2013 Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 96.4 points

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  10/19/2023 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Marvin (WineBurrowingWombat) Visits Minnesota; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Jason's House): OK....so trying to decide what to open, and Marvin suggested a Dana.....because Lotus is my favorite, and 13 is one of the "older" vintages, I decided to try it! I confess some apprehension due to how tannic the 13 vintage was, and thought rough tannins and possibly still closed down. However, I was pleasantly surprised!
  
  TN: Lots of blue and black fruit on the nose with some white flower, chocolate and tobacco, coupled with notes os mocha, graphite, earth and cedar. Palate exploded with blue, black and red fruit in a cornucopia of flavors, add dark and milk chocolate, some vanilla, some earth, sweet tobacco and hints of leather, pencil and oak, and you have an awesome tasting experience! 95+ and certainly no hurry...in fact, it should improve as tertiary flavors become more pronounced and more balanced with the fruit (which dominates at the moment!)

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  10/19/2023 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Cracking the whip; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Eagan, MN): N: Ripe and rich black currants, a core of deep earthiness, pleasantly new spiced oak, and big ripe blueberries. With some time, gracefully aged characteristics of the fruit show a bit more (not stewed or plum notes, but more of polished integration), along with a gentle milk chocolate.
  
  P: Ripe, layered dark red fruits, similar black currants from the nose, a light silvery graphite coating on scattered tree bark on a landslide of dark earth. Shiny minerals with a touch of savoriness on the finish. Better integration with some time, making for a pleasurably soft and smooth textural feel on the palate.
  
  Drinking well now and should soften up any rough edges that this wine may have now. May also be better if served closer to cellar temp.

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  2/25/2022 - andrewdl Likes this wine: 94 Points

  More time!

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  4/26/2021 - Hawk94 Likes this wine: 100 Points

  WOW! This wine is so good! I was blown away. Fabulous expressive bouquet with crashed black berry, blue berry, vanilla. Black chocolate, backed with cream, espresso, coffee mocha, huge body, yet so soft. It is so powerful but silky smooth tannins, layers after layers, coming back at you, lava chocolate cake, perfectly balanced, a touch of brown sugar, it has such a massive depth, but soft like a baby, this wine is unbelievable. Ultra long harmonious finish which reminds you everything you have just tasted. Bravo!

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  5/13/2020 - sirpat00 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Tasted blind. Incredibly sexy nose from the onset with tons of baking spices and sweet, red currant fruit. On the palate fresh, fruity, inoffensive and reminding me more of the 2016 vintage now! I am a huge fan of the Lotus Vineyard and this was no different. Incredibly accessible for a 2013 and seems to have come a long way since I last tasted about a year ago when tannin was still very mouth-coating. But not perfect yet with some rough edges here and there so give it another 3-5 years.

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