Served with grilled flank steak marinated in shallots, garlic, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cilantro and cayenne pepper. Poured both this Cabernet and a 2013 Chappellet Malbec with coravin to see which varietal was the better pairing. With the meal, the Malbec was the better foil. However, unaccompanied, I preferred the Round Pond. Deep purple in color. Rich black fruit dominate, with notes of vanilla and cocoa. Some notes of bitterness emerge over the course of a long finish. Also, the dusty texture emerges toward the end of the finish.
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This was very smooth snd effortless, almost too much so in that it seemed to lack anything distinctive; it was missing some personality. Still, it really was very polished.
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10/6/2018 - Ralphie1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful big Napa Cab! Will continue to be great for a few more years.
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5/10/2018 - Ralphie1 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice big wine. A little tight, may wait another year to open the next bottle.
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3/3/2018 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served with grilled flank steak marinated in shallots, garlic, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, cilantro and cayenne pepper. Poured both this Cabernet and a 2013 Chappellet Malbec with coravin to see which varietal was the better pairing. With the meal, the Malbec was the better foil. However, unaccompanied, I preferred the Round Pond. Deep purple in color. Rich black fruit dominate, with notes of vanilla and cocoa. Some notes of bitterness emerge over the course of a long finish. Also, the dusty texture emerges toward the end of the finish.
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1/10/2015 - John McCabe wrote: 92 Points
This was very smooth snd effortless, almost too much so in that it seemed to lack anything distinctive; it was missing some personality. Still, it really was very polished.
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11/29/2014 - Mootsie Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Concentrated dark cherry, spice and tobacco. Low acidity. Decent tannins early. Gets flabby with air. Just dies over time. Past peak.
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