SR sexiness, of the cocoa-tinged oak married against some darker red and black Cab fruit, which shows as tarry, cedary Cab flavors, with some emerging herbal notes. This is squarely modern Cab, reminding me of the SW Merlot with that same flavor profile. Some decadence, pretty approachable now and probably better in 3-5 years as the remaining wood softens in and the Cab flavors can come all the way forward.
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