Winery - Feather
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Aggressive tannins and an unusually strong herbal component make this new vintage of Feather a bit difficult to assess at this moment. It’s peppery and stemmy in the nose, earthy and tannic in the mouth, with suggestions of asparagus. Quite a change from past vintages, but perhaps just a stage in its further evolution.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pure Cabernet, aged in the same Vicard barrels as winemaker Randy Dunn’s Howell Mountain wines. About 90% is new oak, but it doesn’t strangle the fruit in any way. Tart and vibrant, with black cherry/black currant fruit, this balanced effort shows a velvety character and a fine touch in the vineyard. Nuances of coffee, earth, leaf and dried herb are threaded through, in perfect harmony and balanced for medium-term aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is 100% Cabernet from a mix of vineyards scattered across the state. Lovely aromatics, impressive purity, a confident attack and fine-tuned flavors—blueberry and boysenberry and black cherry—are well-matched to oak and acid.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Napa’s Randy Dunn is making this 100% Cab with Long Shadows winemaker Gilles Nicault. Soft, ripe and plummy, it shows a good mix of red and blue fruits, amplified with lots of toast, chocolate, coffee and cinnamon highlights. Definitely a Napa-meets-Washington style.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Surprisingly tight for such a ripe and generous vintage; decanted if you plan on drinking it soon. The fruit is concentrated and pure: raspberry, cherry and cassis with a chaser of lemony acid. The acids are not quite integrated yet, and the oak seems unusually restrained. Looks set to evolve in interesting ways; purchase it in quantity, then check on it regularly to see what it’s doing.
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