2009 CT Barrel Project Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mtn/Coombsville Blend

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/24/2021 - annerk wrote:

  Tannins silky and integrated, classic Napa nose and profile, well balanced. one bottle left, drink in three years.

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  9/14/2018 - Millennial Drinkers wrote: 91 Points

  Medium garnet red with lighter edges. Lovely nose with dark cherries, dustiness, truffles, spices and forest floor. Medium tannins (5.5/10) and acidity is a bit high. Medium to medium plus bodied with notes of forest floor, dark spices, bramble berries, cherries, and a little floral. Medium plus bodied. Aged nicely for a 9 year old bottle. Drink till 2024.

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  2/19/2017 - GalvezGuy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Popped and poured. Deep garnet with no bricking. Nose of black currants, sour cherry, hints of blackberry and spicy oak. On the palate lush but not heavyweight with flavors of red currant, blackberry, black cherry, with hints of vanilla. Long balanced finish. This would show well in a lineup of high priced wines. Drink or hold, this has a good life ahead.

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  2/3/2017 - fingers Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Over two years since I last checked in on this. Uncorked and slow-Od for about 4 hours. Still a nice dark ruby color, about 80% saturated with clear legs and a tiny amount of sediment. Nose is still quite primary and berry-driven. The palate is also quite unchanged from how I remember, but I also sense the cusp of maturity just setting in. I think another year or so will make this much more interesting, if not qualitatively better. It's always been a bit over-ripe in my mind and the heat will never go away, but age and oxygen should broaden the profile and add some intrigue.
  Day two update: I gotta say, this really blossomed out with the long aeration and showed a lot more complexity and depth. By the end of the bottle, it was a "wow" wine. 5+11+17+8= 91

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  12/23/2016 - Bob in NC Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Still on the fruity side with little depth of flavors. Nothing offensive, but no wow factor. Tannins have mostly resolved.

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