2015 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 95.2 points

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  1/6/2024 - RyanJames Likes this wine: 96 Points

  I don't even know what the right score is for this, but some might argue this is a perfect wine. Clearly marked by terroir (there's this tree bark+tobacco element I love), incredible balance and a finish+intensity that at 45 seconds is 15 too short to just call it a 99-100 pointer, but I'm nitpicking here. The black fruit - cassis, blackberry, but in no way jammy, perfectly balances the savory elements - this is world class wine from a world class site and deserves a spot next to the 1st/2nd growths of Bordeaux all day long.

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  12/3/2023 - DrBad Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Beautiful aromatics of cassis and lavender. Tannins are silky smooth. Velvety dark berries and fruits, creamy chocolate.

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  11/25/2023 - bugdoced Likes this wine: 96 Points

  so good and in an excellent spot
  opened up in the glass after 20 minutes
  dark fruit velvet and a long finish
  went well with a steak on the maple and ash patio

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  6/18/2023 - RockinCabs wrote: 96 Points

  Incredible terroir driven powerhouse of a wine. Layer upon layer on the palate of blackberry, blueberry, graphite, loam and pencil. Cedar bark, cassis and velvety tannin in the mid-palate with a beautiful cocoa and clove note in the finish.
  
  The broad enveloping mouthfeel and vivid aromatics are not to be missed here. Decanted 3-hours and consumed over dinner. Stunner.

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  3/15/2023 - austinwineo Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted for 2.5 hours before dinner. Still tight when dinner started mellowed over the next 1.5 hours. For my taste this needs at least another 3 to 5 years in bottle. Very well balanced.

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