2018 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Single Block

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  3/18/2024 - HOS wrote: 93 Points

  Still young but well balanced all the same.

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  3/8/2024 - Somm David T Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Some of you who read my notes know I don’t open a Napa Cabernet this young. However, this was selling at my Costco for $69.99. K&L Wine Merchants $99.99. Delectable at $115. So, I had to buy a four. I coravined this bottle for a Somm friend last weekend who likes his Napa reds young. 🤷‍♂️
  
  While this has seen a bit of bottle evolution, it still needs another 6-8 yrs before I open another and has the potential to pick up another point or two then.
  
  Nose shows; brambly blackberries, stewy black plum, black raspberries, darkest cherries, boysenberries and strawberries off the glass edges. Dry tobacco, leather, dark spice, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon notes, vanilla, anise, dark, rich, turned earth and withering, dark, slightly candied flowers.
  
  The palate expresses some evolution. It is rich, ripe; brambly blackberries, stewy black plum, black raspberries, darkest cherries, boysenberries, hints of blueberries and strawberries off the glass edges. Tarry, dry medium plus tannins. Dry tobacco, leather, dark spice with a touch of heat, mixed darker berry cola, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon notes, vanilla, black tea, anise, mixed fresh & drier herbs, dark, rich, turned earth, barrel shavings/dust, a hint of black pepper, moist, grey clay, dry top soil, dry river stone and withering, dark, red, slightly candied flowers with violets, very round, phat acidity with a well; balanced, big structured, tensioned, lush, elegant and nicely layered & polished finish that lasts a full 90 seconds. Still kind of in its primary stage.
  
  This is made by Chris Carpenter who also makes; Lokoya, Cardinale, La Jota, Hickinbotham (Australia) made at Yangarra. I tasted at Yangarra and after tasted his Hickinbotham with him in 2017.

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  6/3/2023 - Happytoro Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Basket of fruits, low acidity. Well balanced, but felt like it lacked complexity.

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  5/11/2023 - castle.rob@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep purple/ black
  Bright blackberries, floral notes, and oak on the nose
  On the palate raspberries, strawberry, mint, hint of spice
  
  Nice dry wine with strong acidity and gripping tannins.
  
  2023-05-11 St Petersburg FL, Cora's first visit

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  1/7/2023 - HOS wrote: 91 Points

  Good Napa cab. Drinking well

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