Opened and recorked and stuck back in cellar for 36 hours. Purple ruby with a faint water line at the rim. Taste is smooth on its own but clashed a bit with some overly sweet tomato sauce. Herbal on the finish. Really enjoyable, but perhaps not a pizza wine.
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Dark black fruit, cigar, strong spice and pyrazine. Well-structured texture with mid-acidity. Well made but a bit disappointing compared to 2018, as it loses fruity nose quite soon and gets strong alcohol taste. Moreover, that pyrazine doesn’t seemed to be well-controlled.
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Elegant and fruity featuring blackberry, cigar box and plum. Nicely balanced reuniting fine grained tannins, medium acidity keeping in check the 14.3% abv. NI:4, FI:23, FC:8, B:4, L:4
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Lovely, with notes of black cherry, dark chocolate, and baking spice coalescing throughout. Polished tannins and the satiny mouthfeel linger on the medium-long finish.
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Appears to be a popular wine on CT. The spirit of gleaning lives on as I discovered this bottle by the mailboxes with a note indicating that it was free to whomever wanted it. Little did I realize that this was a near $50. Nice. Dark, inky ruby red color with a fulsome bouquet. Lots of dark berry fruit in smooth, palate-coating layers. Very drinkable with few tannins. Luscious.
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Decanted for 2 hours. Good accompaniment to a festive Thanksgiving dinner. Young with soft tannins. Ripe cherries and a medium length finish. This will age nicely over the next five years.
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WINE & SPIRITS TOP 100, SAN FRANCISCO (San Francisco, Ca.): Nose of dark fruit, rich fruit, same on the palate, big body, tasty, red blend, interesting, fairly fruit forward, needs three years to peak, mouth filling, and a medium finish.
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This is a great blend. I might have given it a score that is too low. Cannot explain why other cellartracker.com tasters are not having an experience nearer to mine. I opened the bottle for about an hour and a half. I sense it might improve some with time. If I drink another bottle over the next year, I will decant it.
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Served by the glass. Very deep purplish magenta color. Blackberry syrup, fresh prune, and subtle mocha on the terrifically extracted nose. Dry, satiny palate. Firm, full tannins on the medium long finish. This makes Caymus seem not very manipulated. ;)
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Tasted over two nights—1st night very solid with good fruit and very enjoyable. Excellent QPR as well. 2nd night a little disappointed as the acid seems to be the star of the show. I understand not meant for long term but always nice when wines like this pull it off. It’ll be fun to see how this young wine progresses!
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Strong spicy nose of raspberries, sweet cherries, light oak, spices, licorice, earth, eucalyptus, herbs and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, herbs, licorice, dark chocolates, peppercorn and earth.
Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a very tasty Merlot based Bordeaux blend from Washington State. An Interesting wine that feels more like a Right Bank Bordeaux. Tangy and spicy.
Right out of the bottle it definitely feels like a new world wine, but once it opens up it changes.
This 3 year old is so very young, and would be better in 3 to 5 years. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
I really enjoyed the nose, once it opened up. The palate needs some more bottle time, but it has good potential.
Needs time to open up properly, so be patient. I used the Zencore to expedite the process. Took about 8 minutes.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (55% new).
14.3% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50.
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4/4/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:
Opened and recorked and stuck back in cellar for 36 hours. Purple ruby with a faint water line at the rim. Taste is smooth on its own but clashed a bit with some overly sweet tomato sauce. Herbal on the finish. Really enjoyable, but perhaps not a pizza wine.
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2/12/2024 - brett228 wrote: 87 Points
Dark black fruit, cigar, strong spice and pyrazine. Well-structured texture with mid-acidity. Well made but a bit disappointing compared to 2018, as it loses fruity nose quite soon and gets strong alcohol taste. Moreover, that pyrazine doesn’t seemed to be well-controlled.
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2/2/2024 - Pedroel Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exceeds expectation. Notes later, from subsequent bottles.
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9/17/2023 - Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Elegant and fruity featuring blackberry, cigar box and plum. Nicely balanced reuniting fine grained tannins, medium acidity keeping in check the 14.3% abv. NI:4, FI:23, FC:8, B:4, L:4
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8/27/2023 - ziavino wrote: 92 Points
Lovely, with notes of black cherry, dark chocolate, and baking spice coalescing throughout. Polished tannins and the satiny mouthfeel linger on the medium-long finish.
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8/2/2023 - rhg Likes this wine: 93 Points
At restaurant. Almost Rutherford dust-like flavor. Spicy.
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5/27/2023 - ScottPreston wrote: 91 Points
Well made wine. Could benefit from another 2-3 years of aging.
