very very well made wine that was simply too HUGE / IN YOUR FACE for me... still I enjoyed it as it was an excellent bottle for its style... different people I think would rate this 2-3 pts higher if they like their wines "thuggish"... someone down below said he tasted cab franc flavors.. I agree wholeheartedly
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opened this cuz Dan was over, and he likes his cabs large scaled... this wine did a fantastic job of covering both our styles (I like mine old, faded, a tad more elegant/red fruited)... this was Rutherford for sure, plenty of minerals, a touch of smoke/tobacco, darkish on the fruit, strong and almost primary, felt like this has 10 or 15 more years left (more even?)... no rush AT ALL on these bottles... looking fwd to my three others over time
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fantastic wine, great fruit and plenty of secondary elements with tar, tobacco, dirt... this was beautifully balance in the mouth with plenty of body and plenty of acid to complement the body... not big per se but immensely satisfying in the mouth and with a nice, elegant fruit element on the finish, this was just a pleasure
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11/28/2018 - shellylowen Likes this wine: 93 Points
Blackberry and cassis, Rutherford dust tannins, long finish, crisp, nice nose
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9/24/2018 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 91 Points
very very well made wine that was simply too HUGE / IN YOUR FACE for me... still I enjoyed it as it was an excellent bottle for its style... different people I think would rate this 2-3 pts higher if they like their wines "thuggish"... someone down below said he tasted cab franc flavors.. I agree wholeheartedly
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2/19/2018 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
opened this cuz Dan was over, and he likes his cabs large scaled... this wine did a fantastic job of covering both our styles (I like mine old, faded, a tad more elegant/red fruited)... this was Rutherford for sure, plenty of minerals, a touch of smoke/tobacco, darkish on the fruit, strong and almost primary, felt like this has 10 or 15 more years left (more even?)... no rush AT ALL on these bottles... looking fwd to my three others over time
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12/8/2017 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
fantastic wine, great fruit and plenty of secondary elements with tar, tobacco, dirt... this was beautifully balance in the mouth with plenty of body and plenty of acid to complement the body... not big per se but immensely satisfying in the mouth and with a nice, elegant fruit element on the finish, this was just a pleasure
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4/29/2015 - TwoSmoochies wrote: 88 Points
Getting close to end of life
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