A really nice CA cab. Lush but not overpowering. No fruit bomb. Lasting finish. Good balance. Nice amount of tannins. Brought to a restaurant so didn't get to decant but just a little time to breathe, it opened nicely.
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Pretty yummy - nicely put together though it finishes surprisingly hot given its 14.3% alcohol level and it has a little bit of a hollow mid-palate. Perhaps some additional time will help it finish integrating. It has great depth and concentration. A nice wine. In my judgment though the price charged for it is well out of the range of reasonable given what is in the bottle. That said, I will withhold final judgment until I have followed the wine over the course of the next five to ten years because it has a fair number of years ahead of it.
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Deep garnet color bordering on black. The aroma to go with it: black fruit; black cherries, currants, black berries, and some spice. Rich and complex. Great finish!
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10/11/2014 - slapsht007 Likes this wine: 91 Points
A really nice CA cab. Lush but not overpowering. No fruit bomb. Lasting finish. Good balance. Nice amount of tannins. Brought to a restaurant so didn't get to decant but just a little time to breathe, it opened nicely.
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5/12/2014 - randyjc wrote: 91 Points
Pretty yummy - nicely put together though it finishes surprisingly hot given its 14.3% alcohol level and it has a little bit of a hollow mid-palate. Perhaps some additional time will help it finish integrating. It has great depth and concentration. A nice wine. In my judgment though the price charged for it is well out of the range of reasonable given what is in the bottle. That said, I will withhold final judgment until I have followed the wine over the course of the next five to ten years because it has a fair number of years ahead of it.
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8/31/2013 - slapsht007 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep garnet color bordering on black. The aroma to go with it: black fruit; black cherries, currants, black berries, and some spice. Rich and complex. Great finish!
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5/20/2012 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine:
Dark fruit, blueberries, spice, fine tobacco, dark fruit. a-
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