Deep garnet in color. Pretty nose, predominantly of black raspberry & black currant, also tobacco & vanilla. Palate is of fading black fruit, eucalyptus & more of that vanilla/oak. Pleasant, longish finish with well integrated tannins. A very good example of what a rather low priced, mediocre CA Cab will do if left & forgotten in a cool, dark place undisturbed for 8 yrs.
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Could have been drunk last year, not as oaky or tannic as others have mentioned, maybe another year mellowed it??? Could still taste berry and plum with a slight spice overtone. Nice with the a grilled steak
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Unique, but not in a good way. Vegatative notes were not apealing. Nor was the cardboard hint. In other wines, such taste have appealed to me. Also had a plastic taste.
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Nice, dark purple and concentrated with notes of plum, mocha and oak, a bit dominated by a strong cedar note on the palate, it was otherwise balanced with a medium finish (88 Points).
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11/15/2010 - WE KNOW PINOT wrote:
Deep garnet in color. Pretty nose, predominantly of black raspberry & black currant, also tobacco & vanilla. Palate is of fading black fruit, eucalyptus & more of that vanilla/oak. Pleasant, longish finish with well integrated tannins. A very good example of what a rather low priced, mediocre CA Cab will do if left & forgotten in a cool, dark place undisturbed for 8 yrs.
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8/12/2008 - quincytoo wrote: 79 Points
Could have been drunk last year, not as oaky or tannic as others have mentioned, maybe another year mellowed it??? Could still taste berry and plum with a slight spice overtone. Nice with the a grilled steak
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1/26/2008 - pfruge wrote: 79 Points
Unique, but not in a good way. Vegatative notes were not apealing. Nor was the cardboard hint. In other wines, such taste have appealed to me. Also had a plastic taste.
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9/30/2007 - bcatlin wrote: 88 Points
Very nice. Could have stayed on the shelf for another year easy.
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9/1/2007 - Tarrant wrote: 88 Points
Nice, dark purple and concentrated with notes of plum, mocha and oak, a bit dominated by a strong cedar note on the palate, it was otherwise balanced with a medium finish (88 Points).
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