My first bottle of the 2011 Novicium, purchased on release from the winery. It is more fleshy than the 2010, but delivers plenty of minerality. Lovely, balanced cab from mountain top Napa fruit.
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The bottle, and my palate, seem to be back in business compared to the last two attempts. After disappointing results that probably had much more to do with my palate and a misstep with the Coravin, this bottle is singing. Fruit is full of plum, cassis, menthol, chocolate covered cherries. Medium finish with sweet, silky tannins.
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5/21/2020 - TwoSmoochies wrote: 90 Points
Unremarkable
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4/11/2020 - mike@mparmet.com wrote:
Awesome for a second growth.
Particularly great wit Steak (ribeye with bone from Bellville meat market!)
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6/7/2017 - Wink Likes this wine: 92 Points
My first bottle of the 2011 Novicium, purchased on release from the winery. It is more fleshy than the 2010, but delivers plenty of minerality. Lovely, balanced cab from mountain top Napa fruit.
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8/13/2015 - brianngibson wrote: 93 Points
The bottle, and my palate, seem to be back in business compared to the last two attempts. After disappointing results that probably had much more to do with my palate and a misstep with the Coravin, this bottle is singing. Fruit is full of plum, cassis, menthol, chocolate covered cherries. Medium finish with sweet, silky tannins.
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12/23/2014 - brianngibson wrote:
Not rating this as I am two days removed from the flu and I know my palate isn't quite all the way back.
Plum, but also still getting green vegetal flavors. Maybe my flu palate, maybe the mediocre vintage, maybe in an awkward phase. Not sure
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