Decanted; moderate sediment. Beautiful red-orange dark brick with orange rim. Lovely aged floral leather cigar box peat nose. Not perfectly integrated (acidity thin through the light body to the present tannin) but still very nice. 90 if rating.
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A reminder of why I like Freemark Abbey wines. Though they are not aging nearly as well as I wish, and my older vintages have tended to disappoint, there was a refreshing medium plum and leather essence to this wine, with a very pleasant almost floral herbaceousness, that we thoroughly enjoyable.
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Clean ruby color. Bouquet is full of oak, cherries and other red fruit. Medium bodied, fully mature; not the most concentrated wine but very silky texture. I don't think this will be one of the longest lived wines but drinking very nicely right now.
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Spectacular mature Napa cab! Nose full of ripe dark fruit and oak. Full mouth feel, tart tannins, and lovely full ripe dark berries on the palate, including bing cherries and blackberries. Long finish extends the lovely taste and mouth feel.
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4/19/2017 - Babik Likes this wine:
Decanted; moderate sediment. Beautiful red-orange dark brick with orange rim. Lovely aged floral leather cigar box peat nose. Not perfectly integrated (acidity thin through the light body to the present tannin) but still very nice. 90 if rating.
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12/7/2014 - wehouck Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lovely, mature.
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9/8/2014 - Ajnate wrote:
A reminder of why I like Freemark Abbey wines. Though they are not aging nearly as well as I wish, and my older vintages have tended to disappoint, there was a refreshing medium plum and leather essence to this wine, with a very pleasant almost floral herbaceousness, that we thoroughly enjoyable.
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12/24/2012 - sdezutti wrote: 92 Points
Clean ruby color. Bouquet is full of oak, cherries and other red fruit. Medium bodied, fully mature; not the most concentrated wine but very silky texture. I don't think this will be one of the longest lived wines but drinking very nicely right now.
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9/1/2012 - wehouck wrote: 94 Points
Spectacular mature Napa cab! Nose full of ripe dark fruit and oak. Full mouth feel, tart tannins, and lovely full ripe dark berries on the palate, including bing cherries and blackberries. Long finish extends the lovely taste and mouth feel.
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