Dark cherry, cassis, dark berry on the nose. Dark chocolate and tobacco notes. Oak is well balanced. Nice for a Cali cab - not jammy and nice structure.
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Dark cherry on the nose. Cherry, black licorice and tobacco notes. Oak is well integrated. Standard Napa cab profile. A tad hot still, and the finish is short for the price. Good but not great.
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Meh. It's fine, but not as good as before ... really jammy right now ... baked blueberry and blackberry. After having a few "lesser" (more affordable) Cabs the last few days that I enjoyed much more, this was a bit of a letdown this time around. Not gonna be in a rush to open another one for a while. Hopefully, things come back around.
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Nose of yogurt. Very berry forward - strawberry, blackberry, blueberry. Well integrated oak. Low to mid tannin, and relatively limited finish. It’s a decent wine but not worth the $$$.
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Nice wine. Dark purple in color. Notes of blackberry and dark chocolate. Dry, med body, smooth tannins, nice acidity. Never disappointed by wines from Stag's Leap.
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I honestly think this has the stuffing to become something quite beautiful in 5 years. Seems a shame that I opened it when I did, but life doesn't always follow my plan. Sometimes there is a curve ball.
93+ in 5 years. All the tannin and acidity needed to make the journey through time.
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Interesting wine, medium bodied, tasted hot and a bit thin, but balanced fruit with smooth tannins, good flavors, drank with grilled skirt steak, might try again, not typical Napa.
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we have been enjoying this wine lately, even more than the also very good 2015 haut bages liberal, for example. in particular this wine has matured over the last year nicely.
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A: clear Deep Purple N: Clean, Prononounced, black Cherry, Vanila P: dry, medium acidity, medium tanin, medium body, not a heavy cab. Black cherry again a little pepper. Nice long finish.
A very good wine, but not bold enough for the price.
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Hazy red/brown with purple notes. Fruity, deep oaky nose. Full body, flavorful, tannins almost softened, hot, alcoholic mouthfeel, good length. Sweet, crisp, no bitterness but well balanced. Fruity, blackcurrant, raisins. Best quality is depth of flavor.
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Very little body to the wine. Left me thinking I was drinking water. No big notes came through but was fine to drink with our meal. Definitely not worth leaving in cellar
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Une robe au sombre grenat, gracieuse et sensuelle. D'une belle amplitude, c'est un vin charpenté et chaleureux, qui ne s'en laisse guère imposer. Le nez laisse deviner des arômes de mûres, de tabac et de réglisse noire. Le parfait compagnon pour nos burgers d'agneau à la feta et aux oignons confits.
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Reddish brown in color. Red fruits, light oak, and licorice all wrapped in a highly perfumed body. Not my favorite style of Napa wine, but hard to beat for $50.
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Gorgeous wine, pure napa sensuality. Delicate but precise nose, heaps of liquorice, vanilla, oaky smoke, blueberry cream, this all evolves and takes on more density with a bit of time Took some time to open up but it delivers a gorgeous, refined & juicy half throttle experience. Gorgeous mouth feel, the alcohol is well hidden, creamy, seductive stuff. Very good. Loads of liquorice!! Just starting to drink great now, with years to go / Drink - 2030
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Same as prior TN’s - last of a three pack we picked up a my a wine tasting event. Really fun bottle with a traditional Napa California fruit profile. This one makes an excellent Steak pairing.
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Good wine. I hope my bottle was ok. I questioned initially if it was corked. Not high on fruit flavors. Well balanced fruit and spice. Not highly tannic. A good pairing with bacon on baked potatoes and grilled pork loin. The smokiness in the wine and the meats worked well. But I am not eager to drink this one by itself.
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What I’d consider a strong STEAK HOUSE. Wine.. good California fruit and mouthfeel with mild tannin and good structure. However a little one dimensional.
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Part of “create your own” tasting flight at The Wine Cellar in the Rio Las Vegas. Dark setting so hard to look at color. I have a bottle of this vintage in my own cellar so I want to revisit it in a few years but I did not get much out now. Mostly had green pepper and some spice on the nose, palate seemed a little hot but had a decent amount of red fruit and a solid sense of intrigue if you give it enough time.
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Deep ruby. A notably uncomplicated and not very Cabernet-like nose offers fresh blackberries, black cherry sour candy, bubblegum and suggestions of gravel and buttered toast. Medium+ bodied on the palate, juicy, round and quite light on its feet with a diminished level of soft tannins and easygoing flavors of ripe black fruits, crushed mint and oak spice. There's an appealing freshness and simplicity here, but at almost $50 retail, there are surely scores of wines offering the same qualities at a literal fraction of the price.
Had 2 bottles at Harry & Izzy’s Indianapolis for my daughters College graduation celebration. Very approachable wine, nice nose, dark fruit and buttery smooth finish. Solid tannins held up well against aged NY Strip. A crowd pleaser and would definitely order again. A very nice wine and solid value.
