A well done and balanced cab. Not overly characteristic in one way or another, just very good. Bold, but not over bearing. Oak, Black fruit, light leather and earthy tones.
I think I drank it too early. Could have aged a few more year and maybe that would bring more character.
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Very solid bouquet of ripe cherry, tea, and mocha.
After a hefty 5 hr decant, Pallet began a bit acidic but calmed down over the next hour and change. Mouth was very dominated by cherry and mocha, with a smidge of eraser.
Overall the persistance was medium plus. Overall a very pleasant wine. What holds this back from the other great Rutherford estates is the lack of depth and multi-faceted complexity that one sees from wines of better pedigree.
Despite this, still a great wine
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2/1/2021 - shawnharold wrote: 92 Points
A well done and balanced cab. Not overly characteristic in one way or another, just very good. Bold, but not over bearing. Oak, Black fruit, light leather and earthy tones.
I think I drank it too early. Could have aged a few more year and maybe that would bring more character.
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12/26/2020 - parkline_wine wrote: 93 Points
Very solid bouquet of ripe cherry, tea, and mocha.
After a hefty 5 hr decant, Pallet began a bit acidic but calmed down over the next hour and change. Mouth was very dominated by cherry and mocha, with a smidge of eraser.
Overall the persistance was medium plus. Overall a very pleasant wine. What holds this back from the other great Rutherford estates is the lack of depth and multi-faceted complexity that one sees from wines of better pedigree.
Despite this, still a great wine
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3/10/2020 - ajbell wrote:
Delicious
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