2011 End of the Vine Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  4/25/2022 - Kentw Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Full body, dark fruits and balanced with that Coombsvile Cab taste profile. Aerated and decanted for 2 hours prior. Tasty with a nice bone-in ribeye. Smooth finish, very mellow tannin. The last few bottles have been much better than the first few from this second library purchase. I wonder if it was in a dumb stage for a year or two which is not characteristic of Cali Cabs.

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  2/19/2021 - Kentw Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This bottle was much better than the previous two and closer to the original bottles purchased some years back. I did however do some heavy aeration and decanting before drinking. Maybe 3 hours worth.

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  9/6/2020 - Kentw wrote: 88 Points

  Disappointed in this wine. It was one of my favorites. However, this last case which was from stored library inventory from the distributor (and sold at a higher price point) doesn't have it together as well. It is a full-body, dark, brooding, dry, with a somewhat rough finish. It has the Coombsville flavor notes, but more muted fruits and maybe disjointed in its flavor structure. Not the same as the previous bottles purchased some years back. Like going back to an old friend that isn't the same anymore. I wonder if it just wasn't stored properly and took a different twist in the few extra years. Compare this to my notes in 2018 and my last original bottle I drank in 2019. The prior two bottles I drank in 2020 from the recent purchase I thought maybe an off bottle or two or my taste buds were not quite there. But this bottle I was ready for it and it didn't do it.

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  3/4/2020 - Kentw wrote: 89 Points

  Pop and poured this one. It doesn't show as well. Dark and a bit muted. Needs aeration and decanting.

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  2/10/2020 - Kentw Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Was able to secure another case. Similar to last note but was a touch off compared to prior bottles probably from how it was stored but still very good. Full body, dark fruits that stains your teeth with that coombsville terroir profile.

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