Napa 2023: the quieter version; 2/6/2023-2/11/2023 (Napa/Sonoma California): This was a truly stunning wine and a good showing again for why wine straight from the source is a different animal. This tasted truly young (we’ve had this wine before and usually I feel like you can get a bit more age with it). Darker fruits, a bit of the sweetness, more blackberry and a lot more spice notes (love the extra spice). Very lovely and fresh and beautiful with a lot more time to go.
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beautiful Cali cab, especially if you like them big... I like them more elegant / down-sized but nonetheless this was a success for me... also didn't like the 15%'ish ABV but again that comes with the 'big' cab... is suspect some (with diff tastes than mine) would rate this 94'ish...
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NR as it was a late night bottle and no notes... but this was up to its reputation and my score of 94 on a previous bottle doesn't surprise me at all... these Lokoya's from the 90's walk the line so well between elegance (for cab, if that is a thing) and power... or said another way, they have the power of a cab but without being overpowering
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1/2 hour decant. Ripe good fruit , strawberries and anise , currants with some nice secondary flavors , which evolved into plum and stewed berries. Hour two brings out the tobacco as the fruit fades. Still enjoyable at hour two, but doesn’t need a long decant.
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10/9/2023 - Buddy318 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was still a great wine. Just starting to brick and getting a hint of raisin but I would expect it to be fine for a coupon years more.
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2/10/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Napa 2023: the quieter version; 2/6/2023-2/11/2023 (Napa/Sonoma California): This was a truly stunning wine and a good showing again for why wine straight from the source is a different animal. This tasted truly young (we’ve had this wine before and usually I feel like you can get a bit more age with it). Darker fruits, a bit of the sweetness, more blackberry and a lot more spice notes (love the extra spice). Very lovely and fresh and beautiful with a lot more time to go.
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11/27/2021 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
beautiful Cali cab, especially if you like them big... I like them more elegant / down-sized but nonetheless this was a success for me... also didn't like the 15%'ish ABV but again that comes with the 'big' cab... is suspect some (with diff tastes than mine) would rate this 94'ish...
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11/11/2019 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
NR as it was a late night bottle and no notes... but this was up to its reputation and my score of 94 on a previous bottle doesn't surprise me at all... these Lokoya's from the 90's walk the line so well between elegance (for cab, if that is a thing) and power... or said another way, they have the power of a cab but without being overpowering
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10/5/2019 - Kevnzworld wrote: 94 Points
1/2 hour decant.
Ripe good fruit , strawberries and anise , currants with some nice secondary flavors , which evolved into plum and stewed berries.
Hour two brings out the tobacco as the fruit fades.
Still enjoyable at hour two, but doesn’t need a long decant.
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