Great nose and a very good wine. Red fruit up front with notes of darker fruit, blackberry showing up in the mid pallette. The finish is long and the fruit is well featured but done so without being a jam ball. There is enough tannin present to hold this together, but I do not think this would age in a way to add complexity. My issue with Lokoya has always been the same and I have had quite a few, they are well made and very good but not great and are over priced for what they are. This despite the obvious fact that tasting them together is fun since you can see a good cross section of different Napa terroirs. Very good but not great.
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WOW, this is a seriously good bottle of wine. Might even rate higher but was third bottle and blew past the others (Foretell, Cimarossa P,). Nose was really nice and led your palate to expect something special. Silky on the tongue and flavors bursting on several points. Found myself enjoying and not wanting to let it leave my mouth. Price point is quite high especially if my hunch is correct and these grapes are sourced from old Terra valentine vines. Yverdon. With that said, I will try to obtain future release as it was that good.
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Winorama: A winter in Wineland III; 1/4/2019-1/13/2019 (Portland/Willamette, Eureka, Napa): For some reason this is the wine I tend to order the least of from Lokoya and I'm not sure I totally know why since I always enjoy the wine when I try it. It's also a wine that's good to get to know now since some of the vineyards could change over which could shift the way this wine is made in the future. Like many of the '15s it's an intense wine. Darker and more brooding. Some chewiness in the tannin. Powerful. Dark flowers (almost like the bouquet you'd see at a funeral). It's a really beautiful wine if much too young.
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9/9/2023 - Bryanb2002 wrote: 95 Points
Great nose and a very good wine. Red fruit up front with notes of darker fruit, blackberry showing up in the mid pallette. The finish is long and the fruit is well featured but done so without being a jam ball. There is enough tannin present to hold this together, but I do not think this would age in a way to add complexity. My issue with Lokoya has always been the same and I have had quite a few, they are well made and very good but not great and are over priced for what they are. This despite the obvious fact that tasting them together is fun since you can see a good cross section of different Napa terroirs. Very good but not great.
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7/19/2022 - greg@newsomehh.com Likes this wine: 96 Points
Incredible
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10/1/2020 - willthethrill Likes this wine: 95 Points
Just amazing. So much going on here. Silky versus lush. Constant changes in flavors from berries to earth. Better without food.
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1/28/2020 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 98 Points
WOW, this is a seriously good bottle of wine. Might even rate higher but was third bottle and blew past the others (Foretell, Cimarossa P,). Nose was really nice and led your palate to expect something special. Silky on the tongue and flavors bursting on several points. Found myself enjoying and not wanting to let it leave my mouth. Price point is quite high especially if my hunch is correct and these grapes are sourced from old Terra valentine vines. Yverdon. With that said, I will try to obtain future release as it was that good.
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10/26/2019 - mattiasjansson wrote: 95 Points
Lokoya/Cardinale Dinner: Beautiful young wine. What you hope for from a Napa cab.
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1/11/2019 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Winorama: A winter in Wineland III; 1/4/2019-1/13/2019 (Portland/Willamette, Eureka, Napa): For some reason this is the wine I tend to order the least of from Lokoya and I'm not sure I totally know why since I always enjoy the wine when I try it. It's also a wine that's good to get to know now since some of the vineyards could change over which could shift the way this wine is made in the future. Like many of the '15s it's an intense wine. Darker and more brooding. Some chewiness in the tannin. Powerful. Dark flowers (almost like the bouquet you'd see at a funeral). It's a really beautiful wine if much too young.
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