This is, if I dare say, a rather feminine style of oakville cab. I actually rather like it. I didn’t decant and drank it over three hours. It posses some nice, weedy cab fruit with a strong cassis flavor, an hint of menthol, and a decent amount of acidity so that I think this warrants another 3+ years of bottle age. The oak seems new and lightly toasted, but well judged. The finish and mid palate are a little lacking, but the finesse and charm upfront make this a nice drink for a dinner. Drink or hold.
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Tasted alongside Game Trail and Lincoln Creek, this wine had the darkest fruits - blackberry and blackcurrant, some black cherry, black pepper, dirt/earth, new leather. Oak is subtle here. Lifted minerality, medium + body and soft/supple tannins. Hold it for 2-4 more years.
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1/29/2024 - O'Meara Likes this wine:
This is, if I dare say, a rather feminine style of oakville cab. I actually rather like it. I didn’t decant and drank it over three hours. It posses some nice, weedy cab fruit with a strong cassis flavor, an hint of menthol, and a decent amount of acidity so that I think this warrants another 3+ years of bottle age. The oak seems new and lightly toasted, but well judged. The finish and mid palate are a little lacking, but the finesse and charm upfront make this a nice drink for a dinner. Drink or hold.
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5/29/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasted alongside Game Trail and Lincoln Creek, this wine had the darkest fruits - blackberry and blackcurrant, some black cherry, black pepper, dirt/earth, new leather. Oak is subtle here. Lifted minerality, medium + body and soft/supple tannins. Hold it for 2-4 more years.
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9/2/2021 - cbuhlman wrote:
sweet cherry nose, rose petals light cassis, medium weight, hot finish.
85-86
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8/31/2021 - Cuellar's Cellar Likes this wine: 90 Points
Kinda forgot how this tasted
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