Double decanted 3 hours before drinking. A modicum of lees decanted off. Excellent nose of mostly dark fruits. The palate started out with excellent structure overlaying licorice, dark cherry, cedar, excellent acidity and cassis. Thus is an outstanding wine with many years left to mature further.
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Schrader multi-vintage tasting: A slight funk on the nose gives way to more pronounced fruit aromas of wild berries and plum. On the palate, dark berry compote is intermixed with leather, cedar, and currant notes, signaling the progression of this wine and its comparative age amongst its other siblings. Considering it is 13 years from vintage, this CCS has plenty of requisite energy and verve, with a notable grip that persists with air. The more developed leather and cigar notes add interest, especially for those looking for some additional nuance and secondary/tertiary flavors from these otherwise big and lusciously rich wines. Drink now and over the next 5-7 years.
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Nice compliment to our Wagyu Strip steak at the Summit. Blueberry, blackberry with a hint of chocolate. Crisp , smooth and well balanced. Dont think this will improve with more age. Drink Up!
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3 1/2 hour decant. Deep ruby colored. Even after the decant some strong butterscotch aromas that eventually blew off. Medium plus bodied with strong grippy tannins and medium acid. Very concetrated with dark fruits on the front along with graphite and coffee grounds and some real oakiness mid-palate. Not much changed on day two -- a bit more fruit but still very tannic. This needs a lot more time.
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I opened and decanted for 3 hours on the 24th. I drank about 25% of the bottle and it was good, but not great. I opened again on the 25th and the wine had softened nicely and really had a nice long finish. I let it slow ox all day and re-visited for hours. The last sip was the best for me which means it needs more age for my taste. If you like bigger edge cali cabs then this drinks great now but with another 3-5 years I think this gets better and better.
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11/25/2021 - D.Callahan Likes this wine: 97 Points
Double decanted 3 hours before drinking. A modicum of lees decanted off. Excellent nose of mostly dark fruits. The palate started out with excellent structure overlaying licorice, dark cherry, cedar, excellent acidity and cassis. Thus is an outstanding wine with many years left to mature further.
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11/11/2021 - csimm wrote: 94 Points
Schrader multi-vintage tasting: A slight funk on the nose gives way to more pronounced fruit aromas of wild berries and plum. On the palate, dark berry compote is intermixed with leather, cedar, and currant notes, signaling the progression of this wine and its comparative age amongst its other siblings. Considering it is 13 years from vintage, this CCS has plenty of requisite energy and verve, with a notable grip that persists with air. The more developed leather and cigar notes add interest, especially for those looking for some additional nuance and secondary/tertiary flavors from these otherwise big and lusciously rich wines. Drink now and over the next 5-7 years.
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4/10/2021 - willfab60 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Nice compliment to our Wagyu Strip steak at the Summit. Blueberry, blackberry with a hint of chocolate. Crisp , smooth and well balanced. Dont think this will improve with more age. Drink Up!
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1/2/2021 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 91 Points
3 1/2 hour decant. Deep ruby colored. Even after the decant some strong butterscotch aromas that eventually blew off. Medium plus bodied with strong grippy tannins and medium acid. Very concetrated with dark fruits on the front along with graphite and coffee grounds and some real oakiness mid-palate. Not much changed on day two -- a bit more fruit but still very tannic. This needs a lot more time.
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12/26/2020 - BROpus One wrote: 93 Points
I opened and decanted for 3 hours on the 24th. I drank about 25% of the bottle and it was good, but not great. I opened again on the 25th and the wine had softened nicely and really had a nice long finish. I let it slow ox all day and re-visited for hours. The last sip was the best for me which means it needs more age for my taste. If you like bigger edge cali cabs then this drinks great now but with another 3-5 years I think this gets better and better.
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