2015 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  3/29/2024 - wadcorp Likes this wine:

  Opened to breathe for an hour before pouring.
  
  A full-bodied Napa cabernet sauvignon with nice complexity. Red fruits & black berries, some tobacco & earthiness. Medium to light tannins and good mouthfeel.
  
  Should hold up nicely for a few more years.
  
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  10/21/2023 - WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Cracking the whip; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Eagan, MN): N: Plastic wrapped strawberries in a small fruit basket, earth and some cranberry skins.
  
  P: Fruits are darker on the palate, showing some astringency and heat, and drying cedar on the finish.

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  9/24/2023 - Tahlequahdave1972 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  One hour decant and consumed over the following two hours. A well-built entry level cab from a renowned Napa producer. Nicely balanced with flavors of black and blue fruits, licorice, tobacco, mocha and earth. Decent complexity with tannins supporting in the background. The wine is in a very good place, ready to drink. Wish I had purchased more!

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  11/26/2021 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim. Not showing age at all.
  
  Fruity nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, cooked strawberries, spices, cedar, vanilla, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, light vegetables, pencil lead, peppercorn, leather and coffee.
  
  Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
  
  Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke, peppercorn, pencil lead and dark coffee.
  
  Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
  
  This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel.
  
  Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.
  
  This 6 years old is still young, but already enjoyable. Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.
  
  This is from a great vintage and it is showing beautifully right now.
  
  Nicely balanced and fruit forward.
  Loved the nose once it opens up.
  
  Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.
  
  Robert Parker 90 points.
  
  Tasty and spicy. Delicious, rich and opulent.
  
  A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc. Aged in French oak barrels (66% new).
  
  14.7% alcohol by volume.
  
  93 points.
  
  $50.

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  10/21/2021 - M.M. wrote: 81 Points

  C: pretty dark but still clear
  S: hot alcohol, fig, black pepper, mineral-stone-charcoal
  T: cherry, earth, tannin, fig , mineral-charcoal, medium body, grippy tannin
  R: it was fine

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