Decanted for 40 minutes then over the course of 4 hours as the evening progressed. This was a Stelvin closure bottle. Wow!! This was a spicey meatball! Medium to full body with some initial alcohol heat up front. But the finish was a hot tamale! Long and super spicey. Absolutely delicious. Went great with spicey food which only accentuated the spiciness even more. This is my first bottle of this wine with the Stelvin closure and is remarkably different from previous cork closed bottles of the same vintage. Wowzers! After more air time this wine toned down a bit as dark chocolate notes became more apparent with less spice and more velvet on the finish. Drink now for its compelling characteristics or hold and see where this baby goes.
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A delicious cab. Excellent in all respects. My rating is probably conservative This wine has matured beautifully and is ready to drink now. No need to wait longer.
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2/29/2024 - Bodyfxr wrote: 95 Points
Decanted for 40 minutes then over the course of 4 hours as the evening progressed. This was a Stelvin closure bottle. Wow!! This was a spicey meatball! Medium to full body with some initial alcohol heat up front. But the finish was a hot
tamale! Long and super spicey. Absolutely delicious. Went great with spicey food which only accentuated the spiciness even more. This is my first bottle of this wine with the Stelvin closure and is remarkably different from previous cork closed bottles of the same vintage. Wowzers! After more air time this wine toned down a bit as dark chocolate notes became more apparent with less spice and more velvet on the finish. Drink now for its compelling characteristics or hold and see where this baby goes.
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2/23/2024 - Cow Town Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drinking really well. No need to overthink this. If you like this wine, drink up.
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2/23/2024 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 93 Points
Amazing - drink now
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7/7/2023 - Wino from Michigan wrote: 93 Points
Forget how good a Stags Leap can be - drinking great / loved this with fillet / buy more
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1/18/2023 - jeginmt Likes this wine: 95 Points
A delicious cab. Excellent in all respects. My rating is probably conservative This wine has matured beautifully and is ready to drink now. No need to wait longer.
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