2018 de Négoce Cabernet Sauvignon OG N.25

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  4/30/2024 - Bruce W. wrote: 92 Points

  Yes, I realize that this is a totally different score than I gave it last summer, but the time - and probably more importantly a 2 hour decant, made a huge difference. Nice amount of oak - but not the oak bombs of some of the other napa cabs, soft tannins, a lot of fruit. Really well balanced. Just give it some air before drinking it.

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  3/21/2024 - brianschool Likes this wine:

  Update since last bottle. All notes stand, however, on the last bottle, the wine seemed flat until day 3 and really came alive with more energy. This wine can remain hidden early. I really think a couple more years of aging would be ideal here.

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  2/9/2024 - Rbhan12 wrote:

  Tried from a friend's bottle. Still too oaky but has nice structure and mountain character underneath.

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  12/30/2023 - wine-enthusiast Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Really well composed wine. Some tannins but really bright bright fruit/acid balance.

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  12/24/2023 - Cabfrancophile Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Well composed Cabernet, hits the sweet spot of ripeness, neither jammy nor herbaceous, plenty of cassis and cedar. Medium-low acidity, balanced alcohol, round mid-palate. Tannins are seemingly more prominent on the finish, though plenty ripe, feels like this is moving towards a more structural phase, and will be better at 8-12 years of age.
  
  Good with an hour decant. Hold on next bottle for 2-3 years.

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