Cabernet bouquet leapt out the bottle. Fill just under cork. Stored in a cold cellar for seven years. Deep red. Lovely smooth tannins with black fruits dominating. Excellent balance. Bought on an off chance at a closing down sale. For various reasons have drunk relatively few Californian wines and looking at reviews of 2003 vintage not expecting much. Quite wrong! Time in hand but no reason to keep.
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Opened for 1 hour from a magnum Definitely peaking or even on slight decline. Acid is very well integrated into the wine and the tannins are round and soft. Most of the fruit is gone, but you do have some juicy overripe blueberries still there. Almost a bubble gum type flavor along with minerality, iodine, sea water. Really enjoyable wine. Good mouth feel. Drink them if you have them.
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11/24/2023 - bjwca Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very enjoyable, but seems to be thinning out a bit with age, more medium bodied now. Still plenty of Rutherford fruit flavors.
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6/14/2023 - Thoughtful Likes this wine: 94 Points
Cabernet bouquet leapt out the bottle. Fill just under cork. Stored in a cold cellar for seven years. Deep red. Lovely smooth tannins with black fruits dominating. Excellent balance. Bought on an off chance at a closing down sale. For various reasons have drunk relatively few Californian wines and looking at reviews of 2003 vintage not expecting much. Quite wrong! Time in hand but no reason to keep.
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5/15/2023 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened for 1 hour from a magnum
Definitely peaking or even on slight decline. Acid is very well integrated into the wine and the tannins are round and soft. Most of the fruit is gone, but you do have some juicy overripe blueberries still there. Almost a bubble gum type flavor along with minerality, iodine, sea water. Really enjoyable wine. Good mouth feel. Drink them if you have them.
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3/4/2022 - ocfriday Likes this wine: 94 Points
One of the best in 2020, wonderful balance of fruit acid and tannin's. Drinking very well.
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11/16/2021 - ocfriday Likes this wine: 92 Points
This wine has a wonderful balance of fruit, acid and tannin's. In a great place right now.
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