Community Tasting Notes 10

• rmcnees Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 31, 2023 - Drank New Year's Eve at home with beef tenderloin. Exceeded my expectations for a wonderful pairing.
  Dark garnet colored, medium to full bodied, rich concentrated full round but approachable balanced and integrated dark berry and plum fruit accented by floral, smokey vanilla, clove spice and notes of camphor with a long tangy acidic silky tannin laced lingering finish.
  
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• Thirsty1 Likes this wine:

  November 2, 2021 - The 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 Cloud View Vineyards wines were enjoyed side by side at Bourbon Steak with Rib Cap, grilled Vidalia onions and crispy brussel sprouts. The wines were left upright for a day, then opened with an ah-so at home an hour before dinner to keep the corks together, then quickly reinserted to minimize oxygenation. The clear winner was the 2002 - in full flight. Still exhibiting youthful fruit and towering structure, this beauty had weight, leather, dark hanging fruit and stunning aroma. Lingering, lasting finish. It still has much life ahead of it. The 2001 was a bit of a surprise. It was massive and brutish, but reserved. As if it were a towering building draped in a cape. The 2000 was a shocker. From a horrible vintage, it excelled. Not near the greatness of the other vintages there was no expectation it would be good, and it was - just to a lesser note. The 2003, 04 and 05 were fairly interchangeable; mature fruit, acid and tannins in balance. All delicious in their own right. The 1999 was the oldest and looked the part. It was brick around the rim and had that dried blackberry note, plowed earth and cocoa powder texture. It was the only one, aside from the 2000, that I would say was on the decline. Incredible wines on an incredible night.

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• Thirsty1 Likes this wine:

  April 27, 2021 - Consistent. This bottle had a bit more body than the previous bottles.

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  January 9, 2021 - Consistent with 2020 note.

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• Thirsty1 Likes this wine:

  November 17, 2020 - Consistent with previous note

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• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Cloud View
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Pritchard Hill
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 26 (33%)
• Consumed 53 (67%)

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