Caterwaul, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

My last bottle. I like it a lot more than I remember. And I blew of the '23 offer. I'm hoping it comes around again.

2016 vintage

Very good and drinking well but too fruit forward/ slightly sweet for me. Not sure this will change much with more cellaring but we shall see.

2016 vintage

Still drinking very well. Drink up, as I think this is likely to lose balance in the next few years with the sweet fruit outlasting the mostly resolved tannins.

2016 vintage

Probably should have bought a lot more of this. Very nice (new world) fruit forward wine, drinking well, great with food or on its own. Excellent finish.

2016 vintage

First time trying this wine. Remarkably good. Very pleasant ripe fruit, fairly complex and smooth with a bit of a decant. Probably should have bought a case or two.

2016 vintage

It’s been almost a year and a half since my last bottle of this and it continues to show very well. No need to decant; it was ready to go right upon opening and offered a lot of modern cab joy at a very reasonable price. This might be the best buy in Napa Valley cabernet, for my palate.

2016 vintage

Definitely a big cab. More in the new school vein but not too over the top. Good QPR.

2016 vintage

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2016 vintage

Similar to the taster just before me, I had my last bottle of the 2016 two years ago and don’t think it has changed all that much in the interim. It’s a dark profiled, fruit forward Napa cab that over-delivers for the price point. No need to overthink it; just open and enjoy.

2016 vintage

Consumed entire bottle within a few hours of opening, so little time for it to develop with air. But a very smooth, dark fruit driven Napa cab. I still find it lacks some complexity and excitement, but it is so easy to drink and works well with steak. Two years since my previous bottle, but I don't detect a lot of change in that time.

2016 vintage

TRB and MS Blind Tasting; 1/14/2022-1/23/2022 : Light nose. Some light honey together with light red fruit on the nose. Dark red in color. A lightly dry finish with significant acidity. FS87 NS HL 3/5 FD 2/5 AS 1/5

2016 vintage

Pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Appearance: Clear, medium ruby. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity, youthful aromas of blackberry, cassis, bell pepper, lead pencil shavings, and lavender with hints of vanilla. Palate: Dry, high acid and gripping tannin, enough structure to manage the 14.5% abv well, medium+ bodied, medium intensity with flavors of dark fruit - black berry and cassis, spice, and gritty earth with a medium+ finish. Overall very good to outstanding wine, quite youthful at the moment, still …

2016 vintage

Ample fruit without being jammy. Nobody would confuse it with Bordeaux, but for lovers of large framed Napa cab (not of the cough syrup variety), this is delicious. I look forward to another year of evolution for the next bottle.

2016 vintage

Fruit forward and plush. This was ready to go with minimal air. I liked it better than my wife, who thought she initially got some barnyard on the nose (I did not). After several hours, the last glass was slightly acidic, so I don't know that I would hold this for extended cellaring. Surely no worries over the next few years, though.

2016 vintage

Plum, prune, licorice, sweet tobacco. Very nice

2016 vintage

I enjoyed this wine. A very nice wine.

2016 vintage

A nice fruit forward Cabernet. Big and flamboyant in style.

2016 vintage

Delicious, better after about an hour.

2016 vintage

DCWino has pegged this one. Really enjoyable with a good ribeye, but will be curious to see how these develop with just a few more years in bottle. On 2nd night, this was more balanced (i.e., less monolithic) and more enjoyable. Will probably give these a few years to mature.

2016 vintage

Served double blind, nice red and blue fruits, sweet oak, cinnamon, five spice, good balance but lacked the mid palate of the better wines in the flight.

2016 vintage

Double blind Cab based wine tasting (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA) : Initially similar to the second wine. Very primary expressive nose displaying ripe black fruit, black cherry, blackberry jam, blueberry pie, licorice, lead pencil, sweet spices and crushed rocks. Very good concentration, very finely layered ripe blue fruit, silky, slightly lean and polished, bright acidity, good mineral presence, fine tannins and a long ripe black fruit driven finish with lead pencil and licorice at the end. Similar to …

2016 vintage

I let this breath in bottle for 3-4 hours. That softened it, but I don't think it improved it. Cassis, blackberry etc. Nice Napa cab at a relative QPR

2016 vintage

Wow what a great value from Napa. After 2 hrs the nose was intoxicating. Wish I had bought more.

2016 vintage

Pop and pour, consumed over 3 hours. Nose: Medium-plus expressiveness, red fruit overtones - raspberry and cranberry, dark fruit undertones - blackberry, shoe polish, sweet tobacco, and lavender. Palate: Medium-full bodied, spicy red and dark fruit attack, spice driven mid-palate lift, blueberry and tobacco notes in the back-end, flavors appear to be just scratching the surface, seems dense and powerful - needs time. Finish: Lengthy 45-60 seconds dominated by spicy dark fruit, tobacco, and earthy notes. Wow, this is enjoyable …

2016 vintage

Red and blue fruit. Sort tannins. Surprisingly approachable.

2016 vintage

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