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Spot-on light/medium weight Cabernet. Not a hair out of place. Juicy fruit balanced against some acid and a bit of oak. If one chose to criticize, it would be that the wine is *too* easy to drink.
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Restaurant pop in before; asked to decant the bottle but we still went through it fairly quickly. Very strong ripe, bright fruit; and raspberry and a hint of Rosemary on the nose. Strong, very ripe blackberry flavor – however fruit is so tight that it overpowers most of the tannins, but there are hints of leather and a little crushed stone mid-palate.
Overall, very enjoyable one that went well with beef but could sit equally well on its own.
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Dream Big, California Wines (Hotel Atlantic, Hamburg, Germany): One glass, brief note: adstringent tannin, voluptuous fruit, very oak driven, for me way to young, a try in maybe 5+ years, maybe the barrel treatment will be inegrated, long demanding aftertaste, *(**-?), 90+ potential
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Served blind in a tasting of nine "red wines less than $75", and was the WOTN. At $45-50, it was probably one of the most costly in the line-up.
Slo-oxed for ~ a half hour. First impression was Napa Cab, albeit young, and on the "less selective" side. Dark fruit, oak, and youthful tannins. Pleasant drink right now, but need to try again in a couple of years to determine QPR.
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Dark chocolate, vanilla, anise with rich black fruit to start, then more power and structure middle through finish. Good now, probably best in another year or two. Well balanced.
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SIA Wine Week - Finale (Singapore Airlines): intense, deep, dark, broody; creme de cassis, liquorice, mint, chocolate; long velvety finish; excellent wine, which has lots of ageing potential
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2/16/2024 - vertex663 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark cherry, cassis, dark berry on the nose. Dark chocolate and tobacco notes. Oak is well balanced. Nice for a Cali cab - not jammy and nice structure.
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11/25/2023 - msimoes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious. Full bodied, tasty. Drinking great.
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7/18/2023 - thitus Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Något av en besvikelse.
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5/7/2023 - bobvictor Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid for what it is
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2/5/2023 - Galrob wrote:
Unctuous Delicious Well integrated flavors
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12/6/2022 - photoguy wrote: 92 Points
Quite smooth, cherry on the nose, drinking well.
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11/26/2022 - Vino Loco wrote: 89 Points
Dark cherry on the nose. Cherry, black licorice and tobacco notes. Oak is well integrated. Standard Napa cab profile. A tad hot still, and the finish is short for the price. Good but not great.
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9/13/2022 - Delvis Likes this wine: 89 Points
Quite nice. More fruity than expected for age, yet was a great surprise. Easy and smooth.
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8/15/2022 - Buythecase wrote: 89 Points
Meh. It's fine, but not as good as before ... really jammy right now ... baked blueberry and blackberry. After having a few "lesser" (more affordable) Cabs the last few days that I enjoyed much more, this was a bit of a letdown this time around. Not gonna be in a rush to open another one for a while. Hopefully, things come back around.
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6/4/2022 - Vino Loco wrote: 89 Points
Nose of yogurt. Very berry forward - strawberry, blackberry, blueberry. Well integrated oak. Low to mid tannin, and relatively limited finish. It’s a decent wine but not worth the $$$.
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4/10/2022 - HarlanPSU Likes this wine: 89 Points
Wine is still tight. Consider holding for a longer period of time.
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3/2/2022 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Stag's Leap Library Wine Tasting (Heritage Gallery - Chicago IL): Walk around tasting. Rich and also slightly jammy with faint chocolate and vanilla. A bit simple, but very fun.
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11/23/2021 - Tsliwinski Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth CA cab with dark fruit, game and a little pencil lead. Smooth finish. Drinking nicely.
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1/24/2021 - rexmerlot wrote: 90 Points
Nice wine. Dark purple in color. Notes of blackberry and dark chocolate. Dry, med body, smooth tannins, nice acidity. Never disappointed by wines from Stag's Leap.
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10/13/2020 - WineKnut wrote: 89 Points
I honestly think this has the stuffing to become something quite beautiful in 5 years. Seems a shame that I opened it when I did, but life doesn't always follow my plan. Sometimes there is a curve ball.
93+ in 5 years. All the tannin and acidity needed to make the journey through time.
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9/15/2020 - gew71walsh wrote: 87 Points
Reasonably nice wine, but without complexity. Fruits (dark berries) are rather mundane, finish is medium. Decent midweek wine to pass the time
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8/20/2020 - mwneil wrote: 89 Points
Interesting wine, medium bodied, tasted hot and a bit thin, but balanced fruit with smooth tannins, good flavors, drank with grilled skirt steak, might try again, not typical Napa.
