2008 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah

Community Tasting Notes (61) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  5/2/2020 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 89 Points

  At a dozen years of age, the cork, foil and label were perfect but this is beginning to show its age and is starting to descend from the apex of its drinking profile, so deducted a point from my rating.
  
  Consistent with previous tasting note from 2019, this was dark garnet colored, medium full bodied, black raspberry and black currant fruits accented by cedar, tobacco, notes of licorice and cinnamon spice.
  
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2020/05/uriah-spring-valley-vineyard-2008.html

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  1/2/2020 - VlgJeff wrote:

  PnP. Nose of cedar and faint red fruit. On the medium palate there was red fruit (but fading) lots of cedar, earth, some tobacco, and more acidity than needed to balance. There was also a touch of drying tannins.
  Clearly past its prime and on the downslope. Could see where it might have rated a 90 in its prime, but will not rate it now. Definitely drink up!

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  6/21/2019 - Hamersly wrote: 92 Points

  From tasting of several vintage Washington Cabs and Syrahs, no detailed notes. Borderline 93.

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  4/9/2019 - rmcnees wrote: 90 Points

  Dark garnet colored, medium full bodied, black raspberry and black currant fruits accented by cedar, tobacco, notes of licorice and cinnamon spice.
  
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2019/03/uriah-spring-valley-vineyard-red-wine.html

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  9/3/2018 - SeaWine wrote: 88 Points

  Somewhat boring and therefore disappointing. Not sure if I waited too long on this or not long enough, but am guessing the former. Perhaps I just had an off bottle. Decent acidity, but less than expected complexity. I've had better luck in the past with the "Frederick" bottling from Spring Valley, which is more Left Bank in style vs. the Right Bank style here. Have a 2010 Uriah which I'll try in the next year or two for comparison.

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