This is excellent and fully mature - purple cab fruit, shows Napa sweetness without overripeness, lots of “rutherford dust” and cedary tertiary notes. Reminds me a lot of some of the well-preserved late 60s Napa cabs I’ve had at Berns over the years. Super terroir; obviously, and it shows.
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This was delicious. New French oak completely integrated and tannins rich and velvety. Nice dark color but also thinner in transparency than I expected. Nose has wonderful mocha and rich blue fruits. Balanced and harmonious in all aspects.
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This bottle of wine was absolutely worth the wait! The tannins are soft and lush, but you can still walk away with a vague reminiscent slap on your palate. I didn't take too many notes, but it had a great nose, scent of Vanilla and extremely drinkable with complexity. Great wine!
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Brought to a friends house; didn't take detailed notes. Decanted approximately 60~90 minutes. Nose was really inviting with classic cassis, cedar and cigar notes. Taste followed the nose. Good balance between the fruit, acids and tannins. Maybe a bit heavy on the oak (don't see that going away) but still a very nice wine that paired very well with our steak.
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10/23/2022 - blank blank wrote: 92 Points
This is excellent and fully mature - purple cab fruit, shows Napa sweetness without overripeness, lots of “rutherford dust” and cedary tertiary notes. Reminds me a lot of some of the well-preserved late 60s Napa cabs I’ve had at Berns over the years. Super terroir; obviously, and it shows.
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4/15/2022 - CheviotCellar Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was delicious. New French oak completely integrated and tannins rich and velvety. Nice dark color but also thinner in transparency than I expected. Nose has wonderful mocha and rich blue fruits. Balanced and harmonious in all aspects.
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9/14/2013 - ev3rthesame Likes this wine: 93 Points
This bottle of wine was absolutely worth the wait! The tannins are soft and lush, but you can still walk away with a vague reminiscent slap on your palate. I didn't take too many notes, but it had a great nose, scent of Vanilla and extremely drinkable with complexity. Great wine!
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5/18/2013 - Bellissimo wrote:
Brought to a friends house; didn't take detailed notes. Decanted approximately 60~90 minutes. Nose was really inviting with classic cassis, cedar and cigar notes. Taste followed the nose. Good balance between the fruit, acids and tannins. Maybe a bit heavy on the oak (don't see that going away) but still a very nice wine that paired very well with our steak.
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11/26/2012 - wino121 wrote: 91 Points
Are you kidding me...great bottle, drinking perfect now.
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