2012 Viader V

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 93.6 points

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  5/29/2023 - AboveAvgBro wrote: 92 Points

  Color: borderline purple, with signs of aging on the rim
  Nose: dried plum, spiced cola & cherry.
  
  Taste: smoothed-put tannins, yet still dry on the finish. Full-bodied, but hardly overpowering. Drinks like a Bordeaux with drying spice & earth on the finish, yet still very much a Howell Mountain wine with that signature dried blackberry, tobacco, and just a smidge of Mountain herbs underlying the heavy fruit.
  
  Overall, this has aged quite well, and can see it going to the 20 year mark. Complex, big, and very much a Bordeaux meets Howell mountain type of wine. Love it!

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  12/22/2018 - Lawino7 wrote: 95 Points

  Ethereal!

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  9/11/2018 - mgstull Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Hour decant. Black cherry predominates up front with road tar and leather on the back end. The tannins are largely resolved and there is noticeable acidity.

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  1/23/2018 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Monthly Men's Wine Dinner (Black Bottle, Bellevue, WA): Showed beautifully if a bit tight upon opening with thick body of inky violet. After a confused phased, blossomed into a more delicate, silky texture. Unusual but delicious blend of 65% Petit Verdot and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon. My #2 of 5 and the group's WOTN.

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  7/15/2017 - Weiner Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Really good

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