2019 Bryant Family Vineyard Bettina

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  3/16/2024 - Cailles wrote: 91 Points

  No detailed notes taken. We dived into four of the 2019 Napa heavyweights. This vintage really sings a tune of density, aromatic depth, complexity, and precision, all the while maintaining a good freshness. The fruit, though ripe, doesn't quite tip into the overt ripeness we saw back in 2015. And it's structured and fresh, (but not 2013 structured), carrying its weight with grace. Given a bit more time, these wines are bound to shed their youthful exuberance, evolving into something even more compelling.
  
  Winner was the Spottswoode (95pts) as it was the best composed and balanced wine, with the least excess and ripeness and the most earthy notes to balance the fruit. The Abreu Madrona (94pts) was a tad behind but is so wonderfully structured, with the most luxurious tannins and a incredibly high complexity that it will easily overtake the Spottswoode in a decade. The Abreu Las Posadas (92pts) is deep, highly precise, with an elegant structure but bit too exuberant today. The Bryant Bettina (91pts, from magnum) was the most weightless wine of all four but with an intensity, a ripeness and oak level that is beyond of what I would want to drink.

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  3/10/2024 - Collector1855 wrote: 90 Points

  During a merchant tasting, no detailed tasting notes. From MAG. Well made, still too rich for my palate, dense tannins.

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  3/9/2024 - sirpat00 wrote: 96 Points

  Tasted at a merchant event, only brief notes: From Magnum. Extracted ripe fruit of black currant, red currant, supported by a mineral layer. Also dark chocolate, smoke and herbaceous notes. Ripe and powerful palate, in good balance. An impressive, towering Napa.

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