Really singing now. Decanted for 3-4 hours prior to drinking with flank steak, corn, mashed potatoes. Cherry, kirsch, cocoa nibs. The more feminine wine to the muscular SLV. I gave up my SLWC club shipments a few years ago, but this is a good reminder of what this winery is able to produce.
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Wow. Drinkable w/o decanting and got better from there. Silky smooth tannins, fruit, secondary and some tertiary flavors. Happy there is another bottle to savor in the future.
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Quite nice. Opened and decanted for 1 hour. Ready now, but we’ll save another for a few years. Lots of dark berry, cacao, coffee, anise, sweet earth on the nose. Soft tannins. Great full mouthfeel. Long silky finish. Great Napa Cabernet.
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Maybe 94. Very nice Napa cab. Drinking well now. Tannins are smooth. Complexity and gelling of flavors will probably improve with more time, though. Dark fruit, balanced.
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Dark purple. Really nice aromatic nose, lots of black fruit, some woodiness, incense, cedar. More red fruit, cherry on the palate, cacao. Moderate weight and alcohol is well balanced. Tannins are extremely smooth. Quite high acidity and good finish, but overall a bit reticent.
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Brief tasting during a walk around of California Wineries, Montreal.
100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon, wonderful purity of fruit, along with chocolate and espresso notes, elegant and smooth tannins. Less big and powerful compared to the SLV and Cask 23, but a very enjoyable early drinking Cab
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More iron fist than the velvet glove of SLV. Still enjoyable, and drinking well right now. Lighter in color, more refined than the muscular SLV. Would drink this all day if I had the wine budget of a king!
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Tasted from Estate Flight at SLWC. A little herby on the nose with some berries and chocolate. Blackberries, black cherry and a little spice. Young, as expected.
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Eucalyptus, spices, concentrated dark fruit on the nose. Well balanced on the palate - polished tannins, good acidity, lots of fruit. Lots of "baby fat" and a little linear, but very good length. 92-93+(+?)
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4/20/2024 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Really singing now. Decanted for 3-4 hours prior to drinking with flank steak, corn, mashed potatoes. Cherry, kirsch, cocoa nibs. The more feminine wine to the muscular SLV. I gave up my SLWC club shipments a few years ago, but this is a good reminder of what this winery is able to produce.
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7/7/2023 - Anders T Likes this wine: 92 Points
92+
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4/22/2023 - culater Likes this wine: 92 Points
Big US Cab glas. 3h aerated, no decant needed. From 16-20C.
Pre dinner with cheese and 17C 1h decant. Would rated 90 as it was ok, thin on backbone and acidity, but not more..
… 3h aerated, big T bone bbq, and 18-20C. A lovely one. Really good with the dark berries but not to black nor licorice. More elegant and fruity.
Aerate for 3h, big glas is good, rather above 18C than below. Great With red meat. 92++
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5/7/2022 - VinedyRoad Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wow. Drinkable w/o decanting and got better from there. Silky smooth tannins, fruit, secondary and some tertiary flavors. Happy there is another bottle to savor in the future.
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9/22/2021 - Plasmatini Likes this wine: 93 Points
Quite nice. Opened and decanted for 1 hour. Ready now, but we’ll save another for a few years. Lots of dark berry, cacao, coffee, anise, sweet earth on the nose. Soft tannins. Great full mouthfeel. Long silky finish. Great Napa Cabernet.
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9/17/2021 - Sfflyer123 wrote: 92 Points
Very nice Napa wine. Good fruit, oak, and spice. Maybe 5 more years to hit its peak. 92 points
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7/4/2020 - Hedehouseofwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very smooth. Not as big as I would expect.
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10/26/2019 - Nbkqf29 wrote:
Amazing and even better with a few hours. Smooth, bold, approachable. A solid choice.
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10/24/2019 - SWHighlander Likes this wine: 93 Points
Maybe 94. Very nice Napa cab. Drinking well now. Tannins are smooth. Complexity and gelling of flavors will probably improve with more time, though. Dark fruit, balanced.
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6/16/2019 - mrkurtz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark purple. Really nice aromatic nose, lots of black fruit, some woodiness, incense, cedar. More red fruit, cherry on the palate, cacao. Moderate weight and alcohol is well balanced. Tannins are extremely smooth. Quite high acidity and good finish, but overall a bit reticent.
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5/11/2019 - Larsojam Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fantastic. Had at Odd Duck, some veggie dishes and chicken/steak dishes. Excellent
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4/23/2019 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 93 Points
Brief tasting during a walk around of California Wineries, Montreal.
100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon, wonderful purity of fruit, along with chocolate and espresso notes, elegant and smooth tannins. Less big and powerful compared to the SLV and Cask 23, but a very enjoyable early drinking Cab
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3/2/2019 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Napa; 3/1/2019-3/2/2019 (Napa Valley, CA): Estate Flight at SLWC
More iron fist than the velvet glove of SLV. Still enjoyable, and drinking well right now. Lighter in color, more refined than the muscular SLV. Would drink this all day if I had the wine budget of a king!
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11/2/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasted from Estate Flight at SLWC.
A little herby on the nose with some berries and chocolate. Blackberries, black cherry and a little spice.
Young, as expected.
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10/27/2018 - rossi.wine wrote: 93 Points
Eucalyptus, spices, concentrated dark fruit on the nose. Well balanced on the palate - polished tannins, good acidity, lots of fruit. Lots of "baby fat" and a little linear, but very good length. 92-93+(+?)
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