2014 d'Arenberg Cabernet Sauvignon The High Trellis

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 86.5 points

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  7/21/2019 - aknot13 wrote: 87 Points

  Nose: perfumed ripe dark fruits, oak, spices (pepper, eucalyptus!), some alcohol. Mouth: dark ripe fruits, warm climat, good acidity but unpleasant tannic (green - somewhat chemical) finish with sweet dark fruits. Medium body, medium finish - but due to the tannins out of balance. Good QPR but not a rebuy for me. Somewhat disappointed since I've had "the dead arm 2013" and "the galvo garage 2004" which were stunning - 87 pt.

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  11/4/2018 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 14.5%} Deep inky purple; almost fearfully youthful with blackcurrant & liquorice aromas, a dark menthol character and a lick of black olive - all of which appear on the medium/full-bodied palate, with its medium/high grainy, seemingly-skin-derived tannins, and low/medium acid. Something of a powerhouse which in some vintages veers on greenness. Here there's a mass of fruit and weight, but being so far down the label pecking order I can't help but feel that ultimately there's a certain hollowness at the core of this. May also explain the minimal oak influence (which I think really does help cabernet). A few years to settle down will help, but I doubt it's worth more than 8-years post-vintage.

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  6/23/2018 - locovino wrote: 88 Points

  Quick purchase for the night at Watson's in TST. Very primary and red/blue berried in the nose, quite a bit of EtOH, no real oak signature. In the mouth tannic and peppery. Clearly too young now.

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  4/6/2018 - Avid Wino wrote: 90 Points

  Concentrated blackberry, black currant. Cedar, touch of Dutch liquorice. Cigar box. Rich, almost syrupy. A mouthful of thick, silty tannin, with air more velvet. Fresh acidity balances it up pretty well. Plenty of length. Wouldn’t be surprised if this shows better in a couple of years when it has calmed down a bit more.

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