Nicely done, still youthful with great fruit and voluptuous unctuosity. I concur with a previous comment that it has Caymus like traits.
Color: Deep red, velvety red, slightly showing a little bricking tinge of age on the edges, but just barely. Nose: Wafting notes of bing cherry, sweet oak and vanillin, with herbal and spicy secondary notes. Palate: Good fruit and concentration, though a tad bitter on the finish, drying tannins on the finish don't help much either, w/o these issues the wine is an easy 94.
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3/14/2016 - bigdogflow Likes this wine:
Drank from magnum. Super jammy, nice balance in mid-plate with a medium-long finish.
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9/14/2012 - sirswami wrote: 93 Points
A wine with uncommon depth and texture, rich color and flavor profile that is well described in other recent tasting notes.
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8/7/2012 - mda7 wrote: 93 Points
absolutely fabulous. no signs of peaking yet.
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12/30/2011 - tkoby11 wrote: 91 Points
Nicely done, still youthful with great fruit and voluptuous unctuosity. I concur with a previous comment that it has Caymus like traits.
Color: Deep red, velvety red, slightly showing a little bricking tinge of age on the edges, but just barely.
Nose: Wafting notes of bing cherry, sweet oak and vanillin, with herbal and spicy secondary notes.
Palate: Good fruit and concentration, though a tad bitter on the finish, drying tannins on the finish don't help much either, w/o these issues the wine is an easy 94.
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9/18/2011 - benny wrote: 92 Points
Dark and concentrated. Has not improved over the last 3 years. Drink now. Not bad but an overpriced CA cab.
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