5/5 color and appearance Still a very young looking wine. Very purple, no signs of aged color, clean but inky appearance. 10/15 aroma/bouquet Coffee and green pepper. No fruit aromas. Seems unripe. 14/20 flavor/mouth feel etc Mineral, black coffee and green notes (well, it is a 2011) Also, high in alcohol still. Blackberry lingers afterwards. After 1.5 hours open, more approachable. Once the alcohol begins to flash off. Now it’s more balanced. Good acidity, and something for mid and back palate to enjoy/think about. Not as unripe as it smelled on opening. Not tannin heavy. Balanced. 10/10 aging ability and overall Overall, it’s still quite good. Perhaps even opened too soon? Never the less, it’s impressive as 2011 goes. Hoping the 2012 fairs as well. 89/100
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1/22/2023 - bellabo wrote: 93 Points
Paired nicely with Beef Stew - big, juicy and oaky. Plums, tobacco and a bit of prune.
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5/28/2022 - gailkend wrote: 89 Points
5/5 color and appearance Still a very young looking wine. Very purple, no signs of aged color, clean but inky appearance.
10/15 aroma/bouquet Coffee and green pepper. No fruit aromas. Seems unripe.
14/20 flavor/mouth feel etc Mineral, black coffee and green notes (well, it is a 2011) Also, high in alcohol still. Blackberry lingers afterwards. After 1.5 hours open, more approachable. Once the alcohol begins to flash off. Now it’s more balanced. Good acidity, and something for mid and back palate to enjoy/think about. Not as unripe as it smelled on opening. Not tannin heavy. Balanced.
10/10 aging ability and overall Overall, it’s still quite good. Perhaps even opened too soon? Never the less, it’s impressive as 2011 goes. Hoping the 2012 fairs as well.
89/100
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4/17/2022 - JohnScottMoore wrote:
Corked
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3/1/2022 - bellabo wrote: 93 Points
I found this very enjoyable and most likely at it's peak. For a difficult year - Philippe did a great job.
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1/30/2022 - DDempsey Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent cab. It must be at its peak. Hats off to the winemaker!
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