2016 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (44) Avg Score: 95.0 points

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  4/13/2024 - KJD45$ wrote: 94 Points

  My last bottle of this… after being a Myriad Quivet
  Becklyn Ancillary buyer for several years , his quickly ratcheting prices have turned me off..I find far more compelling wines at far better prices in other places.
  Ok that said..tonight this was blue and black berries
  With a taut minerality and smooth tannic envelope..
  It’s quite delicious but for the price and not to mention current pricing.. look elsewhere

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  7/14/2023 - YankeeRobio Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Blackberry, blueberry, plum, double dose of licorice and leather. Sexy, decadent, plush tannins with another 20 years in the tank.

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  6/25/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deer Valley Palooza in 3 stages with Mark1npt and Agelvis; 6/25/2023-7/1/2023 (8,100 ft): Drank this PnP after a mistake with our intended bottle. Really good from the start. Smooth, silky, I found more red fruits than I expected, but sweet red fruits rather than tart. And mixed with black. Nice longish finish. This one really developed well although I am not sure there would have been any point in holding for my palate.

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  6/2/2023 - Yack Man wrote: 96 Points

  What a journey for this wine, a Phoenix rising from the ashes and much better than my last bottle. Deep purple deep colored, blackberries, black cherries and cream de cassis tobacco with a tannic backbone and nuance. This wine shows big and full-bodied with intense depth, ripeness and a nice long finishing. My last bottle took a detour, but this Cab is back and open for serious business. 96+/ 97 points. Yummy! 🍇🍷😋

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  4/21/2023 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  2016 Quivet LPV vs 2016 Bulgheroni Lithology LPV.
  
  Overall, a nice matchup for the evenly priced LPV offerings (at least, in the secondary market). I preferred the Lithology (Melka) while my wife preferred the Quivet (Smith). Classic LPV - blueberry, mineral, crushed river rocks. We had with sushi and over the course of the night, but agreed that the Lithology would go really well with a steak - which it did the following night for 1 remaining glass. I thought the Quivet was more austere, which is surprising for a Mike Smith wine. All notes aside, the pricing on Quivet has turned me off from purchasing given the large increases in the last few years.

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