The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis) and blackberry. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), lead pencil and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity. Really enjoyable wine showing maturity. Thought I might have caught the wine on the downtrend but still lively.
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Just beginning it's mature drinking phase. finally coming into its own. Medium/deep red ruby with no browning Plum and jammy dk red/black fruit nose. Spicy cool plum, dk red berry, blackberry fruit saturates the palate. Still young, but this is quite delicious and, honestly, much better than I thought it was going to turn out based on earlier bottles a few years back. Should hold up well - and even develop - for a few more years. 90+
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Let this sit in the cellar for a few years. Wow! What a difference time makes. Perfect balance. What I notice the most is the great mouthfeel and the integration of the alcohol, tannins and fruit. Chris really knows how to create a wine that evolves for the better over time.
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11/22/2018 - Will Hansen Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like black currant (cassis) and blackberry. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), lead pencil and black pepper. The body is medium/full. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
Really enjoyable wine showing maturity. Thought I might have caught the wine on the downtrend but still lively.
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4/6/2018 - mdvino63 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Just beginning it's mature drinking phase. finally coming into its own. Medium/deep red ruby with no browning Plum and jammy dk red/black fruit nose. Spicy cool plum, dk red berry, blackberry fruit saturates the palate. Still young, but this is quite delicious and, honestly, much better than I thought it was going to turn out based on earlier bottles a few years back. Should hold up well - and even develop - for a few more years. 90+
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3/23/2016 - hende14 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Let this sit in the cellar for a few years. Wow! What a difference time makes. Perfect balance. What I notice the most is the great mouthfeel and the integration of the alcohol, tannins and fruit. Chris really knows how to create a wine that evolves for the better over time.
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10/12/2013 - MadMac74 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Pop & pour thru aerator at home. Nice finish but didn't like the tartness up front.
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5/26/2012 - ksteiner wrote: 91 Points
Great cab. Enjoyed the taste. Blackberries on the front of the tongue. Silky and drank well tonight.
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