Popped and poured. Dark crimson color. Nose of dark red berry fruits, plum and cassis along with a hint of green pepper and just a touch of toasty oak. Very nice. Similar flavors on the palate with a restrained mix of red and black fruits. Medium to medium+ acid, medium tannin. Lighter and fresher mouthfeel and finish, likely due to the 2011 vintage. Really enjoyable cabernet. Drinking great right now.
Uncorked and allowed to air for an hour; at this point the wine was extremely green and showed the weakness of the vintage. Balance was decanted and followed over 90 mins. Decanted glasses, with 2+ hours, showed less green but still were weak overall and not particularly enjoyable IMO. I had one of these "blow up" earlier this year when a Coravin showed weakness in the bottle, and I won't bother to have it replaced.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
12/26/2017 - Rich S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured. Dark crimson color. Nose of dark red berry fruits, plum and cassis along with a hint of green pepper and just a touch of toasty oak. Very nice. Similar flavors on the palate with a restrained mix of red and black fruits. Medium to medium+ acid, medium tannin. Lighter and fresher mouthfeel and finish, likely due to the 2011 vintage. Really enjoyable cabernet. Drinking great right now.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (1)
4/9/2017 - Bobby J wrote: 90 Points
Rated in Vivino.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/26/2017 - bbcc66 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted 1.5 hrs. Medium bodied. Nice soft tastes of red fruits (raspberry, cranberry) with some darker fruits later in the bottle.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/14/2016 - davidandrose wrote: 78 Points
Uncorked and allowed to air for an hour; at this point the wine was extremely green and showed the weakness of the vintage. Balance was decanted and followed over 90 mins. Decanted glasses, with 2+ hours, showed less green but still were weak overall and not particularly enjoyable IMO. I had one of these "blow up" earlier this year when a Coravin showed weakness in the bottle, and I won't bother to have it replaced.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/23/2016 - Dhotchki Likes this wine: 90 Points
Well developed at this stage. Soft but lingering tannins. Strong stone fruit.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment