No way this is 90+ point wine. A decent wine, yes, but not stellar. A typical example of California cab/meritage: Red and black fruit, cola. Interesting structure - trying too hard? Tastes like lots of oak treatment and an acceptable finish.
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This is a wine of elegance and finesse that fulfills our intentions; to reflect the style of wine that typifies Bordeaux varietals without any one dominating. The wine is a deep red in the glass, with lightly purple undertones. The nose is expressive with dark chocolate, cedar, black cherry, and the spiciness of a black mission fig. In the mouth, the wine shows lovely texture, with supportive, mouth-filling tannins that mingle well with flavors of darkly roasted coffee, blueberries, black cherry, and subtle clove. The wine is dense and supple, with a lingering, sweetly smoky finish. Drinkable now but will age gracefully due to its heritage. ~Molly Lyman, Winemaker
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12/31/2021 - Pez1218 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent wine. We had 7 different wines on NYE and this one was the best. It needed about 30 minutes to open, and once it did it was near perfect
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6/19/2020 - EJDALEwine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great wine. Intense cherry leather and blackberry. Nice finish, but not as long as some. Could use some more bottle time.
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9/30/2017 - Bordeauxlord Likes this wine: 89 Points
Big flavours but price is a little high.
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5/16/2017 - dclaggett wrote: 88 Points
No way this is 90+ point wine. A decent wine, yes, but not stellar. A typical example of California cab/meritage: Red and black fruit, cola. Interesting structure - trying too hard? Tastes like lots of oak treatment and an acceptable finish.
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10/29/2016 - jshazar wrote:
This is a wine of elegance and finesse that fulfills our intentions; to reflect the style of wine that typifies Bordeaux varietals without any one dominating. The wine is a deep red in the glass, with lightly purple undertones. The nose is expressive with dark chocolate, cedar, black cherry, and the spiciness of a black mission fig. In the mouth, the wine shows lovely texture, with supportive, mouth-filling tannins that mingle well with flavors of darkly roasted coffee, blueberries, black cherry, and subtle clove. The wine is dense and supple, with a lingering, sweetly smoky finish. Drinkable now but will age gracefully due to its heritage.
~Molly Lyman, Winemaker
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