2016 Carte Blanche Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  3/18/2024 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 95 Points

  90-minute decant. Deep dark garnet magenta color. Dark chocolate, bay leaf, Korean plum, red currant, and spicy coconut. Dry, dusty, full bodied palate. Firm tannins on the longish finish.
  
  This is very rich and drinking at its peak IMHO. Third wine at a nice business dinner in New Orleans. Essentially served as “liquid dessert”.

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  10/8/2022 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Excellent fruit from the Oakville benchland of Missouri Hopper. As good as this vintage is I prefer vibrant acidity of 14 & 15. 2016 is a little more heavy in mid palate sweetness that becomes a bit of a distraction (splitting hairs). I'm sure for a lot of folks out there this is exactly what they look for in a wine.

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  10/6/2022 - LiteItOnFire wrote: 93 Points

  Killer lineup at Anhelo. Informal wine dinner no notes.
  
  2021 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis, Piedmont
  2010 Sandrone Cannubi Boschis Barolo, Piedmont
  2005 Chateau Margaux, Margaux
  2016 Carte Blanche Napa Valley
  2018 L’Eglise-Clinet Pomerol
  2013 Capezzana Vin Santo di Carmignano Riserva
  2005 D’Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux - just a sip
  
  2016 Carte Blanche is a screaming deal for a beautiful crafted wine with amazing concentration from the dark fruits focused on cassis then black cherry with some herbal notes thrown in and then on to the damp dark earth, Turkish coffee, bitter chocolate and a wonderful finish. So good!

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  10/6/2022 - havana4 🍾🍇 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  @Anhelo- Cali Cab the way I like em. 2 hour decant, Absurd balance and harmony with truly unique elements on the nose and palate. Juicy blackberries and boysenberry, milk chocolate, vanilla, clove. A bit of menthol. Long finish and just a joy to consume.

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  2/18/2022 - LiteItOnFire Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Had at Anhelo
  
  2018 Calon Segur
  2018 Poetry (from Cristal suggestion)
  2018 Mt Brave
  2016 Carte Blanche
  2019 Jadot Chassagne Montrachet
  
  Nothing new to report. Just a delicious wine drinking really well right now. Held its own in a really good lineup. All very diverse but really well done.

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