Opened and let breather for about 45 minutes. Needed about an hour and a half to really open. . Soft blue fruit bit not the power of my last bottle of HSS. Medium finish.
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Dark red and looked far younger than its age. Beautiful ight fruit and wood bark on the nose.
Definitely seems to be in a great spot and the decanting time was perfect. The heat that accompanies Hillside when young was gone and this was rounded.
Still good fruit - red and blue fruits.
HL 2 FD 3 Fin 4
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3/24/2024 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Opened and let breather for about 45 minutes. Needed about an hour and a half to really open. . Soft blue fruit bit not the power of my last bottle of HSS. Medium finish.
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2/3/2024 - cab blends Likes this wine: 98 Points
S&E Napa Extravaganza (at Home): NOT BLIND
98/97
Decanted for 3 hours.
Dark red and looked far younger than its age. Beautiful ight fruit and wood bark on the nose.
Definitely seems to be in a great spot and the decanting time was perfect. The heat that accompanies Hillside when young was gone and this was rounded.
Still good fruit - red and blue fruits.
HL 2 FD 3 Fin 4
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1/27/2024 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 94 Points
Drinking well - 2 hour decant - don’t think holding will make it better
Muted berry notes more dried than fresh with some tobacco / structure and mouthfeel
Still really good
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11/13/2023 - birdeaux Likes this wine: 98 Points
Allowing this 8 hours to decant seemed pretty ideal, though it kept its structure overnight, too.
Fabulous wine and “meant to be” pairing with A5 Ribeye with crispy onions & pomegranate pepper sauce.
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10/8/2023 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 93 Points
Didn't have open very long before opening. Closed off and needed about 2 hours to breathe.
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