Really enjoyed this wine. I will submit more later but I think I will wait a few more years for my last 07 ladera. Still young spry, rich, bold fruit. Tannins have softened but zero evidence of oxidative ageing that can’t be explained away. Seriously I was not in the mood to over analyze this one but found myself falling away from the conversation around me and just admiring the wine and the experience.
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I was mad when Davis stopped sourcing from the Napa site. The 06 Davis cab is still in my top 20 ever and the least expensive by a multiple. Anyway, these cab 5s will never rival that wine but they good in their own right and keep getting better, especially after about 5-7 in cellar. This vintage was rich, brambly dark fruit, not cooked but in preserve or lt compote style( yes, light cooked), tannins were soft ant refined and alcohol balanced the sweet compote preserve. Very nice wine. Lacked a bit of the peppery smoky character and acid lift of 13,14 so not sure how much it will improve from here but will enjoy now.
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2007 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
9/14/2022 - dhogan68 wrote: 94 Points
Really enjoyed this wine. I will submit more later but I think I will wait a few more years for my last 07 ladera. Still young spry, rich, bold fruit. Tannins have softened but zero evidence of oxidative ageing that can’t be explained away. Seriously I was not in the mood to over analyze this one but found myself falling away from the conversation around me and just admiring the wine and the experience.
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2016 Davis Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cab5 Rockpile Ridge Vineyard
8/14/2022 - dhogan68 wrote: 91 Points
I was mad when Davis stopped sourcing from the Napa site. The 06 Davis cab is still in my top 20 ever and the least expensive by a multiple. Anyway, these cab 5s will never rival that wine but they good in their own right and keep getting better, especially after about 5-7 in cellar. This vintage was rich, brambly dark fruit, not cooked but in preserve or lt compote style( yes, light cooked), tannins were soft ant refined and alcohol balanced the sweet compote preserve. Very nice wine. Lacked a bit of the peppery smoky character and acid lift of 13,14 so not sure how much it will improve from here but will enjoy now.
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2008 Temple Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
7/3/2022 - dhogan68 wrote:
It is best it has ever been. 7/3/22
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