Pleasantly surprised for how this wine has held up over the past 15 years. (And I've owned it since release...) Still quite a lot of depth and concentration of dark berry fruit, black currant, eucalyptus, vanilla and leather. A lot of complexity here. Drank half at dinner and then finished it the next afternoon and it really held up well overnight. Tannins are lush, but very smooth and broad at this stage of development. I would feel comfortable with another 5-7 years in the cellar, but it's drinking beautifully right now.
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Predominate oak on the nose mixed with berry....not as lush a nose as I was expecting...oak on the palate that dissipated with time... Good cassis, some mint, nice persistent finish.. A very enjoyable cab but for the $70 I wanted more .....
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4/22/2024 - bordeaux4wino Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pleasantly surprised for how this wine has held up over the past 15 years. (And I've owned it since release...) Still quite a lot of depth and concentration of dark berry fruit, black currant, eucalyptus, vanilla and leather. A lot of complexity here. Drank half at dinner and then finished it the next afternoon and it really held up well overnight. Tannins are lush, but very smooth and broad at this stage of development. I would feel comfortable with another 5-7 years in the cellar, but it's drinking beautifully right now.
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12/11/2019 - MattMauldin Likes this wine:
CALIFORNIA CABERNETS, VINTAGES 1994-2011 PAIRING DINNER DECEMBER 7, 2019: Aromas of cassis, saddle leather, spices. Rich and round palate of currant & cassis, cedar & spices, with good overall depth and fleshy full tannins on the finish.
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10/28/2019 - EdKz@comcast.net Likes this wine: 90 Points
purple, full body, mild aromas of dark fruits, balanced fruit and earth, touch of mint, simple, straightforward, medium finish; poor qpv @$60
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6/25/2017 - KJD45$ Likes this wine: 90 Points
Predominate oak on the nose mixed with berry....not as lush a nose as I was expecting...oak on the palate that dissipated with time...
Good cassis, some mint, nice persistent finish..
A very enjoyable cab but for the $70 I wanted more .....
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8/9/2015 - chhubbar wrote: 93 Points
Full bodied, fruit forward without decanting or aeration. Wine got better after an hour of being open. One of my favorite Cabs.
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