nice deep purplish ruby in the glass with good body. a lot of dark fruit on the nose (plums, blueberry, blackberry) with herbal (bay leaf) and spicy (pepper, tobacco) whiffs. the fruit is generous in the mouth in a fairly round feel with moderate tannins and light somewhat savoury acidity.
with time vanilla notes begin to appear both in the nose and the palate and carry on thru the finish. these notes give the fruit a sweet aspect that overpowers the complexity of the wine (and that was not much to my liking). a bit of heat from the 14.7% AbV.
A really good cab. Definitely drink with something full of flavor. Also, needs to open up. Had it about 2hrs after opening and it got better with every sip.
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4/11/2024 - lawrencerg Likes this wine: 86 Points
Worked very well with aged cheeses. Cherry/berry notes, full bodied but not heavy.
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11/17/2023 - MikeandLid wrote: 93 Points
Balanced with aromas of raspberry and tobacco.
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3/17/2023 - WindFlyer wrote: 88 Points
cab-based blend… ripe and rich.
nice deep purplish ruby in the glass with good body. a lot of dark fruit on the nose (plums, blueberry, blackberry) with herbal (bay leaf) and spicy (pepper, tobacco) whiffs. the fruit is generous in the mouth in a fairly round feel with moderate tannins and light somewhat savoury acidity.
with time vanilla notes begin to appear both in the nose and the palate and carry on thru the finish. these notes give the fruit a sweet aspect that overpowers the complexity of the wine (and that was not much to my liking). a bit of heat from the 14.7% AbV.
84% CS/ 11% Merlot/ 2% Mourvedre/ 2% Petit Verdot/ 1% Syrah.
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3/5/2023 - ftsai71@gmail.com wrote: 89 Points
This really good for the price. Pretty rich and dark fruit and well balanced. Would get again.
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1/22/2023 - Caroline Tilton Likes this wine: 89 Points
A really good cab. Definitely drink with something full of flavor. Also, needs to open up. Had it about 2hrs after opening and it got better with every sip.
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