A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark ruby in color. A medium full bodied easy drinking Cab, with black cherry, black currants, and some spice on finish. Expected more as I tried in tasting room, so maybe one off bottle. www.winelx.com
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Before decant Nose P intensity of dark currants and spiced black plum, cocoa dust, hit stones, Palate bright raging m+ acidity, v fine m+ tannin, mocha, dark cherry, leafy green tobacco, graphite, coffee Focused and linear
After Nose has eased off into a more savoury territory, intensity mutes, more leafy tobacco, olive aromatics. Palate remains true, tannins still very grippy
Intense, classy and stylish but without soul. B .5 C y I y L n
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Stitching itself together nicely after a two hour decant. Reassessing my window here. Prime time might be around 2025 and still really good and powerful now. Fruit is just a touch over ripe on day two, but still plenty of structure. Thinking long term window might be around 2030 for my palate.
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8/2/2023 - Grateful4Red Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decent except for the pyrazines
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6/20/2023 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 89 Points
A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark ruby in color. A medium full bodied easy drinking Cab, with black cherry, black currants, and some spice on finish. Expected more as I tried in tasting room, so maybe one off bottle. www.winelx.com
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5/21/2023 - RVC_Wine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Before decant
Nose P intensity of dark currants and spiced black plum, cocoa dust, hit stones,
Palate bright raging m+ acidity, v fine m+ tannin, mocha, dark cherry, leafy green tobacco, graphite, coffee
Focused and linear
After
Nose has eased off into a more savoury territory, intensity mutes, more leafy tobacco, olive aromatics.
Palate remains true, tannins still very grippy
Intense, classy and stylish but without soul.
B .5
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4/20/2023 - WineKnut Likes this wine: 92 Points
Stitching itself together nicely after a two hour decant. Reassessing my window here. Prime time might be around 2025 and still really good and powerful now. Fruit is just a touch over ripe on day two, but still plenty of structure. Thinking long term window might be around 2030 for my palate.
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4/16/2023 - Flemboy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Solid effort on a daily drinker. Black fruit jam with hints of menthol.
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