Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

All the puzzle pieces were there, Royal DNA would come through blind. Even after a 45 min decant this was a bit closed, was wishing I waited longer on this one… Will score way higher in 4+ years.

Huge pedigree on this one, being from the younger vines of Harlan… not a true second label. Rich Oakville flavors. For the price point you can do better. Also could have improved with a couple more years in the bottle I think.

1/21/24 - First taste of the “baby Harlan” which did not disappoint, black fruit, vegetal bouquet with a slight white pepper, slightly tannic medium finish; more “old world” style with a Napa twist; still a little young; glad I bought a case to experience over the next years.

2h decanter

Definitie van “Puppy power”

Nice, complex solid red

The Mascot is made from the young vines of Harlan, Promitory and Bond and you can really taste the royal pedigree here. Still in the fruit/primary phase with drying tannins. Very singular palate with a lot of concentration. Give these some additional cellar time to really shine. 95/96 potential

This took a while to open up, very tannic and dry, even after 5 years, this could use another 10 to smooth over. The nose is very pungent, spiced and prominent with a palate that is actually really clear, with notes of tart black fruit, definitely black berries and some blueberries, clove, vanilla, tobacco smoke, with a long, leather filled finish, with hints of balsamic and red meat hitting to the finish,

14.5%

On the band wagon right now. For the price point it is a bargain if you can get your hands on it.