2018 Cinquain Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Nagengast Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 90 points

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  8/10/2023 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 90 Points

  Sourced entirely from estate vines that were planted in 2002, this opaque ruby wine serves up a package of dark bramble fruits, cassis, bark, baking spices and bittersweet chocolate. Full-bodied, fresh and with well-integrated alcohol (listed as 14.5%), it wraps its flavors with plentiful tannins and a generous aliquot of toasted oak. Dense on the mid-palate, it moves on to a lengthy finish that carries some tannic grip. Serially sampled at a restaurant over a 90-minute period from a bottle that had been popped and poured, it continued to improve throughout the entire tasting interval. As such, I suspect that splash-decanting with a longer aeration time would have been helpful at this early stage in the wine's evolution. Ideally, another couple of years in the cellar should allow the tannins and wood to better integrate. Drink 2025-2033.

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