2008 Kobalt Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  7/31/2022 - Deepak Uppal Likes this wine:

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  12/25/2019 - King Cab wrote: 93 Points

  Still dark ad midnight. Nose shows well rounded cool cassis. This is fully resolved and probably in the best spot it will ever be. Creamy and dense but pure and intense, this has notes of black currant, lead pencil shavings and cardamom. Balance is spot on. I am not sure I would have expected this from this particular wine of this particular era. Just beautiful. I mentioned at the time that THIS is exactly why we put these type of wines into our cellars for 10 years. Not elegance but strength resolved.

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  6/4/2019 - Eye Drink Reds wrote: 91 Points

  Purple with dark garnet at the edges. Nice nose of cassis, ceder, and hint of crushed rocks. Although the color and nose hinted at a full-bodied wine, the palate was more dry, muted, and rustic. It was decanted for 1 hour but it really needed 3 hours to open up and even then it was fairly subdued and not rich as I was expecting, with notes of cassis, blackberry, espresso, minerals, and a cedery element that clipped the slightly smokey, austere finish. It had fairly good depth and a savory palate presence but not much fruit.
  
  The bottle was gone in 3 hours so couldn't say how it would have done if decanted longer. I can't speak to its provenance but based on this bottle, I would suggest drinking this up now.

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  2/13/2019 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Similar to previous notes but decanted only an hour which is plenty. Tannins are softer but still present so the Wine can go longer in the cellar but not sure it will improve.
  
  Wonderfully balanced and structure yet very smooth and luscious fruit. Iron fist in a velvet glove as Mr. Teleschief would say. Long lingering finish with nice chocolate notes. I love this wine and particularly 2008. I’m hoping some of my 2013, 2014 & 2015 Kobalts are just as good. Great effort by Kobalt.

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  12/21/2018 - FlyPig Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Ready upon opening, absolutely singing with 30 minutes of air. Gorgeous wine with no sign of deterioration, would seem to have a long life ahead.

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