Found a few of these on a DEAL recently. They'll be so much fun to enjoy on weeknights. Delicious Red Mountain fruit, and some nice barrel notes, but mostly the BANG for the BUCK! Yes!!!
Probably 2 years left of prime drinking? Maybe more. But will I wait? NO I won't.
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It was pretty tight and warm straight out of the bottle so I decanted 2 hours to let it open up. Truffle and sea salt on the nose, freshly picked (slightly underripe) raspberies and plum in the mouth. This is more delicate than I remembered from my prior bottle and not generally what I expect from chewy red mountain fruit. I found the flavors to have blended well and tannic structure holds. I recommend drinking this before 2023.
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8/31/2021 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Found a few of these on a DEAL recently. They'll be so much fun to enjoy on weeknights. Delicious Red Mountain fruit, and some nice barrel notes, but mostly the BANG for the BUCK! Yes!!!
Probably 2 years left of prime drinking? Maybe more. But will I wait? NO I won't.
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6/6/2021 - SpinnerDan Likes this wine: 89 Points
It was pretty tight and warm straight out of the bottle so I decanted 2 hours to let it open up. Truffle and sea salt on the nose, freshly picked (slightly underripe) raspberies and plum in the mouth. This is more delicate than I remembered from my prior bottle and not generally what I expect from chewy red mountain fruit. I found the flavors to have blended well and tannic structure holds. I recommend drinking this before 2023.
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9/10/2020 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:
More subtlety and balance than I have had with most quintessence or Shaw cabs
Tobacco and blackberry, delicious
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3/2/2020 - SpinnerDan Likes this wine: 89 Points
Soft nose raspberry and rose petals. Soft tannins that don’t go sour. Medium bodied, fruit forward with a little residual earthiness at the finish.
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11/21/2019 - EvanRose Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tobacco, leather plum on opening, later showed bright crisp red cherry on the front with a hint of chocolate on the back
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