Laurel Glen, Counterpoint Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Quite a good and layered wine. Dark cherries, violets, wood, menthol, forest floor. Nuanced and balanced with different layers. Medium+ acidity offers freshness. Not as hedonistic as other Cabs from California. A bit overpriced. Personal Note: Had at Mastro's Houston

2019 vintage

Very good with plenty of time left to age

2019 vintage

Deep red color in the glass. In the nose you’ll find dark red and some blue fruit. Mixed with little hints of tobacco. The taste is a little restraint but still fruity and surprisingly mild. The aftertaste is medium long and pleasant. This is, for me, a nice example of the delicacy and complexity that Californian wines can bring after 10 years. For me this is in its perfect drinking window.

2014 vintage

Opened but did not need to decant. Paired with mixed grill leftovers. Dark purple-crimson color. Nose brings rich blue fruit with strong wood, cassis, and liquor notes. The palate is full, round, juicy, and linear, bringing a nice wave of blackcurrant, blackberries, plums, and red cherries mixed with some coffee bean, dark chocolate, thyme, and eucalyptus notes into a refined finish. This is well-balanced and straightforward, but likely hit its ceiling. Drink 2022-2025. Technical score: 90. Enjoyment score: 92.

2014 vintage

Much better after 1 hour

2014 vintage

Nice, balanced cab. Good QPR. Give it some air.

2014 vintage

Improved from last tasting 15 months ago. Rich milk chocolate, red cherries, brambly blackberries, and loads of blueberry blackcurrant, this is still settling into its own skin. Still a little hot and extracted on the finish. Drink 2021-2026. Technical score: 91. Enjoyment score: 90.

2013 vintage

still young

2014 vintage

Delicious - pleasantly surprised by its restraint given youth and California provenance

2014 vintage

Super-extracted with high oak treatment, this was heavy and got tiring near the end of the bottle. Paired nicely with beef short ribs. Technical score: 91. Enjoyment score: 89

2013 vintage

Fruity and easy to drink, good for red meat or alone

2014 vintage

Initially a bit flat in mid pallet but opened up nicely with about 20 min in glass. Nice Sonoma cab. Would buy again

2014 vintage

Very tight wine, lack of complexity

2013 vintage

IMW - Cab / Cab Franc Walk-Around Tasting 2018 (mostly 2014 vintage) (Hyatt, San Francisco) : Moderately fresh restrained style. Tart cherry. Soft tannins.

2014 vintage

Drank with the 2012, this wine had good body, initially fruit and soft tannins but no finish, the wine just dies, this was very apparent when comparing to the 2012, drank at Roy's in PHX,not sure of price, won't drink again.

2013 vintage

90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot from certified organic Laurel Glen, Pickberry, and Murray Ranch Vineyards. A(ccuracy)=2: Med deep ruby. Casis and oak. B(alance) =2: Packed with components, needing integration. C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, herb, spices, tobacco, D(epth) = 1 : Decent length and finish. Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,1]=7/10 A designer cab that meets all the specs, but may be stripped of its own character. [https://www.facebook.com/WineTally/]

2014 vintage

The best wine at a tasting that included diverse Cabernet Sauvignons. The factors that made this wine distinctively better included being well structured by both acidity and tannin, greater concentration, a smooth texture, and delicious fruits of black currant, blackberry, and black cherry. Available for under $30, this wine was also the best buy. Finally, this was the only Cabernet served made exclusively from high altitude vineyards, here all from Sonoma Mountain, combining Estate grown grapes with purchased.

2013 vintage

Sonoma/Napa with my beautiful wife!; 5/10/2017-5/13/2017 (Northern California) : Yes a touch simple, but for the price a great Cabernet... Red and black fruit driven. A touch of spice, but more fruit than anything else.

2014 vintage

Tasted at a K&L tasting on 3/11/2017 (from notes). Nice, deep color. Smells a little tomato-y. Some minerality. Bright fruitiness in finish. A bit boring, for my tastes.

2014 vintage

Lots of prune on the nose. Reasonable palate, but nothing impressive.

2013 vintage

Baking chocolate, espresso beans, sweet, ripe palate, fairly tannic finish

2013 vintage

Great everyday bottle.

2013 vintage

Still young, but with all the right ingredients. The nose shows sappy aromas of blackcurrant, toast and chalk, underpinned with notes of pencil lead. Framed throughout by slightly gritty tannin, there is a lot of brightness on the blackcurrant fruit that dominates the front, before more tertiary notes of bitter chocolate, damp earth, tobacco and leather take over. However, the finish lightens up a bit, and flavors of black cherry and more milky chocolate emerge. Would consider laying this down …

2013 vintage

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