Drank this KenV (Wineberserker) and the Albany NY crew. This wine has been burning a hole in my pocket the past month. Glad I was able to share with wine friends that 'get it'. Dare I say this still has life left in the bottle, so no rush.
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This continues to be excellent, and is definitely one of the top QPR buys in Napa cab. I really like the single vineyard wines from Quivet, but no one should overlook how good the Napa bottling is every year.
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The 2012 Quivet doesn’t look or drink like a 7+ year old wine. It pours deep purple and gives a bouquet of primary dark fruit and baking bread (which reminds me of visits to a barrel room). The plush mouthfeel and up-front fruit mask any tannins that might be lurking. Very tasty, if a bit straightforward at this point.
I saved half for day 2 and will follow-up if there’s been any evolution.
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Day 2 shows more spice and pepper notes and more complexity emerging. There’s no drop off in the fruit, and the finish is long and reveals some of the tannins that were hiding on day one. To my palate, this is still a young wine and should have many good years of drinking ahead of it. Well done.
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3/11/2024 - dhammer53 wrote: 92 Points
Drank this KenV (Wineberserker) and the Albany NY crew. This wine has been burning a hole in my pocket the past month. Glad I was able to share with wine friends that 'get it'. Dare I say this still has life left in the bottle, so no rush.
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12/7/2020 - EMTAME wrote: 92 Points
Last bottle of this for me, and it’s still drinking beautifully.
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8/21/2020 - EMTAME wrote: 92 Points
This continues to be excellent, and is definitely one of the top QPR buys in Napa cab. I really like the single vineyard wines from Quivet, but no one should overlook how good the Napa bottling is every year.
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1/19/2020 - EMTAME wrote: 92 Points
The 2012 Quivet doesn’t look or drink like a 7+ year old wine. It pours deep purple and gives a bouquet of primary dark fruit and baking bread (which reminds me of visits to a barrel room). The plush mouthfeel and up-front fruit mask any tannins that might be lurking. Very tasty, if a bit straightforward at this point.
I saved half for day 2 and will follow-up if there’s been any evolution.
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Day 2 shows more spice and pepper notes and more complexity emerging. There’s no drop off in the fruit, and the finish is long and reveals some of the tannins that were hiding on day one. To my palate, this is still a young wine and should have many good years of drinking ahead of it. Well done.
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3/14/2019 - budman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Red and black fruit. Soft tannins. Yummy!!!
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