Sadly my last ‘14, these have been really good. One hour decant, probably would have improved with more but it was fine. Intense nose, nicely acidic, good mouthfeel almost thin but not fake/syrupy which is really nice. This went too quickly for much analysis.
This was exactly what we wanted with our rib roast -- very dark and complex, with more acidity than sweetness, and with fully resolved tannins. Recognizably Californian, but leaning toward Bordeaux. My wife, predictably, loved it.
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Beautiful wine. Bottle decant. Medium purple, potent aromas and taste of toasted dark fruits, mountain grown herbs, leather, lit tobacco and caramelized oak. Good acidity, solid structure, crunchy tannins on long finish. Cheers
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Decanted for two hours. Really nicely balanced cab with deep fruit notes (cherry and blackberry), good depth, medium tannins and acid, long finish. Great nose.
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2/29/2024 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sadly my last ‘14, these have been really good. One hour decant, probably would have improved with more but it was fine. Intense nose, nicely acidic, good mouthfeel almost thin but not fake/syrupy which is really nice. This went too quickly for much analysis.
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11/1/2023 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 93 Points
This was exactly what we wanted with our rib roast -- very dark and complex, with more acidity than sweetness, and with fully resolved tannins. Recognizably Californian, but leaning toward Bordeaux. My wife, predictably, loved it.
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3/30/2023 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautiful wine. Bottle decant. Medium purple, potent aromas and taste of toasted dark fruits, mountain grown herbs, leather, lit tobacco and caramelized oak. Good acidity, solid structure, crunchy tannins on long finish. Cheers
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1/1/2023 - westcoastwannabe wrote: 91 Points
Decanted for two hours. Really nicely balanced cab with deep fruit notes (cherry and blackberry), good depth, medium tannins and acid, long finish. Great nose.
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12/26/2022 - wiscgrad wrote: 91 Points
not quite as impressed as other CT notes. solid napa cab, but a was hoping for some more depth of flavor. also, the tannins are a bit prickly
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