The previous bottle I opened a couple of years ago was too fruit forward and had too much residual sugar for me. Those characteristics have since mellowed out quite a bit. However the wine misses other components to make it interesting. Kind of forgettable, but ok for a weekday night with a meal. Not a bad QPR. This used to be around $20 before but have seen in lately for around $17.
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(Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon) Saturated, very dark red violet color; chocolate, coffee, dried fig nose; black fruit, coffee, chocolate palate with some balancing acidity; could use 1 year; medium finish (84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec, 7% Merlot; 14.8% alcohol; 40% new French oak) 86+ points
4/28/2022 - aveeck Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep, rich, big, fruit-forward - lots of time left.
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6/6/2020 - aveeck Likes this wine: 89 Points
This bottle was fine - I think 2013 was when they crossed the line from boutique to commercial-scale.
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12/10/2017 - PeterFromThePan wrote: 87 Points
The previous bottle I opened a couple of years ago was too fruit forward and had too much residual sugar for me. Those characteristics have since mellowed out quite a bit. However the wine misses other components to make it interesting. Kind of forgettable, but ok for a weekday night with a meal. Not a bad QPR. This used to be around $20 before but have seen in lately for around $17.
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9/4/2017 - wine4me2 wrote: 89 Points
A very nice drinking cab. Everything has come together in balance to make this a great drinker at this price point. I recommend it highly.
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5/29/2017 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 87 Points
Same as prior notes. A fully-extracted Cab.
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