Decanted for 2 hours, maybe needed more. Had some edges and next time will decant 4 hours to see if this wine will soften. UPDATE 11/19/2016 - just too acidic....needs food.
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Pop and pour, followed over 2.5 hours. Nose of faint toasted wood, vanilla-scented tobacco, faint white pepper; no green notes. Medium-light viscosity, modest legs. Early on there was a dryness to this that had a profile closer to a cab than a CF, but as time wore on, fruit clearly dominated. Plum, black cherry, hints of watery/mealy blueberry. This is in its window, should consume by 2015.
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Nose - simple Napa cab franc. on the palate some spice, leather, tobacco, dark earth flavors. better than the first bottle but i dont think this wine will ever be as good as the 06.
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11/1/2016 - oenophilemoose wrote: 87 Points
Decanted for 2 hours, maybe needed more. Had some edges and next time will decant 4 hours to see if this wine will soften. UPDATE 11/19/2016 - just too acidic....needs food.
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10/21/2014 - NZ_Mag wrote: 87 Points
Sweet fruit, blackcurrent, liquorice, rich and god mouthfeel
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5/18/2014 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pop and pour, followed over 2.5 hours. Nose of faint toasted wood, vanilla-scented tobacco, faint white pepper; no green notes. Medium-light viscosity, modest legs. Early on there was a dryness to this that had a profile closer to a cab than a CF, but as time wore on, fruit clearly dominated. Plum, black cherry, hints of watery/mealy blueberry. This is in its window, should consume by 2015.
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7/31/2012 - Nedder_travels_the_world wrote: 91 Points
Nose - simple Napa cab franc. on the palate some spice, leather, tobacco, dark earth flavors. better than the first bottle but i dont think this wine will ever be as good as the 06.
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4/6/2012 - mmurry Likes this wine: 88 Points
What Would You Drink - Sommelier's Favorites (Pappas Bros.): Earth and cherry on the nose, with some floral notes and spice. Forest floor and cherry on the palate, with some pepper on the finish.
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