PNP followed over the evening. Chocolate, black cherry, cherry liqueur, spice and some oak in the background. Early on there was notes of mint, but that faded behind the fruit as the night wore on. Nice depth of flavor, clearly Napa cab, but made in a restrained style. Soft tannins, long finish, drinks at 2-3x the price. Lovely now, this should continue to improve over the next few years.
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Ed makes great wine. I think blind this would best a lot of $50-$75 bottles of Napa/Sonoma. Wonderful dark fruit, depth, and spice. Tannins are evident but not overwhelming. Long finish.
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Pop and pour. Tasted on its own. Dark purple color. Nose of dark fruits - cherry and plum - with a hint of herbs (basil and sage). Nice rich flavor. Good dark fruits, some chocolate notes and with touches of herbs mixed in that act as an accent to the fruit. Tannins integrated. Acidity to help carry the ripe fruit. Quite enjoyable. Leans on the bigger side of cabernet.
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Dark red and black fruit, cassis alongside some quite prominent and slightly disjointed herbal elements and a menthol note. Slightly toasty oak. High acid and medium plus grippy tannins at the start. With air, it softened up a bit and herbal element became integrated better. I'd give it another 5 years+ in bottle before revisiting.
ABV: 14.3% Closure: unstamped agglomerated cork. Decant: 3h Stem: Gabriel Glas StandArt Assemblage: 100% destemmed. 17 months in 1 year old French oak
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Pop and pour and initially tasted with food (Shepherd's Pie with beef, in case you were wondering). Dark purple color. Nose offers dark fruits, some cherry liqueur and a hint of dark chocolate. Big, rich fruit on the intro that fans out with a bit of time. Good acidity to keep the wine interesting. Yes, certainly a Napa cabernet that you won't mistake for Bordeaux. While bigger fruit profile, it is engaging, delicious and speaks of Napa cabernet.
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Huge QPR value, tastes like double the price, at least. We enjoy Sandler Pinot, and this was the first Cabernet of Ed's we've tried. Medium to dark garnet in color, and more red and blue fruit. On the upper end of medium bodied. Not over extracted at all. Lovely Cabernet at an exceptional price. Extra point for value.
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7/16/2023 - Maphill01 wrote:
PNP followed over the evening. Chocolate, black cherry, cherry liqueur, spice and some oak in the background. Early on there was notes of mint, but that faded behind the fruit as the night wore on. Nice depth of flavor, clearly Napa cab, but made in a restrained style. Soft tannins, long finish, drinks at 2-3x the price. Lovely now, this should continue to improve over the next few years.
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1/2/2022 - mseeber Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ed makes great wine. I think blind this would best a lot of $50-$75 bottles of Napa/Sonoma. Wonderful dark fruit, depth, and spice. Tannins are evident but not overwhelming. Long finish.
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10/1/2021 - pjhr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious plum and dark berry fruit, soft oak, herbs, and menthol on the nose and palate with tasty tannins on the moderate long finish.
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9/10/2021 - t_moderne wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour.
Tasted on its own.
Dark purple color.
Nose of dark fruits - cherry and plum - with a hint of herbs (basil and sage).
Nice rich flavor. Good dark fruits, some chocolate notes and with touches of herbs mixed in that act as an accent to the fruit. Tannins integrated. Acidity to help carry the ripe fruit.
Quite enjoyable. Leans on the bigger side of cabernet.
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7/25/2021 - rcb25 Likes this wine:
Dark red and black fruit, cassis alongside some quite prominent and slightly disjointed herbal elements and a menthol note. Slightly toasty oak. High acid and medium plus grippy tannins at the start. With air, it softened up a bit and herbal element became integrated better. I'd give it another 5 years+ in bottle before revisiting.
ABV: 14.3%
Closure: unstamped agglomerated cork.
Decant: 3h
Stem: Gabriel Glas StandArt
Assemblage: 100% destemmed. 17 months in 1 year old French oak
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5/2/2021 - t_moderne wrote: 93 Points
Pop and pour and initially tasted with food (Shepherd's Pie with beef, in case you were wondering).
Dark purple color.
Nose offers dark fruits, some cherry liqueur and a hint of dark chocolate.
Big, rich fruit on the intro that fans out with a bit of time. Good acidity to keep the wine interesting.
Yes, certainly a Napa cabernet that you won't mistake for Bordeaux. While bigger fruit profile, it is engaging, delicious and speaks of Napa cabernet.
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4/24/2021 - lucagiupponi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious! I wish I had a bunch more.
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4/18/2021 - WineGold Likes this wine: 94 Points
Huge QPR value, tastes like double the price, at least. We enjoy Sandler Pinot, and this was the first Cabernet of Ed's we've tried. Medium to dark garnet in color, and more red and blue fruit. On the upper end of medium bodied. Not over extracted at all. Lovely Cabernet at an exceptional price. Extra point for value.
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