2013 Galerie Cabernet Sauvignon Pleinair

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  9/3/2022 - BHRH Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I had in my notes to decant one hour, but kept some in the bottle and I thought the un-decanted bottle was better. Currants and smoky oak on the nose. Medium to full-bodied with soft tannins, toasted oak and spicy cassis. Medium-to-long finish. Wife loved it!

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  1/1/2022 - winespine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Served with striploins on NYD. 2nd bottle of 2. Damn, I wish I bought more, but I really didn't know much about it when I bought it. Raised my score from my note on the first bottle. This really is a lovely Napa Valley cab done in a more restrained style. Galerie is a Jackson Family project and the founding winemaker, Laura Diaz Muñoz, previously worked as asst. winemaker some of their high-end properties like Cardinale, and Lokoya. Forest floor, cassis, clove on the palate, this is more of an old school style than a big Napa fruit bomber. It's an excellent food wine. The winemaker has changed from this vintage and I'm curious if the style has remained consistent across newer vintages.

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  4/24/2021 - winespine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  As Napa cabs go this is inexpensive, but punched above its weight. We decanted it and served with a beef based appetizer. It's more fruit forward than savoury, but not a fruit bomb at all. The tannins have softened and the oak is nicely integrated. It's in its drinking window, but could easily go another 5 years in the cellar. I only bought 2 bottles, and wish I'd bought more.

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  5/21/2020 - JLuch1 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Not sure what happened here, this time around it was more tart fruit and astringent compared to the last bottle I had, especially within the first hour. Wonder if it is going through a phase and the fruit is hanging out in the background, letting the acidity, alcohol, and terroir lead the charge.
  
  We gave this a decant for about 30 minutes and drank over a couple of hours. It drank its best towards the end of the bottle after hour 2-3. Hopefully it is just a phase and these will drink better in a year. Id decant this for a couple hours if drinking now, to avoid any unpleasantry. Otherwise, maybe wait a year or two?

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  12/10/2019 - JLuch1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Consumed over two days (day 2 being poured in to a smaller bottle for storage). Pours deep purple in color with a great bouquet of cherries soaked in vanilla liquor (if there is such a thing). Really nice nose. Wine is still very youthful and would recommend decanting for an hour if you can.
  
  Decently layered on the palate, dark berries, vanilla, some chocolate, probably some baking spices in there too. Wine seems better integrated than a couple years ago, but still has plenty of grip and a nice finish. Really nice and balanced wine.
  
  Day two, much of the same and still recommend decanting for an hour.
  
  That said, this should easily rest in the cellar for 5 years without any trouble.

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