Placid rose-petal red with no color degradation. A musty, humid, wet forest floor/sous bois nose with red berries. Notes of strong blood orange dominate with cranberry and pomegranate. The fruit is completely intact, distinctly Napa in character, and has aged beautifully. Long, tannic red fruit finish.
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I rated this a 90 a couple years ago. This bottle, unfortunately, spent its first few years under a bed instead of in a proper cellar so may have been affected. A unique chemical on the nose, maybe oxidation or weird brett, but not vinegar. Suspect spoilage, but it's not awful. It eases off and gives way to dark berry after 20 minutes in the glass. Short finsh tho.
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4/11/2022 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 93 Points
Placid rose-petal red with no color degradation. A musty, humid, wet forest floor/sous bois nose with red berries. Notes of strong blood orange dominate with cranberry and pomegranate. The fruit is completely intact, distinctly Napa in character, and has aged beautifully. Long, tannic red fruit finish.
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12/25/2020 - junetoaugust Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still alive and kicking, licorice and tabacco lead the way and kinda mask the tannins remaining. Super fun old Napa cab that surprised us all.
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1/4/2018 - StevenM Likes this wine: 85 Points
I rated this a 90 a couple years ago. This bottle, unfortunately, spent its first few years under a bed instead of in a proper cellar so may have been affected. A unique chemical on the nose, maybe oxidation or weird brett, but not vinegar. Suspect spoilage, but it's not awful. It eases off and gives way to dark berry after 20 minutes in the glass. Short finsh tho.
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