2007 Cliff Lede High Fidelity

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  9/14/2020 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Pop and pour. Opened up after a half-hour and continued to improve as we drank for a total of 90 minutes. This is Cliff Lede's Merlot-heavy blend. It's showing beautifully right now. With air, velvety tannins, milk chocolate cherry, black pepper, graphite, Italian herbs. Really good effort and no signs of fading. Probably near peak with at least five years to go.

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  6/21/2020 - tc from santee Likes this wine: 94 Points

  I really enjoy this blend from day one to day three. It is still powerful with (in my option) 5 more years left. In the style of Saint Emilion, dark berry fruit, spice, dark chocolate and terrior. It had a 60 second finish.

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  5/29/2020 - Mdb1982 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Great bottle. I’d drink this sooner rather than later. Opened up nicely after about an hour in the decanter.
  
  From their website, they can describe it better than I can.
  
  “Dense aromas of persimmon, pomegranate, clove, nutmeg, lotus flower and allspice evolve in multiple layers. A mouth divided between roses and oolong tea, builds generously into a rich seas of Sabra, dusty gravel, and sweet black tea. Plush and generous, this wine truly defines elegance. This vintage is a blend of 50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, and 5% Petit Verdot.”

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  11/10/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points

  Enjoyed this bottle over a few days.
  Right bank Bordeaux blend, shows a bit harsh and foursquare to my taste, especially for the price of $75 USD.
  Serious dark fruits, with dark chocolate, espresso, black currant, and green pepper, showing some heat on the thick and chewy finish.
  Drink now through 2026+.

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  11/5/2018 - Winegeek83 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Still holding on but wouldn’t wait any longer. Very rich, ripe fruit with low tannin and low acidity. The Stag’s Leap fruit is evident here and while pleasant and flavorful, drops off fairly quickly. Nice bottle of wine. Drink up!

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