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5/27/2020 - Thebackroomvt wrote:
took to the restaurant
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2/3/2020 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 90 Points
Seemed better than in Sept 18 showing a bit more red/black fruit along with the pepper and spice. Decent Super Bowl party wine.
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11/22/2019 - mathwonk wrote:
we have been enjoying this wine lately, even more than the also very good 2015 haut bages liberal, for example. in particular this wine has matured over the last year nicely.
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11/16/2019 - olofst Likes this wine: 89 Points
Syrupy and exaggerated in my opinion, but nonetheless good.
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9/5/2019 - CJM wrote: 88 Points
Clear, deep garnet with no rim browning. Leather, tobacco , chocolate. Low acids, low tannins. Fennel. Medium balanced finish.
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8/25/2019 - Sebran wrote: 88 Points
Nose: candied blueberries, blackberry, cassis, caramelised sugar. Very new world.
Taste: similar to nose, caramelized blueberries, cotton candy, vanilla. Medium body, medium acidity, high alcohol.
I have had equally good Napa Cabs for 20$, so not very good qpr. Not my style, too new world.
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7/8/2019 - 424westend Likes this wine: 91 Points
BLT
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7/7/2019 - The Bacchus Likes this wine: 93 Points
A: clear Deep Purple
N: Clean, Prononounced, black Cherry, Vanila
P: dry, medium acidity, medium tanin, medium body, not a heavy cab. Black cherry again a little pepper. Nice long finish.
A very good wine, but not bold enough for the price.
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6/23/2019 - GranadaPedroAlarcon Likes this wine: 87 Points
It is an ok wine. It is not worth the price
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5/18/2019 - Alaskanfish Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very good!
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4/27/2019 - Bebum wrote: 89 Points
Hazy red/brown with purple notes.
Fruity, deep oaky nose.
Full body, flavorful, tannins almost softened, hot, alcoholic mouthfeel, good length.
Sweet, crisp, no bitterness but well balanced.
Fruity, blackcurrant, raisins.
Best quality is depth of flavor.
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4/21/2019 - chuckos77 wrote: 88 Points
Very little body to the wine. Left me thinking I was drinking water. No big notes came through but was fine to drink with our meal. Definitely not worth leaving in cellar
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4/12/2019 - DrinkingLawyer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Une robe au sombre grenat, gracieuse et sensuelle. D'une belle amplitude, c'est un vin charpenté et chaleureux, qui ne s'en laisse guère imposer. Le nez laisse deviner des arômes de mûres, de tabac et de réglisse noire. Le parfait compagnon pour nos burgers d'agneau à la feta et aux oignons confits.
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4/7/2019 - GregB57 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Very nice bottle of wine that we got as a gift. Would I pay $50 for it? No.
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4/4/2019 - jgreco Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Reddish brown in color. Red fruits, light oak, and licorice all wrapped in a highly perfumed body. Not my favorite style of Napa wine, but hard to beat for $50.
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3/14/2019 - thunberg wrote: 90 Points
Dream Big - California Wine Tasting (Stockholm, Sweden): Slender beautiful cab, licorice, vanilla, smoky, full bodied, very well balanced.
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2/28/2019 - Chasse_spleen wrote: 90 Points
Very good, deep blue nose. Good structure, long taste. Possibly slightly too much heat. But well made.
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2/25/2019 - The_english_wine_guy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gorgeous wine, pure napa sensuality. Delicate but precise nose, heaps of liquorice, vanilla, oaky smoke, blueberry cream, this all evolves and takes on more density with a bit of time Took some time to open up but it delivers a gorgeous, refined & juicy half throttle experience. Gorgeous mouth feel, the alcohol is well hidden, creamy, seductive stuff. Very good. Loads of liquorice!! Just starting to drink great now, with years to go / Drink - 2030
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2/16/2019 - Marcosuru wrote: 90 Points
Very nice. A bit closed needs time, with some bitterness in the finish.
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12/26/2018 - scorbett Likes this wine:
Nose: liquorice, herbs, dark fruit.
Palate: cassis, blackberry, cocoa, smoke.
Smooth and barely tannic (compared to a Morellino opened same night).
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12/25/2018 - Jasefre Likes this wine: 92 Points
Smooth not too spicy. Very good med body
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12/25/2018 - mpricher wrote: 90 Points
Same as prior TN’s - last of a three pack we picked up a my a wine tasting event. Really fun bottle with a traditional Napa California fruit profile. This one makes an excellent Steak pairing.
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12/23/2018 - Casellar wrote: 85 Points
Good wine. I hope my bottle was ok. I questioned initially if it was corked. Not high on fruit flavors. Well balanced fruit and spice. Not highly tannic. A good pairing with bacon on baked potatoes and grilled pork loin. The smokiness in the wine and the meats worked well. But I am not eager to drink this one by itself.
