2003 Lucas & Lewellen Cabernet Sauvignon Valley View Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  11/14/2020 - Wallygatorca Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Decanted and gave it a couple of hours. Really enjoyed this one! Dark delicious blackberry fruit with a smooth leathery, licorice, cream finish, although the currant like fruit notes lingered for a stint also. Very very good! Looking forward to uncorking another L&L 2003 I have...Bottle reads that it was a warmer season and ripened for a late harvest.
  Very tasty!

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  9/7/2015 - tonepad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Sad to say this is my last bot. The second night was better than the first! Read my other review for more details. Still my fave Sta Ynez AVA cab.

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  2/9/2015 - tonepad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Big mouth feel on uncorking. Dark fruits and black licorice notes. Mellow tannins on a fairly long finish. Not hugely complex but very well done. I'm a fan of L&L blends and Sta Ynez valley specifically. As is my usual custom, I'll leave a taste overnight for day two. And on day two it seems to have lost its' mojo...not terrible but the subtleties of the first night has gone with the wind.

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  10/3/2009 - terranwannabe wrote: 87 Points

  More of a Syrah mouthfeel, minus the smoke - one of the least tannic Cabs I've ever had. Goes very well with a marinara-based casserole but does not have enough structure to stand on its own, was noticeably flabby when the tasting started before dinner.

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  7/4/2009 - Rich S wrote: 88 Points

  Pop and pour. Dark purple color. Fruit forward nose of black and blue fruits along with some toasty vanilla oak notes. Similar flavors on the palate but a bit too grapey and simple. Still, a very tasty and enjoyable wine.

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