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Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  7/16/2023 - mrmikemtr Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Very good. Forest floor, blackberry. Well integrated tannins. Coat your tongue for minutes! This has at least another 5 years. I did pnp and found it spot on. Definitely a rebuy.

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  4/22/2021 - Bobcat 31 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  smooth taste solid choice

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  7/10/2020 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Two hour decant. Nearly opaque magenta ruby color. Plum, rose petal, black currant, fennel, North Carolina barbecue sauce and mushroom on the aged nose. Super smooth palate, with velvety acidity. Firm, full, medium intensity tannins on the longish finish.

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  3/15/2020 - pitcrewstrategist Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is an outstanding wine i've aged in my celler. From the time i visited yountville and visited their tasting, i've received annual allotments of this and the other 2 that make up the special vintages- this one is good and will get even better i'm certain, due to the heavy tannins (not overpowering). Enjoying this with special japanese a5 wagyu picked up at our local butcher in ATL. Since we're stuck at home during coronapocolypse, will enjoy amazing meals and wines at home... opened up the wine and decanted a solid 1.5 hours, but took the taster sip and wow! black berry pop- i think black raspberry specifically, smell of earth and cedars like a giant forest in japan, very long finish- can't wait for the 3-4 phases of this wine--yumster. What a long finish, i still am tasting at the back of my pallet... like a deep berry wrapper. I love the layering and complexity of these wines.

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  12/9/2018 - ellars Likes this wine: 93 Points

  93: Smooth with a subtle tartness. Low acid and tannins. Restrained fruit that allows you to taste the depth of the winemaker's skill rather that hitting you over the head with berries. The subtlety of the 17% Merlot balances the tannins of the 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the remaining 18% Cabernet Franc adding a lovely pepperiness that fills out the experience of the other two varietals. Contrarian, indeed. I drank this at a party, and now I wish I had a couple of bottles in my cellar. Is this really a $130 wine? Maybe. It's probably better for my bank account that I'll have to visit the winery to make that decision.

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