Nothing even close to the quality of their cab. Better off with a 20.00 bottle of something you know and don't mind drinking. Shouldn't put out a wine like this vintage as it hurts the brand.
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Better than the first bottle I opened a month or so ago. Bright blueberries and vanilla on the nose and on the palate. Short and tannic finish. Tannins are still too rough -- might be better in a few years.
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Subdued black berry tones were overwhelmed with rough tannins that were just too prominent and astringent. Rather than open up, the wine became tougher to drink over the course of a couple hours.
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Pours like honey very dark and exotic. Flavors of dark fruit and spice. Had a little bit of a astringent flavor that does not belong in wine. I suspect some type of flaw in the process.
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3/8/2017 - mbk wrote: 84 Points
Nothing even close to the quality of their cab.
Better off with a 20.00 bottle of something you know and don't mind drinking. Shouldn't put out a wine like this vintage as it hurts the brand.
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3/7/2012 - esh44 wrote: 88 Points
Better than the first bottle I opened a month or so ago. Bright blueberries and vanilla on the nose and on the palate. Short and tannic finish. Tannins are still too rough -- might be better in a few years.
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2/14/2012 - esh44 wrote: 85 Points
Subdued black berry tones were overwhelmed with rough tannins that were just too prominent and astringent. Rather than open up, the wine became tougher to drink over the course of a couple hours.
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11/21/2009 - Lou wrote: 88 Points
Pours like honey very dark and exotic. Flavors of dark fruit and spice. Had a little bit of a astringent flavor that does not belong in wine. I suspect some type of flaw in the process.
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