There are a lot of good things about this seriously built wine but this bottle came off medicinal and herbal on the mid palate and finish that just didn't make this as enjoyable as I'd like. Dark, brooding wine with lots of earthy character and flinty.
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4th Saturday Group: Uptown Brown Bag (R&Ds): Double blind. Inky opaque color. Opens with a resiny note, along with currant and black fruit. Well-balanced. Abundant black fruit on the palate balanced by spice and earth tones. Finishes with nice length. Tannins are firm but very fine. Easy to pick out as a Napa cab. My favorite of this flight. 92-93 pts.
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Well...this is massive! It features head-spinning range and depth. Exceptionally well made, and likely to continue its evolution for another two plus decades. Powerfully concentrated, and I do mean powerfully, with medium plus acid and high tannin. This is one of those wines that may not ever fully integrate because the tannin, ripe tannin to be sure, but tannin nonetheless, overpowers the medium plus acid. Indeed, one of the most tannic wines I have tasted in a while. Time, a whole lot of it, will tell. If the acid holds firm, allowing the tannins to integrate, it will be beautiful. 93-95.
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A lot to like regarding the dark fruit and some decent underlying complexity but the abrasive tannins on the finish temper my enthusiasm. Definitely better with food than as a sipper. Nose in the decanter upon opening was heavenly led by dark fruit aromas. Maybe a super long decanting would allow it to come together or just another 2006 vintage cab with tougher tannin profile.
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12/7/2021 - Jmrobotics Does not like this wine: 89 Points
A bite of a disappointment, flat and little bitter.
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2/26/2021 - iamandyc Does not like this wine: 88 Points
There are a lot of good things about this seriously built wine but this bottle came off medicinal and herbal on the mid palate and finish that just didn't make this as enjoyable as I'd like. Dark, brooding wine with lots of earthy character and flinty.
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7/25/2020 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
4th Saturday Group: Uptown Brown Bag (R&Ds): Double blind. Inky opaque color. Opens with a resiny note, along with currant and black fruit. Well-balanced. Abundant black fruit on the palate balanced by spice and earth tones. Finishes with nice length. Tannins are firm but very fine. Easy to pick out as a Napa cab. My favorite of this flight. 92-93 pts.
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7/31/2019 - Motz wrote: 93 Points
Well...this is massive! It features head-spinning range and depth. Exceptionally well made, and likely to continue its evolution for another two plus decades. Powerfully concentrated, and I do mean powerfully, with medium plus acid and high tannin. This is one of those wines that may not ever fully integrate because the tannin, ripe tannin to be sure, but tannin nonetheless, overpowers the medium plus acid. Indeed, one of the most tannic wines I have tasted in a while. Time, a whole lot of it, will tell. If the acid holds firm, allowing the tannins to integrate, it will be beautiful. 93-95.
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11/22/2017 - iamandyc wrote: 90 Points
A lot to like regarding the dark fruit and some decent underlying complexity but the abrasive tannins on the finish temper my enthusiasm. Definitely better with food than as a sipper. Nose in the decanter upon opening was heavenly led by dark fruit aromas. Maybe a super long decanting would allow it to come together or just another 2006 vintage cab with tougher tannin profile.
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