Tasted against the 2016 Riverain Cab and the 2018 Riverain Reserve. Simply amazing. Very young but drinking very well. This will only improve with a few years on it.
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Exploring 2018s and 2019s in Napa - Spring 2021; 4/18/2021-4/22/2021 (Napa Valley, CA): Beautiful aromas/flavors of bouquet garni, bay leaves, crushed gravel, vanilla, and creme de cassis. Fruit flavors of blueberry, blackberry, black plum, black cherry, and savory spices including clove. The wine was just a tad hot (14.8% alc), and tannins were grippy but not astringent. Lush texture on the palate with a slight sweetness (think Smarties candy) on the long finish. Really looking forward to picking up a few bottles of this when they release later this year.
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8/26/2023 - complextra wrote: 99 Points
Wow, what a stunner. Such seamless rich stunning perfection.
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7/6/2021 - Geoff Weathersby Likes this wine: 97 Points
Tasted against the 2016 Riverain Cab and the 2018 Riverain Reserve. Simply amazing. Very young but drinking very well. This will only improve with a few years on it.
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4/19/2021 - ffzhang Likes this wine: 96 Points
Exploring 2018s and 2019s in Napa - Spring 2021; 4/18/2021-4/22/2021 (Napa Valley, CA): Beautiful aromas/flavors of bouquet garni, bay leaves, crushed gravel, vanilla, and creme de cassis. Fruit flavors of blueberry, blackberry, black plum, black cherry, and savory spices including clove. The wine was just a tad hot (14.8% alc), and tannins were grippy but not astringent. Lush texture on the palate with a slight sweetness (think Smarties candy) on the long finish. Really looking forward to picking up a few bottles of this when they release later this year.
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