Crisp light — 9 months ago
Very good napa cab - bought at the winery in 2023 — 2 months ago
very confused 🙈 tasting.
black olives and black pepper screamed syrah. red fruit and jaminess called for granache. but medium + acidity added confusion.
i was gambling a south rhone blend but something felt very Spanish. 🧩
this is mostly mensia 🍇 with bastardo and granache tintorera.
medium + acidity
medium - tannins
medium + body
zippy fresh red fruit with some raspberry jam, black olives, black pepper and a bit of oak spices and green pepper on the side.
medium + 🎯
perfect bistro (or the Spanish equivalent term) wine.
paired lovely with roasted 🥔, veggie hot dogs and cabbage with tahini and feta style cheese.
worked great with the salty feta.
2 hours later it opened up nicely with tannins felt more and a silkier texture.
very hard to stop drinking it, slowly. — 3 years ago
Tried side by side. Tasting these since 2009. These are now classic wines. The vineyards are very close to the tree line of the western slope of the black forest in Baden. Who knows what these clones are? May be the Cluny Monks brought them up from France. These are world class Grand Cru level Pinots and are stupid underpriced. With age they turn into incredible beauties which easily match GranCru Burghs. Will be a 10 in 5 years from now. The Muschelkalk is always lighter in color ethereal and elegant. Black forest thyme, touch crushed marble, wild sour raspberry, hint of black forest morello cherries, cranberry, Mexican lime, green moos. This needs to uncoil over night to really get the potential of this. Quite acidic. 12.5%. A stellar vintage. And sleeping beauty. I would say not approachable for a novice at this point. Lucky for me my neighbors get it. Revisit in 2031. — 2 months ago
2018 Kinsman Eades Anjea… admittedly very young and still a little tannic, but unfurled a bit after time in the glass with a great nose and flavors of blackberries, blueberry pie, black cherries.. a hint of iron and herbs in the background! This will only get better with time! Even better the following day!! — 6 months ago
What a Cabernet Franc!!! — 3 years ago
"Odedi"
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a great Cabernet Sauvignon.
Inky in color with a short purple rim.
Beautiful nose of black fruits, cedar, vanilla, licorice and chocolates.
Full bodied and elegant with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and very fruity on the palate with great complexity.
Showing black currants, cooked cherries, blackberries, sweet black plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light earth, herbs, cola, vanilla, spices, espresso, pencil lead, eucalyptus and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.
This gorgeous 6-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon from Yountville is drinking so wonderfully now. Still so young, but already very enjoyable. Showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
Rich, extracted and fruit forward. A fabulous wine.
Wine Advocate 97 points. Wine Enthusiasts 96 points.
This Single Vineyard Cabernet will continue to age nicely in the next 20 years.
Great right out of the bottle, but definitely needs more time in the decanter, which we didn't have, as it finished so quickly. A gorgeous wine by Chris Phelps.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in (70% new) French oak barrels for 17 months.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$170. — a month ago