Return to Napa (MacDonald and Vice Versa): Wine 1 in the SVD cab flight. This wine and the BTK were drinking with the most balance and integration, almost a feeling of maturity despite its age. VG persistence, complexity and intensity, although, on a relative basis, dialed down from the other bottlings. I get almost all black fruit, led by cherries, crunchy black currants and mixed dark berries, earthy herbality, and dark roast coffee. Pretty primary at this point, has the stuffing to keep well, as do all of these bottlings, but I’m not sure about further development. 93+
Complex, youthfully intense with plenty of room to grow. Great deep red color with hints of cassis and granite. 45 second finish and full of lots of tannins that are mellowing nicely
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The barrel tasting of this wine was out of this world. Explosive fruit with what seemed to taste like cinnamon spice. Excellent wine in the VV portfolio.
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1/19/2024 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank way too soon. Decanted for 3 hours but needed a full 12+ hours. This wine will be something in a few years but still tightly coiled right now.
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3/31/2022 - sfwinelover1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Return to Napa (MacDonald and Vice Versa): Wine 1 in the SVD cab flight. This wine and the BTK were drinking with the most balance and integration, almost a feeling of maturity despite its age. VG persistence, complexity and intensity, although, on a relative basis, dialed down from the other bottlings. I get almost all black fruit, led by cherries, crunchy black currants and mixed dark berries, earthy herbality, and dark roast coffee. Pretty primary at this point, has the stuffing to keep well, as do all of these bottlings, but I’m not sure about further development. 93+
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2/25/2022 - Tonythefish Likes this wine: 96 Points
Complex, youthfully intense with plenty of room to grow. Great deep red color with hints of cassis and granite. 45 second finish and full of lots of tannins that are mellowing nicely
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11/21/2021 - eschuldt wrote: 98 Points
Excellent from the PnP and at this point ahead of Myriad Empyrean.
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8/7/2021 - gymnastpro wrote:
The barrel tasting of this wine was out of this world. Explosive fruit with what seemed to taste like cinnamon spice. Excellent wine in the VV portfolio.
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