Dakota Shy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain District

This '22 Cabernet Sauvignon from Dakota Shy was served at the Napa Valley Vintner event in Fort Worth Texas. All of my tasting notes will have more limited descriptors as a lot of the time spent at the tables was spent talking/catching up. I will include some vintage nuances at the bottom of each note. Tasting notes of scorched earth, juicy, ripe black fruits, black pepper, cocoa nibs, and subtle oak spice. I think you're getting exactly what you're expecting. …

Decanted an hour- smooth, prob could have used a little more air.

Friday Night Brown Bagger (J&J's) : Double blind. Deep color. Chocolate, plum and black raspberry aromas. Full-bodied. Big fruit and tannins- large scaled and almost flamboyant. Sweet black fruit and spice qualities carry the finish. (R&R)

Smooth

Had been opened the previous day. Showing well. Well structured and balanced, with a lot of personality. 91-93

Thinking about buying more to lay down but wanted to get an idea where it’s at first. Drank this bottle over two days. Enjoyable on day one after a four hour decant but better on day two as it opened-up some more as expected. Dark ruby fruit - currants, blackberry, and dark cherry. Smooth mid-palate with a nice purity and decent depth/concentration. Nice vibrant flavors of cassis, cocoa, some spice, and a mineral/graphite component. Decent finish but not overly long …

Composed of mainly Napa mountain fruit and is roughly 96% CS, 4% CF, this is a VERY good QPR for what it is, which is Napa Cab. Very big and indicative of other mtn and 21 vintage wines I have had so far, which are quite tannic early in its life. Will need a healthy decant if drunk now. Good fruit, decent structure and just a good wine at its price point. Would highly recommend for those who love this …

Napa day trip (Promontory, Dakota Shy, Detert) (Napa) : Dark and concentrated blueberries on the nose, accompanied by wet earth, and intense, bright green stems that adds a bit of excitement and freshness amongst the darkness (this blows off with time, I wish it stayed though). On the palate is a vortex of dark blue and black fruits, fruit infused earth, a trailing swirl of minerals and a gentle, sexy spiced damp oak at the end. All grapes sourced for …

Wines Before / At / After a Passover Seder (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL) : Small glass. This is very big, very ripe, nearly sweet. Not my kind of wine.