Decanted for 1 hour. Cedar, black fruits, vanilla and toasty oak spice on the nose. Big mouth filling palate, ripe black fruit, cassis, and plums but shows some lively acidity. Caressing texture with some grainy tannins on the long spicy and slightly drying finish.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Quite spectacular. 14.6% abv. Dark ruby, very aromatic. On the palate, ripe plums, graphite, leather, mint and a hint of cedar. Wonderfully integrated, power, complexity and finesse. Very deep and long. Suave. Could pass for a good aged Palmer. Outstanding.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Really enjoyable. needed a lot of air but once it opened up it was wonderful. Much better than the 07 Snowden Resv, (good but not in the same league on this showing).
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
PnP. Inky dark red. Restrained nose of spice. Lovely weight on the palate with more finesse than I often find with the Dehlinger Cabs. Hints of graphite and other classic Cabernet notes on the palate. Tannins are fine and hardly apparent. This is drinking beautifully but will hold. Perhaps the best Dehlinger Cab I've tasted.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
3/21/2023 - llink wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for 1 hour. Cedar, black fruits, vanilla and toasty oak spice on the nose. Big mouth filling palate, ripe black fruit, cassis, and plums but shows some lively acidity. Caressing texture with some grainy tannins on the long spicy and slightly drying finish.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/8/2021 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 97 Points
Quite spectacular. 14.6% abv. Dark ruby, very aromatic. On the palate, ripe plums, graphite, leather, mint and a hint of cedar. Wonderfully integrated, power, complexity and finesse. Very deep and long. Suave. Could pass for a good aged Palmer. Outstanding.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/13/2018 - Jack wrote: 96 Points
Really enjoyable. needed a lot of air but once it opened up it was wonderful. Much better than the 07 Snowden Resv, (good but not in the same league on this showing).
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
11/6/2016 - rosenst1 wrote: 93 Points
PnP. Inky dark red. Restrained nose of spice. Lovely weight on the palate with more finesse than I often find with the Dehlinger Cabs. Hints of graphite and other classic Cabernet notes on the palate. Tannins are fine and hardly apparent. This is drinking beautifully but will hold. Perhaps the best Dehlinger Cab I've tasted.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
9/11/2014 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious cassis, black currant, and cedar notes on the nose and palate with chewy tannins on the finish.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/6/2011 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nose of black cherry, currants, and cassis, floral nose, same on the palate, elegant and rich tasting, medium/big body, long, long, long finish.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment