Blew me away! This was a fantastic, well balanced, wine. Plum and earthy tobacco on the nose, then lots of fruit, with a bit of spice to prevent it from becoming a fruit bomb. Smooth, silky, texture that got better after breathing for about an hour. I have a bottle of the '09 that I can't wait to crack into and compare.
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Very open after about a 1 hr decant. Perhaps the best bottle I've had from Dunham - much thanks to Greg for bringing this to dinner. Blue and ripe red fruits, lavender, white pepper, pencil lead, and vanilla waft out of the glass. Full bodied on the palate with a dense structure. Thick and syrupy with smooth velvety tannins. medium plus finish. Drinking beautifully now but should provide pleasure for another 2-3 yrs.
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(Dunham Cellar Trutina Columbia Valley) Distinctive aromas of mint and red fruit on the nose. The palate is elegantly structured with luscious, tart red fruit flavors. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Syrah, 17% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. Lewis Estate, Double River Estate, and Frenchtown Estate vineyards. 13.9% alcohol. 5,588 cases produced.
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7/15/2018 - senesd Likes this wine: 88 Points
still some fruit , but the acid is pretty much gone - drink soon
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2/14/2014 - boogie96 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Blew me away! This was a fantastic, well balanced, wine. Plum and earthy tobacco on the nose, then lots of fruit, with a bit of spice to prevent it from becoming a fruit bomb. Smooth, silky, texture that got better after breathing for about an hour. I have a bottle of the '09 that I can't wait to crack into and compare.
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8/28/2012 - Koconnor wrote:
Good balance, not overpowering but lots of fruit and nice, silky texture. Improved with decanting after about two hours.
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6/8/2012 - WineDominus Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very delicious wine. Reminiscent of the Hall cab that I had earlier in the year. Taste and nose belong to one of my favorite types of red.
Deep, lavender, vanilla, blue berries, straw berries, floral nose. Taste is very well balanced.... tannin is resolved to give a smooth, long finish.
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6/7/2012 - mattyboy_ Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very open after about a 1 hr decant. Perhaps the best bottle I've had from Dunham - much thanks to Greg for bringing this to dinner. Blue and ripe red fruits, lavender, white pepper, pencil lead, and vanilla waft out of the glass. Full bodied on the palate with a dense structure. Thick and syrupy with smooth velvety tannins. medium plus finish. Drinking beautifully now but should provide pleasure for another 2-3 yrs.
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