In a great spot for me. Glints of secondary and tertiary notes, but still lots of fruit left in this bad boy. No rush on this guy, but very very enjoyable right now. Maybe slightly lacking in finish for me. One of the better 08s from Napa that I had.
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This was an excellent showing; it’s been in my cave for 5 years and got lost in my burgeoning, cramped, too small cellar; still a bit of heat, but it was all there.
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Took to Europe so we did not have to drink “ boat wine”. Decanted for 46 minutes. Seemed to be drying out, not much fruit left, must be past it’s prime.
Amazing bottle ,well integrated but still a lot of fruit, very silky. Deep ruby red with secondary notes of tobacco and herbs showing in balance with blackberries and raspberry jam; love this wine
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3/24/2024 - bsumoba Likes this wine: 97 Points
In a great spot for me. Glints of secondary and tertiary notes, but still lots of fruit left in this bad boy. No rush on this guy, but very very enjoyable right now. Maybe slightly lacking in finish for me. One of the better 08s from Napa that I had.
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11/18/2023 - BerkeleyBoy Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was an excellent showing; it’s been in my cave for 5 years and got lost in my burgeoning, cramped, too small cellar; still a bit of heat, but it was all there.
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5/20/2023 - ekirby Likes this wine: 92 Points
Took to Europe so we did not have to drink “ boat wine”. Decanted for 46 minutes. Seemed to be drying out, not much fruit left, must be past it’s prime.
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2/13/2022 - ghanbai Likes this wine: 89 Points
passed its peak a bit
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1/11/2022 - ruppdavey@yahoo.com wrote: 96 Points
Amazing bottle ,well integrated but still a lot of fruit, very silky. Deep ruby red with secondary notes of tobacco and herbs showing in balance with blackberries and raspberry jam; love this wine
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