Decanted for one hour. Aromas of blackberry, currant, mocha, crushed rock and spice. Blackberry, currant, licorice, mocha, crushed rock and spice on the palate. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with reverse seared porterhouse and a red wine sauce.
I had this wine 18 months age, same restaurant, same friends. I rated it 98pts then and 97 tonight. Excellent, big dense dark fruit, well balanced- really great wine for an average vintage. Both of my ratings are well above other posters but I'll stick with an excellent rating- not sure what others are getting.
Very much like previous bottles, dark purple blue fruit, blue and blackberries, currants, and some tobacco. Solid fruit, but not ‘booming’ or impactful as previous III G vintages. Despite the challenges of this vintage, many of the 2017 Cabs are showing much better than I would have expected. This is a very good wine that more of a 93-94 point wine, but not as good as I would have anticipated.
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I wasn't sure what to expect with this wine, given the wide range of opinions in the reviews so far. Blueberry was the most obvious taste for me, along with some other red fruit flavors. It was smooth and enjoyable as a pop and pour when taken to one of our local restaurants, and it paired nicely with my coffee-encrusted venison, but perhaps lacked the boldness, complexity, and excitement of other vintages of this wine and of some of my other Napa Valley favorites.
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2/24/2024 - hoservin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for one hour. Aromas of blackberry, currant, mocha, crushed rock and spice. Blackberry, currant, licorice, mocha, crushed rock and spice on the palate. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with reverse seared porterhouse and a red wine sauce.
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12/17/2023 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 97 Points
I had this wine 18 months age, same restaurant, same friends. I rated it 98pts then and 97 tonight. Excellent, big dense dark fruit, well balanced- really great wine for an average vintage. Both of my ratings are well above other posters but I'll stick with an excellent rating- not sure what others are getting.
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6/25/2023 - greg@newsomehh.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
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1/13/2023 - Yack Man Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very much like previous bottles, dark purple blue fruit, blue and blackberries, currants, and some tobacco. Solid fruit, but not ‘booming’ or impactful as previous III G vintages. Despite the challenges of this vintage, many of the 2017 Cabs are showing much better than I would have expected. This is a very good wine that more of a 93-94 point wine, but not as good as I would have anticipated.
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8/6/2022 - sonodoc Likes this wine: 94 Points
I wasn't sure what to expect with this wine, given the wide range of opinions in the reviews so far. Blueberry was the most obvious taste for me, along with some other red fruit flavors. It was smooth and enjoyable as a pop and pour when taken to one of our local restaurants, and it paired nicely with my coffee-encrusted venison, but perhaps lacked the boldness, complexity, and excitement of other vintages of this wine and of some of my other Napa Valley favorites.
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