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10/30/2018 - Double-A Likes this wine: 88 Points
Blue fruited, with subtle sweet spice and toast. Ripe and flavourful palate; juicy and primary. Balanced structure to finish.
3.5/5
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9/23/2018 - mpricher wrote: 90 Points
What I’d consider a strong STEAK HOUSE. Wine.. good California fruit and mouthfeel with mild tannin and good structure. However a little one dimensional.
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9/14/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 89 Points
Part of “create your own” tasting flight at The Wine Cellar in the Rio Las Vegas. Dark setting so hard to look at color. I have a bottle of this vintage in my own cellar so I want to revisit it in a few years but I did not get much out now. Mostly had green pepper and some spice on the nose, palate seemed a little hot but had a decent amount of red fruit and a solid sense of intrigue if you give it enough time.
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8/23/2018 - wino_tim wrote: 86 Points
Deep ruby. A notably uncomplicated and not very Cabernet-like nose offers fresh blackberries, black cherry sour candy, bubblegum and suggestions of gravel and buttered toast. Medium+ bodied on the palate, juicy, round and quite light on its feet with a diminished level of soft tannins and easygoing flavors of ripe black fruits, crushed mint and oak spice. There's an appealing freshness and simplicity here, but at almost $50 retail, there are surely scores of wines offering the same qualities at a literal fraction of the price.
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7/9/2018 - grcarter Likes this wine:
Liquid chocolate
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5/14/2018 - ihamzeh1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium-full bodied
Superpleasant ok balances the dark fruit
Delicious notes or cassis and cedar on the palate
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5/12/2018 - Gregboch wrote: 93 Points
Absolutely delightful. Silky smooth with rounded deep fruit and lovely vanilla. Loved it
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5/12/2018 - denisontb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had 2 bottles at Harry & Izzy’s Indianapolis for my daughters College graduation celebration. Very approachable wine, nice nose, dark fruit and buttery smooth finish. Solid tannins held up well against aged NY Strip. A crowd pleaser and would definitely order again. A very nice wine and solid value.
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5/10/2018 - Iceman611 wrote: 91 Points
Spot-on light/medium weight Cabernet. Not a hair out of place. Juicy fruit balanced against some acid and a bit of oak. If one chose to criticize, it would be that the wine is *too* easy to drink.
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5/5/2018 - wine_454 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Buttery notes of blackberry, plum, hint of nutmeg. Floral elements appeared on the palate, a little violet. Incredibly lovely red!
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4/24/2018 - willthethrill Likes this wine: 91 Points
A cheery, bright and light (in color and body) cab. Soft and sweet. KC SL tasting.
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4/8/2018 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 Points
Restaurant pop in before; asked to decant the bottle but we still went through it fairly quickly. Very strong ripe, bright fruit; and raspberry and a hint of Rosemary on the nose. Strong, very ripe blackberry flavor – however fruit is so tight that it overpowers most of the tannins, but there are hints of leather and a little crushed stone mid-palate.
Overall, very enjoyable one that went well with beef but could sit equally well on its own.
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4/6/2018 - jwbuckman wrote: 93 Points
Very strong, hedonistic, and tannic. To me, it is very hard to beat Artemis on value when seeking classic Napa cabernet.
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3/12/2018 - fc1910 wrote:
Dream Big, California Wines (Hotel Atlantic, Hamburg, Germany): One glass, brief note: adstringent tannin, voluptuous fruit, very oak driven, for me way to young, a try in maybe 5+ years, maybe the barrel treatment will be inegrated, long demanding aftertaste, *(**-?), 90+ potential
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2/17/2018 - VlgJeff wrote: 89 Points
Served blind in a tasting of nine "red wines less than $75", and was the WOTN. At $45-50, it was probably one of the most costly in the line-up.
Slo-oxed for ~ a half hour. First impression was Napa Cab, albeit young, and on the "less selective" side. Dark fruit, oak, and youthful tannins. Pleasant drink right now, but need to try again in a couple of years to determine QPR.
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2/13/2018 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 88 Points
Drinkable but very manufactured with in your face oak and extraction. Designed to taste like a $100 cab but falls short and into the $30 range.
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1/25/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Dark chocolate, vanilla, anise with rich black fruit to start, then more power and structure middle through finish. Good now, probably best in another year or two. Well balanced.
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1/6/2018 - DavidBratcher Likes this wine: 89 Points
I like it but should have waited another year to drink it!
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12/24/2017 - JPorrHeritage wrote:
Little too young
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12/22/2017 - JPorrHeritage wrote:
Little too young
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10/13/2017 - vinhonotte Likes this wine: 94 Points
SIA Wine Week - Finale (Singapore Airlines): intense, deep, dark, broody; creme de cassis, liquorice, mint, chocolate; long velvety finish; excellent wine, which has lots of ageing potential
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