Deep ruby colored with a touch of staining on the walls and slow moving legs (14.5% ABV). The nose has pronounced aromas of cassis, menthol, blackberry, blueberry coulis, chocolate dust, açaí berry and some baking spice- very complex but primal in nature. The palate is dry with medium (-) acidity and really grippy medium (+) tannins that are very fine-grained. Full bodied, this wine coats my mouth with cassis, blackberry, açaí, blueberry jam and some hints of oak. The finish is long with a slightly bitter vein. I like this wine- it screams Cali sunshine in it's ripeness and fullness. 91 points for this $56 effort makes it a 4 star wine. I'm pairing it with roasted Sirloin Cap and a mushroom gravy. Drink this relatively cellar-worthy wine till 2028.
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The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, raspberry and bready. It tastes like blackberry, molasses and alcohol/hot. The body is medium/full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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10/23/2022 - caspernick Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep ruby colored with a touch of staining on the walls and slow moving legs (14.5% ABV). The nose has pronounced aromas of cassis, menthol, blackberry, blueberry coulis, chocolate dust, açaí berry and some baking spice- very complex but primal in nature. The palate is dry with medium (-) acidity and really grippy medium (+) tannins that are very fine-grained. Full bodied, this wine coats my mouth with cassis, blackberry, açaí, blueberry jam and some hints of oak. The finish is long with a slightly bitter vein. I like this wine- it screams Cali sunshine in it's ripeness and fullness. 91 points for this $56 effort makes it a 4 star wine. I'm pairing it with roasted Sirloin Cap and a mushroom gravy. Drink this relatively cellar-worthy wine till 2028.
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9/25/2022 - Winefish1 wrote:
Excellent tannins
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7/5/2022 - Bizzy Likes this wine: 88 Points
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, raspberry and bready. It tastes like blackberry, molasses and alcohol/hot. The body is medium/full. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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11/8/2020 - John McCabe wrote: 93 Points
A bit perfumed, big and intense, framed by some acidity on the finish. This has a lot of stature, still feels a bit young. Promising.
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3/21/2020 - qwerty2 wrote: 91 Points
What can I say? It's Cabernet Sauvignon, made in one of my favorite years for wine, by an excellent maker.
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