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Unless you own this in Magnum or larger formats, I say it's time to enjoy them. Still very nice but don't see it continuing to improve in it's evolution.
Unless you own this in Magnum or larger formats, I say it's time to enjoy them. Still very nice but don't see it continuing to improve in it's evolution.
On the nose, baked, jammy fruits, boysenberry, blueberries, blackberries, olallieberries, huckleberries, black plum, sweet dark cherries, baking spices; cinnamon, vanilla and light clove, fresh and dry dark florals, fresh herbs, mint, caramel, dry crushed rocks and anise. The palate has; ripe blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, olallieberries, huckleberries, spiced black plum, dark currants, salted caramel, spice-box with a little heat, leather, graphite, soft leather, black cherry cola/licorice, dark fresh florals & violets, tobacco ash, eucalyptus, herbs, mint, crushed dry rocks, volcanic minerals, M-M+tannins are powdery/dusty dry, acids is round, the texture is velvety, balance is perfect and there's still nice tension. The finish is round, rich, ripe, slightly baked, jammy fruits with soft loamy earthiness. Out of 375ml and still has another 5 years in this format. Photos of the Coliseum Vineyard in Soda Canyon and the Estate.
On the nose, baked, jammy fruits, boysenberry, blueberries, blackberries, olallieberries, huckleberries, black plum, sweet dark cherries, baking spices; cinnamon, vanilla and light clove, fresh and dry dark florals, fresh herbs, mint, caramel, dry crushed rocks and anise. The palate has; ripe blackberries, dark cherries, blueberries, olallieberries, huckleberries, spiced black plum, dark currants, salted caramel, spice-box with a little heat, leather, graphite, soft leather, black cherry cola/licorice, dark fresh florals & violets, tobacco ash, eucalyptus, herbs, mint, crushed dry rocks, volcanic minerals, M-M+tannins are powdery/dusty dry, acids is round, the texture is velvety, balance is perfect and there's still nice tension. The finish is round, rich, ripe, slightly baked, jammy fruits with soft loamy earthiness. Out of 375ml and still has another 5 years in this format. Photos of the Coliseum Vineyard in Soda Canyon and the Estate.
08' Carter Coliseum Block Cabernet. The nose- Molasses!! This needs no more than a hour of decanting. Moderate sediment. After the decanting the tannins have subsided. Big black fruits… blue fruits appear on the front of the palate. This full-bodied gem of a wine shows little signs of slowing down. Another 8/10 years in it.
08' Carter Coliseum Block Cabernet. The nose- Molasses!! This needs no more than a hour of decanting. Moderate sediment. After the decanting the tannins have subsided. Big black fruits… blue fruits appear on the front of the palate. This full-bodied gem of a wine shows little signs of slowing down. Another 8/10 years in it.
Napa Valley, California, USA
