2017 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Weinbau Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  9/30/2023 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Deep red berry fruits. Cassis. Firm tannins. Super long finish. Some mid palate floral. These Januik wines really benefit from a few years in the bottle. This is simply outstanding and an excellent QPR.

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  8/13/2022 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Far better than the last bottle. Not sure about that one. This bottle is outstanding. Tasted after 2 hours of air. Tasted against 3 other Bordeaux blends. The Weinbau blew them all away. Rich red berry fruit. Stewed fruit. Medium/dark ruby color. Medium plus acid. Excellent balance. Nice floral lift on the mid palate. Just goes on and on and doesn't fade. This wine doesn't get the exposure of Mike's other wines but still is just as good as the Cheval or Champoux.

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  2/1/2022 - Brian Glas wrote: 85 Points

  Tasted after 30 minutes of air. A heavy dose of oak on this. Second time in a week that I have had a Januik/Novelty Hill wine that was way too heavy on the oak treatment. The oak masks and dries out the fruit flavors on this. Some lift on the mid palate struggling to get out. Didn't like this as much as previous bottles.

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  8/17/2021 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Popped and poured. Red berry fruits with some grippy tannins. I would suggest giving this a good hour or two decant. Plenty of structure here. Good lift on the midpalate. Excellent QPR.

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  5/28/2021 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points

  Day 1: Pop and pour and nice out of the gate. Oak, cherry, spices, coffee beans, minerals and graphite. Big wine up front but softens on the medium finish. Really young wine with plenty of aging potential. 90-92 points
  Day 2: Spice, oak, minerals, cherry, coffee beans, graphite and plum. Medium plus finish. Holding strong on day 2. 91 points
  Recommendation: Hold these until 2025 or later.

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