2012 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  4/28/2024 - BradleyL wrote: 91 Points

  As alluded to by other reviewers, this feels more like a Bordeaux than a typical California Cabernet - darker fruit, somewhat more graphite, and showing signs of maturity/being ready to drink. I think it does need some air to help round it out somewhat, but a very interesting contrast to what you would come to expect from California Cabernets.

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  4/27/2024 - Justin S Likes this wine:

  I thought this was ready to go pretty much out of the gate. Coming along really nicely with this bottle showing a lot more fruit than the last one, with all the savory flavors in good balance. For me, this wine is drinking now, though of course it has more to show with another 10+ years.

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  1/18/2024 - Mezz Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Nose of earthy stank (good) hint of blackberry and cassis, dry cobbled riverbed in summer during a stressful paintball match, hints of grandma’s kitchen, small rock gifted from that childhood crush who never loved you the way you loved them. Don’t miss this wine, but please tell me you didn’t drink it too soon. Definitely one of the best Cabernets I’ve ever had. So elegant, so delicate. Few things can compare.

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  3/29/2023 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Fantastic cab that is still distinctly on the upswing. I'm guessing that in another 5-10 years, this will be firmly in the outstanding range. A far darker profile (lead, dark soil, tobacco, raw cacao, lean dark fruits) than typical California cab. Surprisingly lean and elegant despite that. This is right up my alley. Fortunate are those with bottles to try in the years ahead.

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  1/19/2023 - mvande21 wrote: 92 Points

  Black fruits, stone and cedar. Structured with significant acidity and firm tannins. Brambly with some mineral notes (that I haven't yet learned to describe) similar to wines from Renaissance. Fruit came forward on the second day.

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