Breckenridge Winery
Jen Mar Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
Revisiting this burly beast almost a year later and it’s still as it was before: terrific. Impenetrable dark crimson with a little more bricking going on. Vanilla, lavender, a good bit of oak, and blueberries on the nose. At almost eleven years old, this doesn’t remind me so much of a standard Napa Can but rather a nice Bordeaux. The heat from the alcohol has definitely settled down and is presenting some wonderful balance. There’s still some fruit here with layers of blueberries, cherries, and cranberries. Tobacco, coffee, and leather on the palate. This is a wine that’s absolutely singing right now. All hail to Last Bottle. Just like I said a year ago, powerful, ripe fruit, and great structure.
Revisiting this burly beast almost a year later and it’s still as it was before: terrific. Impenetrable dark crimson with a little more bricking going on. Vanilla, lavender, a good bit of oak, and blueberries on the nose. At almost eleven years old, this doesn’t remind me so much of a standard Napa Can but rather a nice Bordeaux. The heat from the alcohol has definitely settled down and is presenting some wonderful balance. There’s still some fruit here with layers of blueberries, cherries, and cranberries. Tobacco, coffee, and leather on the palate. This is a wine that’s absolutely singing right now. All hail to Last Bottle. Just like I said a year ago, powerful, ripe fruit, and great structure.
Feb 14th, 2019Deep, dark crimson with just a touch of bricking on the rim. Tobacco, rich dark chocolate, blueberries, vanilla, and some funky spice. Even st ten years on, the fruit is still alive and kicking here. There’s cherries, blackberries, and blueberries on the palate, along with more tobacco and coffee. Plenty of oak to be found but it’s somehow not overoaked like so many of it’s contemporaries. When I think Napa Cab, this is pretty much exactly what I want. Powerful, ripe fruit, and great structure.
Deep, dark crimson with just a touch of bricking on the rim. Tobacco, rich dark chocolate, blueberries, vanilla, and some funky spice. Even st ten years on, the fruit is still alive and kicking here. There’s cherries, blackberries, and blueberries on the palate, along with more tobacco and coffee. Plenty of oak to be found but it’s somehow not overoaked like so many of it’s contemporaries. When I think Napa Cab, this is pretty much exactly what I want. Powerful, ripe fruit, and great structure.
Apr 5th, 2018