Decanted 2.5 hours and back into the bottle to take to dinner at HMCs. 92-93 to start. Enjoyed over another 4 hours of slow ox. This is chalky, cloudy opaque magenta in the glass. It stays cloudy the entire night. Nose of great florals, sweet dark red fruit.
Palate of classic Napa cab fruit. Depth and complexity here but also at the same time, kinda plain, too. It's good, being a 93-94 but that's it. Plummy fruit which stays cloudy and chalky all night. Really doesn't move much. Feels like it could be better.....should be better. But never really gets there.
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90-minute decant. Deep dark purplish magenta color. Stewed blackberry, French toast, plum jam, and subtle sage and walnut. Smooth, dry palate, with nice, silty acidity. Full, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish.
I think a shorter decant (30-60 min) would have been better. Might even try a PNP next time. Not quite as enjoyable as my bottle a year ago, but still very good. This was just a touch tart on the palate.
Decanted about 3 hours, sipped and it wasn’t ready. At 5 hours it opened beautifully. Dark fruit, intense minerals and some herbs. Mix of crushed pebbles and slight earth. Nice finish.
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Four hour slow ox. Nearly opaque electric magenta color. Blackberry, boysenberry, French toast, rosemary, and subtle Nestle Crunch bar. Very smooth, dry palate, with tongue coating acidity. Firm, full tannins on the longish finish.
This is quite open for business, with minimal aeration. It’s a rare case where JD severely underrated a wine. ;)
Delicious cabernet but needs more time to settle in. The tannins and acid are a little racy currently. Should dial back with time allowing the fruit to really shine in the future.
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Five hour decant. Nearly opaque purple magenta color. Cranberry, baker’s chocolate, and Christmas tree on the tight nose. Glossy, tongue drying palate. The tannins and finish need time to fill out.
My rating is based on perceived potential. This could be better or worse once it’s truly in it’s drinking window, but I’m expecting at least 95 points.
4/9/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 Points
Weird.....my first of the '18 vintage.
Decanted 2.5 hours and back into the bottle to take to dinner at HMCs. 92-93 to start. Enjoyed over another 4 hours of slow ox. This is chalky, cloudy opaque magenta in the glass. It stays cloudy the entire night. Nose of great florals, sweet dark red fruit.
Palate of classic Napa cab fruit. Depth and complexity here but also at the same time, kinda plain, too. It's good, being a 93-94 but that's it. Plummy fruit which stays cloudy and chalky all night. Really doesn't move much. Feels like it could be better.....should be better. But never really gets there.
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4/1/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 Points
90-minute decant. Deep dark purplish magenta color. Stewed blackberry, French toast, plum jam, and subtle sage and walnut. Smooth, dry palate, with nice, silty acidity. Full, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish.
I think a shorter decant (30-60 min) would have been better. Might even try a PNP next time. Not quite as enjoyable as my bottle a year ago, but still very good. This was just a touch tart on the palate.
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10/29/2023 - Cablover1982 wrote: 96 Points
Wine + Pizza Night
Wine # 2
Decanted about 3 hours, sipped and it wasn’t ready. At 5 hours it opened beautifully. Dark fruit, intense minerals and some herbs. Mix of crushed pebbles and slight earth. Nice finish.
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5/21/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 95 Points
Four hour slow ox. Nearly opaque electric magenta color. Blackberry, boysenberry, French toast, rosemary, and subtle Nestle Crunch bar. Very smooth, dry palate, with tongue coating acidity. Firm, full tannins on the longish finish.
This is quite open for business, with minimal aeration. It’s a rare case where JD severely underrated a wine. ;)
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3/16/2023 - haldolugr wrote: 92 Points
Delicious cabernet but needs more time to settle in. The tannins and acid are a little racy currently. Should dial back with time allowing the fruit to really shine in the future.
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3/10/2023 - MC2 Wines wrote:
2023 Napa in the City: Gala Dinner (The Pool in NYC): First impression is really young. The 2010 and 2013 were drinking very young. This was younger still. Very primary. Lots of fruit and spice.
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2/12/2022 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 95 Points
Five hour decant. Nearly opaque purple magenta color. Cranberry, baker’s chocolate, and Christmas tree on the tight nose. Glossy, tongue drying palate. The tannins and finish need time to fill out.
My rating is based on perceived potential. This could be better or worse once it’s truly in it’s drinking window, but I’m expecting at least 95 points.
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