Ace Family Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Flechazo

Apologies for the limited tasting note, just too much great wine at tonight's celebration. The wine showed spectacularly, rich, dark fruit, nicely settled tannins and beautiful long, smooth finish. Was mentioned near the top with Scarecrow, Harlan, Cheval Blanc, Mouton, Vega Sicilia and many more!

2010 vintage

Corked

2010 vintage

Comprising 100% Cabernet Sauvignon that was aged for 22 months in new French oak, this deep ruby wine is impressive from the get-go. Tasted over a two-hour interval from a pristinely-cellared bottle that had been decanted off of its substantial sediment, it flaunts a bouquet of cassis, dark bramble fruits, Bing cherries, five-spice, black olive tapenade, mocha, violets, truffles and sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, fresh, seamlessly alcoholic (14.8%) and with well-integrated oak, it delivers flavors mirroring the aromas, wrapped with plentiful …

2010 vintage

For Franco

2010 vintage

beautiful wine, as always. Still more primary than evolved, so should get better over the years. We PNP, better second night.

2010 vintage

Pop n poured. Tannins in background. Mild sweetness but not overbearing. Nice dark fruit, cassis and medium length finish. Short decant to open more might have helped

2010 vintage

Drinkable but unfortunately lost its luster. Possibly corked.

2010 vintage

Excellent. Black currant!

2010 vintage

This showed great from the first sip. Huge bouquet and sweet fruit and tannins that linger. A great wine. Drink now.

2010 vintage

Not the best btl we have had. Still a rock star and with lamb chops even better.

2010 vintage

Amazingly too young, or needed a longer decant. This can be even better with more time. A quintessential super level Napa cab, from a beautiful home north in the valley. Everything there you could hope for, and it should get better and better for many years

2010 vintage

Decanted for approximately 2 and a half hours. A demure nose of red and black fruit, florals and perfume. Well balanced with lively red and black fruit, mushrooms, and hints of mint on the palate. Went great with grilled/pan seared fillets. Bryant never fails to please. Drink this wine whenever you can. Drink or hold.

2010 vintage

been a while since I have had one of these puppies outrageous

2010 vintage

Cherries balance oak forest floor wonderful wine.

2010 vintage

Short 30 min decant. Wow. I marvel at the changes in the glass. Bright fruit, awesome palate feel. Long lingering finish. A touch of sweetness after swirling in the glass an hour later. BUY, HOL or drink for pleasure.

2010 vintage

Smooth, mellow, but bold. Yep, that about explains the black cassis and black fruit flavors with a slight minerality. Long lasting finish with long legs on the glass. I love Bryant wines (including Bettina). Their wines are always so perfectly balanced and age beautifully. Paired this wine with char grilled prime steaks....the perfect meal and match.

2010 vintage

Thanksgiving 2022

2010 vintage

What an absolute pleasure, this is definitely one of the best Napa Cabs that I have had. Lovely, rich, concentrated beauty with layers of red and blue fruits wrapped around a delicious mineral backbone. The kind of wine that makes going back to drinking regular wines that much harder.

2010 vintage

Friday Night Brown Bagger (R&R's) : Double blind. Red berry, herb and dill notes, becoming more black fruited as it opens in the glass. Black fruit dominates the palate, supported by chewy tannins. Finishes with good length. Excellent. 92-93 pts. (J&J)

2010 vintage

In a word wow!

2010 vintage

It's been a little over 7 years since I opened a bottle of the Bryant and it was well worth the wait. Just an absolutely elegant wine that has matured to a great place over the years. The nose is filled with tobacco, olive tapenade, and blue/black fruits. The palate is dense without being overpowering...I despise using the cliche but it fits, the wine is an "iron fist in a velvet glove". A smooth mouthfeel, fully integrated tannins, and a …

2010 vintage

Decanted for an hour. Voluptuous from the get go. Served with strip steak and the palate feel was delightful. This winery is a fav of my 89 yr old dad and the fruit lingered on in the glass forever. What a treat. Hold, buy, drink.

2010 vintage

Decanted over cocktails. This has aged beautifully with dense black fruit, depth of flavor, earth, acid and supple tannins. I do think most of these super-premium Napa cult cabs are best when they are young and showing off the incredible fruit, but it certainly has many years ahead.

