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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2010 Château Le Dome	Yes
2011 Bernard Magrez Cabernet Sauvignon	Yes
2013 Saxum Syrah Booker Vineyard	Yes
2016 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch	Yes
2016 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard	Yes
2016 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard	Yes
2013 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Fortuna Vineyard	Yes
2012 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon LPV Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard	Yes
2017 Saxum Gratias	Yes
2015 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard	Yes

2013 Amizetta Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Reserve
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9/10/2022 - City Squirrel Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last time I had this one was in 2017. It is in a much better spot now and has shed some of its baby fat/sweetness. Classic representation of a modern Cali cab and nicely balanced now that the tannins have softened and integration. While decent on PNP, really nice with a few hours of decant time, so still easily another 3-5 years without losing its verve. 95 given the QPR on this.
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2011 Bernard Magrez Cabernet Sauvignon
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2/16/2022 - City Squirrel Likes this wine: 95 Points
Baronfreya's review is spot on even one year later. One of the best 2011 cabs I've ever had. Nose was just as pleasurable as the palate with aromatics of chocolate, fruits and flowers. In a blind, would have been easy to mistake this for Bordeaux. Palate was very velvety smooth and the wine was incredibly balanced on pnp. After a few hours, the wine did become a bit more disjointed, but still bested many better vintages from other producers around this same price point. A Benoit / Magrez / Dr. Crane treat!
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2013 Saxum Syrah Booker Vineyard
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7/22/2021 - City Squirrel Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still needs another 4-5 years to integrate further. Decanted for 3-5 hrs.
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