Lastima que no tengo capacidad para describir aromas. Este vino es distinto. Potente, fino, redondo. En fin, me encantan los vinos de Navarra — 9 years ago
06' Barnard Magrez Cabernet. 83% CB 12% CF 5%PV. WOW... A rare bottle indeed. This was sourced from the famous Vineyard Thorevilos (Abreu). Aaron Pott was its winemaker in 2006.
A 2 hour + on the decanting. All the elegant black fruit you can imagine in this glass. A 30+ finish. It's certainly in the discussion of one of the finest 2006's I've had out of Napa. Drinking well now & has another 20+ great years in it.
Barnard Magrez is now sourcing there fruit from Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyards. If you didn't get enough Realm Dr. Crane 12/13's. Hell… just want to add another great wine! This certainly could be a viable option(wish list). Benoit Touquette is "NOW" the winemaker😉👍!!
I'm not saying the 12 & 13's are another Realm Dr. Crane. They're the same winemaker & sourcing🤔. Just a thought... — 9 years ago
Cab, CF, Merlot and PV. Deep,layered flavors. — 10 years ago
Very nice and the best of the 4 wines tonight with our HH BBQ in PV! — 11 years ago
58% CS, 33% M, 6% PV, 3% CF
Slightly bricked garnet red, compact rim, more red than purple.
Pretty bouquet - red cherry, dried herbal aromas, leather, tobacco, mineral.
The palate is harmonious. Integrated tannin, med plus acidity, dry, medium bodied. Showing a lot of red fruit character, animalistic, floral. Very classic Margaux-esque character.
This wine is at the perfect drinking spot. No need at all to wait. After a solid month of full bodied, extracted Napa Cab, this is a welcome reprieve! 90. — 8 years ago
Dense and weighty especially on the mid-palate. Lots of plush concentration. Sexy. Dark and plummy with great mineral and savory notes. 79% merlot, 19%CS, 5%PV. — 9 years ago
What a yummy PV. Probably could have kept this in the bottle for a bit longer. Wine was 1/3 up the cork. Lots of flavor on this one. Does not disappoint. Let it breathe. — 9 years ago
Big tannin on the front followed by beautifully balanced fruit. A long, luxurious, complex, oaky finish that will hang on until tomorrow. 93% PV 7%Cab. Sauv. — 10 years ago
Double decanted & served with dinner . Explosive nose showing black currant & mocha powder. Rich, deep palate with waves of black fruit & textured oaky spice. Plenty of youthful tannins which resolve with each bite of steak & as the wine breathes. Despite the showy fruit & tannins, this has a freshness & drinkability which is fantastic.
This has a healthy dose of Merlot blended in & a dollop of PV. From an excellent mix of top vineyards around the CV including one of Abeja's estate sources. Excellent vintage after vintage. — 11 years ago
red graves 100 pts parker... great value an estate never looking for points first introduced horse ploughing sgain to their bio dynamic vineyards 15 years blend 60 cab 35 merlot 5 cf 1 pv — 12 years ago
Lush, aggressively full bodied, deep complex ripe black fruits, earthy undertones, cocoa and vanilla French oak signature flavors, clumsy on the palate, classically Virginia PV. — 8 years ago
08' Jonata El Desafio has 84% CB 10% PV the rest CF & Merlot. All the fruit is from their estate.
At this stage no need to really decant it... 30 minutes wouldn't hurt it. Very much a fruit forward driven wine. Notes of ripened plum, tobacco, chocolate, leather are pronounced in the wine. Very few wineries this far south are producing high quality left/right bank wines. Drink them up in the next 4/6 years. — 9 years ago
Velvety and dark. Long finish. C,CF, M, PV. Multi-vineyard sourcing. — 10 years ago
This wine was deep and masculine in it's character. Amazing depth and complexity. I will certainly be purchasing this on a regular basis. One of the best wines I've tasted in a long while. — 10 years ago
Lovely blend. Reminiscent of a warm shadow. Flower tipped rifles with a touch of generosity. If this wine were a lake id buy a speedboat — 11 years ago
Eric
Last glass before a 2 day back packer with the boy. Awesome shit. 45 Cab 44 PV 11 Merlot. Still dense with tight black fruit. Eons left. — 8 years ago