2010 vintage

This elegant and layered Cabernet is drinking beautifully right now, with an ethereal quality that is impressive for mountain fruit done in a modern style. Garnet in color and medium in body, the wine offers incredible aromas of blackberry, fresh leather, peppercorn, and bay leaf. Flavors of black cherry, graphite, sage, and tapenade, with a lifted and elegant finish. 14.8% alcohol. Decant at least two hours, and watch the sediment, of which there is plenty. Made by Ross Wallace. Drink …

2010 vintage

Garnet color with a bouquet and flavor of black cassis, blackberries, and cocoa. Very good depth and balance with a long finish. Not quite as good as the 2009, but still a wonderful wine and a wow. Bryant family has joined a host of other wineries that have priced their wines too high, even considering how very good they are. You can find wines at the same level that are cheaper, and why wouldn't you?

2010 vintage

Drinking beautiful. Full bodied, fruit forward and smooth. Delicious and something to look forward to during these Coronavirus challenged times!!

2010 vintage

Pop and pour. Needed a little air, then deep, lovely, and full high-toned Napa Cab. Had with Italian food so perhaps some of the nuances were lost tonight compared to the 96 I gave the previous bottle.

2010 vintage

Beautiful wine - even better than when I tasted at the Bure house in June. Mocha, cherry, dark raspberry - a beautiful nose that I could smell all night. I decanted for a few hours. Finesse is the word with this wine - restrained as is typical with Luc Morlet. Very soft on the palate. Had a bit of sediment by the end, but a really beautiful wine. One of my favorites of the year. Glad I have 2 more …

2010 vintage

Pop and pour. Cherries on the nose with cola note coming in after some air. On the palate, soft but focused fruit with licorice, charred earth, and a caramel finish almost like Armagnac. A stunning Luc Morlet wine that is different from any other I've had. Drinking beautifully now.

2010 vintage

Up the PCH; 6/4/2019-6/16/2019 (Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Paso Robles, Napa, and Willamette) : In a really nice place right now. I think this has a few more years in it to age. Won't be a fruit bomb (Luc Morlet wine) like a typical Napa cab.

2010 vintage

90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot aged 30 months in oak. Moderate sediment detected on decant. Deep, opaque and glass staining purple/red. The nose opens with complex aromas of dense dark cherry, cassis, and blackberry compote that are knitted with scents of vanilla, herbs, tobacco, pepper, baking spice, cocoa and a hint of toasted nuts along with the warming sensation from the alcohol. Full bodied on the palate showing ripe-full-fine tannins, above moderate mid-palate density, alcohol and acidity. Rich …

2010 vintage

Taste at Hampton Social from private party. Gorgeous cassis, herbs, cocoa nibs and violets. Touches of toasty oak but so well integrated. Great mid palate and along balanced finish. Very complex sporting more dark chocolate covered cherries, toasted wood and some dark brown sugar. Absolutely stunning wine. Still going strong obviously.

2010 vintage

All were great wines!

2010 vintage

Tasted at Fait Main. No notes. Feels like it has already moved to far for my palate. Muted, flatter than I would have hoped.

2010 vintage

A bit of a brute right now and it could have used more than an hour decant. The heavy blackberries do allow some blueberries and red fruits and herbs along with sweet Oak to appear. The alcohol is under control (barely). This has the potential for some real upside in a half dozen years.

2010 vintage

Very nice wine. Better second day.

2010 vintage

PnP and was tannic at first but settled down over the next hour or so and was good on the second day too.

2010 vintage

Decanted this for about 3 hours before drinking and thought this was a great wine. bit of alcohol on opening but really settled down after long decant. Very full bodied, full throttle cab that wasn't overbearing or heavy. Lots of spice and cedar and dark fruit/berries with a nice long finish.

2010 vintage

Aromas of currant, cedar, mocha, dark cherry, fresh pencil shavings, bay leaf, dried flowers and hints of pepper. The aromas continue to evolve elegantly with more and more air time! Clear and vibrant on the palate with excellent integrated moderate-plus acidity and ripe, moderate tannins that grip assertively but not aggressively. Flavors, clearly cab, currant, cherry, peppercorns, bay leaf, cedar, and mocha. Long on the moderate-plus finish, lingering on flavors of pepper spice and cassis. Big but not heavy!

2010 vintage

Decanted thirty minutes before drinking. Full bodied with a touch of heat. Chocolate covered cherries, espresso, rubber fishing worms, orange peel, cedar and spice. Nice long finish. Very nice for the price.

2010 vintage

Ruby purple in color, the 2010 Spare Me is what an easy-drinking Cabernet should be. Spicy, toasty aromas of pepper, vanilla, tobacco, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg (the whole spice rack!) set you up for the luxardo maraschino cherry, toasted coconut and tapioca flavors in the mouth. A finish of hazelnut, black cherry and blueberry completes this beautifully balanced, vibrant wine.

2010 vintage

This could be special, but not for a number of years. Definitely has the stuffing to age. Galloni said it would be accessible early, not sure about that.

2010 vintage

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