Still going strong. Black, ripe fruits with herbal/garrigue/cedar nose, full bodied, strong but not overpowering tannins, long, lush finnish. Such a great value.
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Aroma: Initially potent blueberry and black fruit aromas with velvety backdrop; opened up after 30-45 minutes into a wonderfully complex bouquet of oak and cedar, vanilla, cherry, blackberry, leather, and smoke. Exceptional aromatic balance for a young Cabernet.
Flavor: Solid fresh blackberry and luscious raspberry straight away, with smoky, tannic mid-palate and lengthy, velvety aftertaste; fairly complex flavor profile that kept changing as the wine sat in my glass.
General impression: Delicious, well-balanced (I would say "poised") combination of rich fruit, smooth tannins, vigorous but controlled acidity...very nice indeed.
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Outstanding bottle of wine. This is declassified Silver Oak (Alexander Valley). If this is the wine that did not make the cut at Silver Oak, I am very anxious to see what the "real" bottles are going to taste like when they get bottled in a couple of years. Very nice fruits, good spice, enough tannin to suggest that this could lay down in your cellar for at least a few years.
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3/8/2012 - vinohnd wrote: 89 Points
Still going strong. Black, ripe fruits with herbal/garrigue/cedar nose, full bodied, strong but not overpowering tannins, long, lush finnish. Such a great value.
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11/1/2008 - huevosconvino wrote: 92 Points
Excellent, possibly better now compared to a year ago. Needed 1-2 hours of decanting.
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12/5/2007 - toontune wrote:
7.75: Not impressive Tartness overpowers roundness
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10/3/2007 - huevosconvino wrote: 93 Points
Aroma: Initially potent blueberry and black fruit aromas with velvety backdrop; opened up after 30-45 minutes into a wonderfully complex bouquet of oak and cedar, vanilla, cherry, blackberry, leather, and smoke. Exceptional aromatic balance for a young Cabernet.
Flavor: Solid fresh blackberry and luscious raspberry straight away, with smoky, tannic mid-palate and lengthy, velvety aftertaste; fairly complex flavor profile that kept changing as the wine sat in my glass.
General impression: Delicious, well-balanced (I would say "poised") combination of rich fruit, smooth tannins, vigorous but controlled acidity...very nice indeed.
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4/15/2007 - brokerdom wrote: 92 Points
Outstanding bottle of wine. This is declassified Silver Oak (Alexander Valley). If this is the wine that did not make the cut at Silver Oak, I am very anxious to see what the "real" bottles are going to taste like when they get bottled in a couple of years. Very nice fruits, good spice, enough tannin to suggest that this could lay down in your cellar for at least a few years.
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