A Heidi Barrett wine. Bought on release. The last of my six pack. Too bad. Should have waited 5 more years. Two hour decant then followed for 4-1/2 hours. Beginning to take on tertiary flavors of an aged cabernet, but there are 5-10 more years before it reaches its peak. I said 10, Rebecca said 5. Red fruit, a bit of smooth cedar and some light tobacco. Just a tiny bit of smooth saddle leather. Tannin is mostly gone, but still a bit. This is in the second or perhaps high third growth left bank Bordeaux category, but without some of the negative dirty earthy characteristics.
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2/13/2024 - mrsdahlke Likes this wine: 93 Points
Much better after a decant
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10/30/2021 - Nothung Likes this wine: 94 Points
A wonderful quintessential Cali cab. Just beautiful
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1/31/2018 - Boomer Sooner Likes this wine: 94 Points
Another brilliant wine from Heide Barrett. Drinking beautifully. Multilayered and complex. Still lots of live left.
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7/31/2016 - J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 91 Points
A Heidi Barrett wine. Bought on release. The last of my six pack. Too bad. Should have waited 5 more years. Two hour decant then followed for 4-1/2 hours. Beginning to take on tertiary flavors of an aged cabernet, but there are 5-10 more years before it reaches its peak. I said 10, Rebecca said 5. Red fruit, a bit of smooth cedar and some light tobacco. Just a tiny bit of smooth saddle leather. Tannin is mostly gone, but still a bit. This is in the second or perhaps high third growth left bank Bordeaux category, but without some of the negative dirty earthy characteristics.
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9/29/2014 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 91 Points
Consistent with previous notes a year ago. Perfectly mature, very refined and versatile with food, specifically seared tri-tip.
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