2017 Beta Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 94.1 points

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  9/8/2022 - Asull2k Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Double decanted for about 24 hrs and still evolved after pouring for 1-2 hrs, same on day 2 and 3. Deep dark purple with a hint of ruby color. Blackberry, dark cherry, plum, graphite, soil on the nose. Mulberry, minerals, and cedar on the palate with slight tart acid core that lingers into a 35-40 sec finish. More red cassis and raspberry on the palate as it evolved in glass. I thought this wine presented in a much more French style than a typical modern Napa cabernet, and really interested in seeing how further aging affects this wine. Much less pyrazine than I anticipated, having last tried the 2013.

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  9/1/2022 - pa1966stang Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Please please put your bottles away for the next 10+ years!
  
  Now that my PSA is complete: decanted for 4 hours before the first pour. Nose is muted and slightly alcoholic. Tannins are gripping with noticable dryness on the younger and teeth. Under ripe blackberries and plums eek through the tannins. The stuffing is there for a great wine, but this is closer to a barrel sample than a 5 year old wine. It needs rest and time in the cellar. With more time in the glass the nose starts to evolve and grow to match the palate.

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  8/19/2022 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points

  Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (R&D's): Blind. Dark color. Aromas of black fruit and herbs- rosemary and sage. Firm, fine tannins. Flavors of currants, black raspberry and herbs with a long finish. Young; structured, but balanced. In this flight, easy to pick out as one of the Betas.
  
  This had been decanted nearly seven hours, and then spent another 90 minutes breathing in bottle. Poured in the flight 8.5 hours after the cork was first pulled. Lots of potential here- hold to 2027+.

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  8/2/2022 - spinnin_and_sippin Likes this wine:

  Cola, bitter herbs, dark fruit (restrained nose at the moment). Concentrated with high acidity giving it lift. Oak is present but not the star of the show and it still provides a lot of food for thought. Tannins are enjoyable now, but built for later. Can’t wait to try this again (absolutely no rush here).

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  7/14/2022 - Seth Rosenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This has been open 5 days or so. At first it struck me as decent but fairly generic soft Napa/Sonoma Cab, and it stayed that way for 3-4 days, but now it’s improved significantly. Nose of dark fruits like black currant, along with a nice raw meat and blood note, some herbal aspects that approach mint but don’t quite get there, and some soil. The wine has built grip on the palate and finish as well. It does have silky aspects but it’s also got some oomph and structure. Medium weight with nice dark fruits and blood and some minerality. The finish is good and bodes well for the future. A very good Cab for the $ that doesn’t fall into the overdone nonsense common for the region today. Nose - 5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.
  
  Another taste shows some more reddish fruits - raspberry and some dark cherry. There is a liveliness and a spiciness - dark and baking spices. A hint of sweetness from oak. The palate shows lively with tiny berry fruit - focused and crisp with the good red and dark fruits and the spiciness. All this carries well through to the finish.

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