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5/18/2023 - LeSow wrote: 94 Points
WS #30
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5/14/2023 - pattyvsmith Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good
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3/1/2023 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
Appears to be a popular wine on CT. The spirit of gleaning lives on as I discovered this bottle by the mailboxes with a note indicating that it was free to whomever wanted it. Little did I realize that this was a near $50. Nice. Dark, inky ruby red color with a fulsome bouquet. Lots of dark berry fruit in smooth, palate-coating layers. Very drinkable with few tannins. Luscious.
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2/1/2023 - Rightbankrefreshment Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank over 2 days. Right bank style blend. Beautiful nose, red fruit, medium plus finish. Could probably use another few years in the bottle
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1/15/2023 - west coast winos wrote:
Drank at Oregon wine reserve with boys for chris' birthday
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1/1/2023 - dcox100 Likes this wine:
Great Wine
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12/31/2022 - ElJefeTX Likes this wine: 94 Points
Extremely polished merlot-dominate Bordeaux blend. Layered notes of earthy black cherry, wild raspberry, creme de cassis, mocha and baking spice. Silky mouthfeel balanced impeccably with firm acidity and refined tannins. Impressive stuff.
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12/18/2022 - Starnes Likes this wine: 90 Points
Always a favorite Great stand alone wine
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11/29/2022 - initialyes wrote:
2022 ws#30 ws94
메를로60% 까베르네쇼비뇽34% 까베르네프랑4% 쁘띠베르도2%
크랜베리 볶은커피콩 카시스 탄오렌지 육두구 바닐라빈 다크초콜릿 정향 붉은과일 검은과일 허브
콜롬비아벨리
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11/27/2022 - Vailman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 2 hours. Good accompaniment to a festive Thanksgiving dinner. Young with soft tannins. Ripe cherries and a medium length finish. This will age nicely over the next five years.
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11/12/2022 - Joshy's fun room wrote: 91 Points
Always a favorite, this one seems more young than previous releases.
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11/5/2022 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 93 Points
The bottle was open for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. This is a great blend. Was popular at the table in a restaurant. Deep/dark.
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10/13/2022 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
WINE & SPIRITS TOP 100, SAN FRANCISCO (San Francisco, Ca.): Nose of dark fruit, rich fruit, same on the palate, big body, tasty, red blend, interesting, fairly fruit forward, needs three years to peak, mouth filling, and a medium finish.
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10/7/2022 - Ajb wrote: 91 Points
Family loved. Merlot esque. Will buy more to stay simpatico w in-laws
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9/13/2022 - cchoukal wrote:
Not exactly a fruit bomb, but very fruit-forward. Good balance with acidity, though, and decent overall
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9/5/2022 - jeffkirk Likes this wine: 94 Points
Rating from Wine Spectator Oct 2022
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8/23/2022 - Wine Houston wrote: 94 Points
WS 94
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8/14/2022 - WineGuyFL Likes this wine: 92 Points
This is a great blend. I might have given it a score that is too low. Cannot explain why other cellartracker.com tasters are not having an experience nearer to mine. I opened the bottle for about an hour and a half. I sense it might improve some with time. If I drink another bottle over the next year, I will decant it.
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8/3/2022 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 91 Points
This is a tasty Merlot based Bordeaux blend from Washington State.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with a nice mouthfeel.
Showing blue and black fruits with wood, earth, vegetables, spices, herbs, coffee and peppercorn.
Needs time to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle too.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.
A blend of 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.
14.3% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50.
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7/28/2022 - AGELVIS Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Served by the glass. Very deep purplish magenta color. Blackberry syrup, fresh prune, and subtle mocha on the terrifically extracted nose. Dry, satiny palate. Firm, full tannins on the medium long finish. This makes Caymus seem not very manipulated. ;)
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4/17/2022 - Starnes Likes this wine: 89 Points
Always a favorite. Easter dinner with Bryan and Allie April 2022
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3/17/2022 - Zoso Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasted over two nights—1st night very solid with good fruit and very enjoyable. Excellent QPR as well. 2nd night a little disappointed as the acid seems to be the star of the show. I understand not meant for long term but always nice when wines like this pull it off. It’ll be fun to see how this young wine progresses!
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3/10/2022 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
Strong spicy nose of raspberries, sweet cherries, light oak, spices, licorice, earth, eucalyptus, herbs and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, raspberries, spices, light oak, herbs, licorice, dark chocolates, peppercorn and earth.
Spicy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a very tasty Merlot based Bordeaux blend from Washington State. An Interesting wine that feels more like a Right Bank Bordeaux. Tangy and spicy.
Right out of the bottle it definitely feels like a new world wine, but once it opens up it changes.
This 3 year old is so very young, and would be better in 3 to 5 years. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
I really enjoyed the nose, once it opened up. The palate needs some more bottle time, but it has good potential.
Needs time to open up properly, so be patient. I used the Zencore to expedite the process. Took about 8 minutes.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (55% new).
14.3% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$50.
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