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A blockbuster gem and another Andy Erickson masterpiece. Dark cherry and some leather and with a nice earthiness undertone. Well structured and good tannic structure throughout. Just a great wine showing that great fruit from a great vineyard makes a difference.  --Winston Huh

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Black garnet color. Attractive aromas of dark chocolate, vanilla cola, pressed flowers, cigar box, and leather with a lightly tannic, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, compelling, medium-long toasted nuts, dried berries, and black tea finish with crunchy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A wholly appealing Napa Cabernet.

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Wine Spectator "Intense and earthy, with mineral, graphite, and dried currant and herb notes that are full-bodied, turning savory on the finish. (JL) " (6/2010) K&L Notes Originally offered only to Schrader's mailing list, the Double Diamond Cabernet Sauvignons are wines of extraordinary quality. From the winemaker: "The straight and simple truth about our Double Diamond wines is, for the quality and the price, we feel we are bringing you one of the best buys in Cabernet on the market today. Our Double Diamond program focuses on two outstanding growing regions - the Napa Valley, renown for producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignons, and the Amber Knolls Vineyard, situated on a mountain top (2,200') in the heart of the Red Hills Lake County appellation, recognized for producing spectacular rich, complex, and concentrated fruit."

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A bright nose of jasmine, key lime, white peach, honeydew melon, green mango, and peach blossom. A lemon attack leads to a juicy mouth of green apple, quince, nectarines, kiwi, and guava. Notes of kaffir lime highlight the long refreshing finish.

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layers of flavors of cedar, caramelized anise, cassis, cocoa, sage and green olive. The wine is highly structured, as you would suspect from such a cool vintage, and shy at first, then expanding to a lovely full symphony of licorice, lavender and black currants.

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This Pinot-centric Jackson Family brand expands into Oregon with this smooth, dark and toasty wine. It's layered with whiffs of smoke, espresso and black licorice, matched with dark fruit flavors of black cherry and cassis. It's a big, balanced, sexy wine with polished tannins that leave a trail of tobacco highlights.  --PAUL GREGUTT  

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In 2018 climatic conditions were perfect up on Spring Mountain. This Cabernet is evidence of that. Fresh blackberry, anise and mocha are the first things apparent on the nose followed by cola, acai berry and menthol. This is a silky lush wine with layers of dark chocolate, cedar and freshly ground coffee. The tannins are chiefly present, being round pleasing chalky tannins with firm mountain acid balancing them out. The finish is chocolate covered plum. This powerhouse Cabernet is already showing well and will develop even more complexity over the next 10-12 years.

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The Kistler plantings on Sonoma Mountain, situated on a hillside bench perfectly suited for growing world class Chardonnay, are interlaced with the rare combination of red volcanic and fine grained chalky soils. The vineyards are planted to California Heritage clones that were selected specifically over the last 30 years to ripen to our balanced wine standards. They are some of the oldest Chardonnay vineyards in Sonoma County. When coupled with the selections in the vineyard the textbook growing conditions afford a wine that is decidedly Sonoma Mountain in character. Annually some of our earliest vineyard pickings each year, this is a wine driven by a grounded, focused mineral core yet lifted by striking ethereal tones of vibrant light fruit raised at elevation. Winery Notes

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100 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Composed of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry prances out of the glass with impressively flamboyant scents of blackberry compote, blueberry preserves, blackcurrant pastilles and candied violets, giving way to nuances of dried roses, menthol, powdered cinnamon and aniseed with a waft of cedar chest. Full-bodied, the palate is impactful yet maintains compelling restraint, featuring layers of crunchy black fruits, exotic spices and floral hints, framed by firm, exquisitely ripe tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length and depth. This is one of those beguiling 2018 Napa Cabernets that is simply going to blow you away! (LPB) 

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99 points James Suckling This pure cabernet sauvignon is the real deal with redcurrant and terracotta character on both the nose and palate. It’s full-bodied, yet really reserved and ultra-refined. The quality of the tannins is super with such fine grain, yet it continues on for minutes. This is the first release and it shows beautiful classicism. Shows the essence of the place. Needs four or five years to come around.

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Pursuit is, quite simply, a gift to Cabernet lovers everywhere. The valley’s most exclusive vineyards plus the world-class winemaking talents of Philippe Melka, Michel Roland, and Matt Sands. These same combined forces result in some of the most coveted, limited, and expensive wines in the world, so getting a taste of it at a price like this is simply too good an opportunity to let pass by. 

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Tasting Notes Forward bold aromatics of black cherry, dark currants are impressively concentrated with the complementing notes of cola, hints of sweet cedar, and lively spice. As Cabernet Sauvignon defines this wine blend, the other four Bordeaux varietals contribute to its character, balance, and grace. The generous flavors of rich black currant, dark cherry and dark chocolate compliment the velvety richness, impeccable balance and a lingering finish. Sweet toasty vanilla and caramel spice are a nice compliment added from the select French oak barrels in which this wine gracefully ages for 22 months. I would describe this 2017 Trujillo Napa Valley Cabernet as “great complexity of flavor with elegance”.

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