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Brio Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Nice surprise to try at the Oakton Wine Shop. Dark ruby red. Attack of dark fruits and spices. Heavy tannins (8/10) with a full body and long finish. So young. Drink till 2030.
Nice surprise to try at the Oakton Wine Shop. Dark ruby red. Attack of dark fruits and spices. Heavy tannins (8/10) with a full body and long finish. So young. Drink till 2030.
Jun 29th, 20162012: very deep with intense extraction notes. Powerful and aromatic, dried fruited, black cherry, mint, portly, Rosemary. Vanilla and chocolate. Sweet style. Big and showy. Over the top.
2012: very deep with intense extraction notes. Powerful and aromatic, dried fruited, black cherry, mint, portly, Rosemary. Vanilla and chocolate. Sweet style. Big and showy. Over the top.
Jun 10th, 2015Yummy cabernet. Rich blue fruit with a great acid spine. Well integrated tannins.
Yummy cabernet. Rich blue fruit with a great acid spine. Well integrated tannins.
Apr 13th, 2015Steve and I loved this bottle when we first opened it. A really lovely cab.
Steve and I loved this bottle when we first opened it. A really lovely cab.
Mar 7th, 2019Needed to warm up considerably from cellar temp. But then the fruit came out. Tannins are balanced.
Needed to warm up considerably from cellar temp. But then the fruit came out. Tannins are balanced.
Sep 4th, 2018En Magnum. Wonderful. Red and blue fruit, earth notes, bright minerality. Tannins relax after a couple of hours with air. Happy New Year!
En Magnum. Wonderful. Red and blue fruit, earth notes, bright minerality. Tannins relax after a couple of hours with air. Happy New Year!
Jan 1st, 2018Day 18 of our 24 day Amazon cruise. Opened this way too soon. It was huge! Should have decanted. Lots of potential here but save for a later date.
Day 18 of our 24 day Amazon cruise. Opened this way too soon. It was huge! Should have decanted. Lots of potential here but save for a later date.
Nov 13th, 2017