Not impressed by this wine at the slightest. Seems factory assembled- boring and predictable. Full body, loads of soft dark fruit, a bit jammy, smooth tannin, round in the mouth without any character. What a let down.
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Garnet edge with a blood red core. Aromas of dark chocolate, blueberry, cassis, cedar and some herbaceous qualities. Full bodied on the palate, with moderate tannin, medium acidity, and an extended finish. This proves that great winemakers can make great wines in challenging vintages. A pleasure to drink now and has at least another 10 years of prime drinking.
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Medium garnet color. A floral nose with a bit of moss on the end. Fruit forward with rich layers of boysenberry, plum, cassis, leather and oak. Medium bodied with soft, silky tannins. Drank this side by side with a 2014 Brown Cantenac. The Lede compared very favorably, evidencing more richness and complexity.
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A little better than the 2011 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet, but just barely. A 2012 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet was much better than either of the 2011s tasted alongside it.
Unfortunately the High Fidelity was thin, muddled, and lacked any sort of flavor depth. Drink now, as whatever fruit this wine has/had, won't be around for long.
Young but very promising. Drank over two days. Somewhat plush for a 2011 with typical Lede structure and acidity. Dark fruited merlot with a long finish. Needs lots of air at this time.
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3/19/2020 - pugblanc wrote: 94 Points
needed decanting. open up nicely. red fruits and cocoa. cedar tannins. drinking well
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3/14/2020 - Machong wrote: 96 Points
Fantastic after 1 hour decant.
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1/6/2020 - HandmadeHomemade Does not like this wine:
Not impressed by this wine at the slightest. Seems factory assembled- boring and predictable. Full body, loads of soft dark fruit, a bit jammy, smooth tannin, round in the mouth without any character. What a let down.
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6/24/2019 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine:
Garnet edge with a blood red core.
Aromas of dark chocolate, blueberry, cassis, cedar and some herbaceous qualities.
Full bodied on the palate, with moderate tannin, medium acidity, and an extended finish.
This proves that great winemakers can make great wines in challenging vintages. A pleasure to drink now and has at least another 10 years of prime drinking.
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10/12/2018 - PJHaveron Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good structure and body. Herbal notes throughout and very Bordeaux-oriented. Really held up well two days later, just a bit softer.
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2/23/2018 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium garnet color. A floral nose with a bit of moss on the end. Fruit forward with rich layers of boysenberry, plum, cassis, leather and oak. Medium bodied with soft, silky tannins. Drank this side by side with a 2014 Brown Cantenac. The Lede compared very favorably, evidencing more richness and complexity.
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1/13/2018 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium indigo color. A bit of an herbal nose. This is a nice, right bank style offering from Lede.
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1/7/2018 - MrPinot Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very nice
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9/24/2017 - Trolson wrote: 89 Points
Dry wine that softened up after two plus hours decanting. And, dry wine.
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6/2/2016 - blabbott wrote: 90 Points
Nice, dry wine with good tannins ,
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3/25/2016 - csimm wrote: 87 Points
A little better than the 2011 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet, but just barely. A 2012 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet was much better than either of the 2011s tasted alongside it.
Unfortunately the High Fidelity was thin, muddled, and lacked any sort of flavor depth. Drink now, as whatever fruit this wine has/had, won't be around for long.
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1/10/2016 - BeachBum_73 wrote: 91 Points
- Purple color - No decant. No vinturi. Cliff Lede wines seem to be best with a pop and pour.
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7/5/2015 - BeachBum_73 wrote: 87 Points
Thin. Green bell pepper.
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5/5/2014 - iamandyc wrote: 91 Points
Young but very promising. Drank over two days. Somewhat plush for a 2011 with typical Lede structure and acidity. Dark fruited merlot with a long finish. Needs lots of air at this time.
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2/16/2014 - cos65 Likes this wine:
Inky dark. Fresh berries and cream. Fairly dense, but lovely right now. This seems way too easy to drink at this point with very fine tannins.
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