2015 Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  11/25/2020 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Bottle #3 ....and LAST bottle.
  On nose and palate : consistent notes from past reviews.
  A splendid example of Sonoma county meets Bordeaux .
  A full flavoured but refined example of Cabernet blend.

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  11/11/2020 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Bottle #2 since September....
  On nose and palate, similar notes from 2 months back, but with more balance and less austerity ...
  an added dimension of tart blueberry and pronounced eucalyptus with a every so slightly fuller body , and more woven in and integrated oak....remeniscent of Mondavi Reserve Napa wine, from earlier vintages ...an underrated vintage of Dry Creek....rib eye steak wine tonight.

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  9/17/2020 - Pontifax Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A New World wine with Old World backbone.
  After a 4 hour decant:
  On nose: mesquite charcoal , fresh cigar tobacco and wiry black currants
  On palate: follow through of all above flavours ,as well as fresh coffee , vanilla infused oak , minerals, and a ghost of eucalyptus.....a medium bodied and firm food wine .
  Decanting is a must.....82% Cabernet Sauvignon , and the remaining 18% divided up with Merlot, Cab Franc ,and Malbec ....can age well....great steak wine .

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  4/15/2019 - Tabergman wrote: 85 Points

  Nice price at Costco, but flabby. Could be this bottle. Plenty of fruit but lacking complexity. Acidity and tannins in balance. Did not improve on day 2. Vigorous aeration helped a bit.

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  11/28/2018 - Keeping It Real wrote: 92 Points

  This one was impressive straight from Pnp. Rich, bold, yet elegant for a young wine. Dense and has a nice touch of oak to it. Really enjoyed it.

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