👃medium intensity. * Primary aromas of red/black fruit - raspberry, red cherry, red plum, black currant, blueberry. Black currant leaf. Cedar. A touch medicinal-mint. * Secondary aromas of oak treatment-vanilla, coffee, milk chocolate, smoke. * MLF-butter,cream * Developing
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (+) grippy tannins, medium alcohol, medium bodied. Medium flavor intensity - primary flavors of black fruit - black currant, black plum and black cherry. Baking spice, black pepper (very spicy), vanilla, cream.
Medium finish Quality: very good Too young-cellar.
This wine will benefit from further bottle aging, it is developing.
After decanting it is showing nicely, it’s balanced, length is a little short, intensity on the palate leads more to spice and cream (less so, fruit, at this stage), it’s smooth yet grippy. Given the grape variety, site location/climate and extraction/maturation process, this wine asks that it be cellared for several more years before its structural components are fully integrated. Once so, it will not disappoint
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👃medium intensity. Primary aromas of red fruit - raspberry, red cherry, red plum, redcurrant. jammy, with a little smoke, pepper and vanilla. Developing.
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (-) tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced flavor intensity, primary concentrated flavors of black fruit - black currant, black plum and black cherry. Baking spice, char, vanilla, cream, butter. Medium (+) finish Quality: excellent Drink now, but has potential for further aging.
This wine will benefit from further bottle ageing but it is already showing development (tannins and flavor integration). After one hour decanting it has opened up nicely - soft texture/mouthfeel (M-L) balanced with good acidity, spice and concentrated fruit.
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👃medium (+) intensity. Primary aromas of ripe black cherry, black plum, blackcurrant. smoke, char. Developing.
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (-) tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced flavor intensity, primary concentrated flavors of black fruit as per nose. Smoke, char, resinous. Long finish. Quality-outstanding Drink now, but has potential for further aging.
Napa valley floor cab - hot climate and volcanic soil leads to a rich, bold wine with very concentrated sweet fruit along with char and subtle oak treatment (my guess is french oak).
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2015 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
4/2/2021 - Moosenose68 Likes this wine: 92 Points
👁 deep ruby, legs
👃medium intensity.
* Primary aromas of red/black fruit - raspberry, red cherry, red plum, black currant, blueberry. Black currant leaf. Cedar. A touch medicinal-mint.
* Secondary aromas of oak treatment-vanilla, coffee, milk chocolate, smoke.
* MLF-butter,cream
* Developing
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (+) grippy tannins, medium alcohol, medium bodied.
Medium flavor intensity - primary flavors of black fruit - black currant, black plum and black cherry. Baking spice, black pepper (very spicy), vanilla, cream.
Medium finish
Quality: very good
Too young-cellar.
This wine will benefit from further bottle aging, it is developing.
After decanting it is showing nicely, it’s balanced, length is a little short, intensity on the palate leads more to spice and cream (less so, fruit, at this stage), it’s smooth yet grippy. Given the grape variety, site location/climate and extraction/maturation process, this wine asks that it be cellared for several more years before its structural components are fully integrated. Once so, it will not disappoint
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2012 Dominus Estate
3/25/2021 - Moosenose68 Likes this wine: 92 Points
👁 medium ruby
👃medium intensity. Primary aromas of red fruit - raspberry, red cherry, red plum, redcurrant. jammy, with a little smoke, pepper and vanilla. Developing.
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (-) tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced flavor intensity, primary concentrated flavors of black fruit - black currant, black plum and black cherry. Baking spice, char, vanilla, cream, butter.
Medium (+) finish
Quality: excellent
Drink now, but has potential for further aging.
This wine will benefit from further bottle ageing but it is already showing development (tannins and flavor integration). After one hour decanting it has opened up nicely - soft texture/mouthfeel (M-L) balanced with good acidity, spice and concentrated fruit.
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2012 Valley Floor Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
3/1/2021 - Moosenose68 Likes this wine: 93 Points
👁 deep ruby
👃medium (+) intensity. Primary aromas of ripe black cherry, black plum, blackcurrant. smoke, char. Developing.
👅dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (-) tannins, high alcohol, full body, pronounced flavor intensity, primary concentrated flavors of black fruit as per nose. Smoke, char, resinous.
Long finish.
Quality-outstanding
Drink now, but has potential for further aging.
Napa valley floor cab - hot climate and volcanic soil leads to a rich, bold wine with very concentrated sweet fruit along with char and subtle oak treatment (my guess is french oak).
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