2012 JP Harbison Cabernet Sauvignon The Trail

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 97 points

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  3/6/2023 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 98 Points

  DD then recorked and let rest for 90 min. On the palate, not a hard edge anywhere, red and black berry fruit dominated, juicy plum, with a touch of dried herbs and a faint fleeting blood orange note. Intense floral perfume on the nose along with ripe crushed blueberries and a hint of mint. No oak or tannins. With more time, dark chocolate and chocolate covered berries appear. What a wine, flawless flow from front to back, with a 30-45 second finish!
  
  That said, I think this is either at or slightly past peak for my palate. Not a flaw, just an observation. Some of the usual Bevan intensity has seemingly become subdued. The acid has waned leaving me to wonder how much more life this can sustain it lovely drinking window (couple of years?). My last bottle, so not a legitimate worry for this amateur.

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  4/19/2020 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 94 Points

  Drank straight for the bottle over five plus hours. Cool and juicy dark fruit centric (blackberry and plum) with a nice mineral component. Juicy and smooth yes but not a ton of complexity with time bringing out only more cool black fruits. Overall high caliber but was just hoping for more. Might need another 5 years.

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  1/23/2020 - WojoWineCave Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Ok. So last time I tried this it was phenomenal and rated 98. Tonight it was perfect. From a PnP on through to the end it evolves and left me and my wife speechless.

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  3/9/2017 - WojoWineCave Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Wow this is so good. Dark fruits. Lots of blackberries, blackberry brandy, vanilla extract, thick, smooth, fruit. nose opened up after 4 hours in decanter. Floral notes, tobacco. Admittedly I have a soft spot for all things Bevan and for joe & pat harbison so I'm likely two points higher.

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  3/5/2017 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted 90 min. Thick blackish purple extracted quality juice. Had an overly sweet note that I couldn't figure out. Didn't seem fruity, maybe from the oak. True Bevan style, this is a big bad mutha without being overly hot or alcoholic. Slightly ahead of the 12 Pony Express at this point, but, not as complex either. Tannins were a little more grippy here but in line with the flow. I prefer this one at this point in time. Blue and purple fruit dominate with raspberries trying to peek in, pipe tobacco, touches of sweet vanilla, not as much chocolate mocha as the Pony Express, but hints of dark chocolate showed up at the 3 hr point.

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