Brian's party at TRATA. Consistent with my previous note, this was drinking nicely. Maybe not quite as good as the last bottle though. This was my last of the 2011. Overall, very nice wine for the $ paid
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Drinking well at twelve years. Leads with green leafy tobacco, spicy red currant, crushed cherry, tangy raspberry, fresh mint, mineral infused red rock, black herbal tea, and emerging tomato leaf. Structural components are well integrated. Moderate finish. Just entering into maturity. Shows lots of complexity, but more elegant than powerful at this juncture. Should drink well for another 4-5 years.
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3rd bottle from a 4 pack, last consumed about 2.5 yrs ago. Delicious Napa Cab, regal and voluptuous, without letting the fruit be over the top. Pretty blueberry, cassis, mint, and espresso grounds. A nod to Bordeaux, without selling out from Napa. Delicious, drink through 2025+.
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With Xmas dinner in Winter Park, Coravin pour. This wine was singing. Still loads of lively fruit (more red than black), ripping acidity, and loads of herbal/green features (presumably from the cab franc). For a supposedly weak vintage, this is exceptional. Got this for around $50 several years ago and it was a steal at that price. Really good stuff. Only one left.
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12/20/2023 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 93 Points
Brian's party at TRATA. Consistent with my previous note, this was drinking nicely. Maybe not quite as good as the last bottle though. This was my last of the 2011. Overall, very nice wine for the $ paid
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11/12/2023 - wmccone54 Likes this wine:
Drinking well at twelve years. Leads with green leafy tobacco, spicy red currant, crushed cherry, tangy raspberry, fresh mint, mineral infused red rock, black herbal tea, and emerging tomato leaf. Structural components are well integrated. Moderate finish. Just entering into maturity. Shows lots of complexity, but more elegant than powerful at this juncture. Should drink well for another 4-5 years.
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8/26/2023 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points
3rd bottle from a 4 pack, last consumed about 2.5 yrs ago.
Delicious Napa Cab, regal and voluptuous, without letting the fruit be over the top.
Pretty blueberry, cassis, mint, and espresso grounds. A nod to Bordeaux, without selling out from Napa.
Delicious, drink through 2025+.
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12/26/2022 - SpoochMan Likes this wine: 95 Points
With Xmas dinner in Winter Park, Coravin pour. This wine was singing. Still loads of lively fruit (more red than black), ripping acidity, and loads of herbal/green features (presumably from the cab franc). For a supposedly weak vintage, this is exceptional. Got this for around $50 several years ago and it was a steal at that price. Really good stuff. Only one left.
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11/13/2022 - ddmhunter wrote: 93 Points
Ageing well
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