Winery - Kuleto Estate
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Features a roasted, smoky nose reminiscent of campfire or toasted marshmallows;a compelling feature. That’s followed by meaty flavors, some coffee and earth notes and a plump mouthfeel. Everything is going along smoothly until the finish, which turns excessively tart, adding a discordant note to an otherwise very good wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Like a rich dessert, cherry-centered, drizzled with creme de cassis, vanilla and oaky caramel, with a cherry-coffee finish. Almost sweet, but not too much. Stylish and tasty.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a solid Cabernet for drinking now and over the next few years. It’s dry and full-bodied, with classic flavors of blackberries and cassis, liberally oaked. It’s tight right out of the bottle, so give it a long decant.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s one for the cellar, guaranteed. It shows all the classic hallmarks of an ageworthy Napa Cabernet. Dry, tannic and closed, with massively concentrated blackberry and cassis flavors, and a firm grounding of minerals. Very fine and complex, very impressive. Hold for at least six years, and should develop in the bottle for far longer.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Gorgeous, opulent, intense, a really impressive Cabernet right out of the bottle. Feels softly tannic and very dry, with enormously complex flavors of blackberries and cassis, cola, violets, minerals, cedar and unnameable tastes from the earth. A wine to savor now and cellar for a decade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not showing well now, a dry, tartly acidic wine with jammy blackberry and cherry flavors. Feels sharp and angular and fresh. The grapes come from the mountain estate vineyard, and the wine could develop bottle complexity over the years. Best to cellar for a good 5–6 years and try again.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A thoroughly good Cabernet that represents a welcome return to form after a disappointing period for the winery in the mid-2000s. Dry, rich and dramatically structured, this cellarworthy wine has impressive flavors of blackberries and cassis, with earthier notes of black olive tapenade and cedarwood. Could easily score even higher down the road.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A good, richly tannic, ripe, balanced wine, impressive for its depth of cassis and cherry fruit and complex finish. It has a good 10-year future ahead.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A deeply satisfying Syrah from a hot vintage in a cool climate. You’ll find good tannic structure and soft acids backing up the lush, ripe blackberry, cappuccino and melted milk chocolate flavors, and the finish is cinnamon-spicy and dry. But it’s not an ager. Drink now or soon.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine’s a bit thick and heavy for my taste. It sits on the palate, lacking life. Still, the plum, leather, red cherry and cocoa flavors are pleasant, and the finish is dry.
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