Dark and brooding with blackberry, black cherry, caramelized brown sugar, Asian spice and creamy vanilla with berry pie. The fruit is understated. Pop and pour will not work for this one. Decant one hour minimum.
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After 2 hours in the decanter. Spice box, soil, hints of dark chocolate followed by blueberry liquor, blackberry, mint, dusty tobacco leaf, and more hearty soil. It has a persistent finish that turns more dark red berry. The fruit is slightly over sweetened and just doesn't seem pure or whole. It feels like the blackberry and blueberry fruit want to come out more but fall short at this point in time. Looking forward to trying it again in 2+ years. I also tasted this right after opening with very different and less favorable tasting notes, definitely decant for 2 hours.
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Layers of rich dark fruit that balances well off the crushed rock and graphite. The sweet oak integrates very nicely. There is a floral and mineral component that provides a nice edge to this wine.
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2016 Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Series Stags Leap District
8/15/2018 - bovinum wrote: 91 Points
Dark and brooding with blackberry, black cherry, caramelized brown sugar, Asian spice and creamy vanilla with berry pie. The fruit is understated. Pop and pour will not work for this one. Decant one hour minimum.
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2015 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
8/5/2018 - bovinum wrote: 91 Points
After 2 hours in the decanter.
Spice box, soil, hints of dark chocolate followed by blueberry liquor, blackberry, mint, dusty tobacco leaf, and more hearty soil. It has a persistent finish that turns more dark red berry. The fruit is slightly over sweetened and just doesn't seem pure or whole. It feels like the blackberry and blueberry fruit want to come out more but fall short at this point in time. Looking forward to trying it again in 2+ years. I also tasted this right after opening with very different and less favorable tasting notes, definitely decant for 2 hours.
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2008 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium
8/11/2015 - bovinum wrote: 96 Points
Layers of rich dark fruit that balances well off the crushed rock and graphite. The sweet oak integrates very nicely. There is a floral and mineral component that provides a nice edge to this wine.
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