Myriad, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Took 30 mins to open up. Very ripe, very raisin. Blackberry jam, slight leather, oak, eucalyptus. Not very floral for a vineyard meant to be the Haut-Brion of Napa. Full body, med- acidity, med+ length, med+ intensity, med- complexity. Pretty good wine but not complex and balanced enough for me. Disappointing considering the vintage

2007 vintage

Needs lots of air. Day 2 was twice as good. Kind of nuts for a 2007. Long life ahead.

2007 vintage

Barrel sample tasting with Mike and Leah. muted nose. Full bodied, powerful with loads of tannin. This wine went into hiding stage. Most def will change. Can’t rate it.

2024 vintage

Decanted and tasted throughout the day. Total decant time on my last glass was about 6 hours and it really came into its own in that time. I wouldn't touch this before at least a 4 hour decant in the future as it still has plenty of life left as the cork was barely even touched when pulled out with a Durand. In the glass, it shows very, very dark purple and almost black. On the nose, I am getting …

2007 vintage

This wine is really starting to come into it's prime drinking window and I believe will stay there for another 5-7 years. It has a terrific nose and a very clean palate. If opening now....decant for 1 hour.

2007 vintage

Started a little flat but after about an hour it started to really get some energy. Typical Mike Smith dark fruit with good balance. Still had a lot of life left in it but I think this wine is ready to drink now.

2007 vintage

My first bottle of this was amazing and garnered a 99. This one was slow-oxed for four hours. I should have decanted it. It was a little closed down and tasted hot. After an hour in the glass it opened up and I regretted not decanting it.

2007 vintage

Hillside, Pride, Myriad, Montelena, Rhys, Peter Michael, Yquem (Cleveland Heights) : Boom. The nose hits big after the 01 Montelena. But in a good way. :-) Tons of ripe cassis but also some mocha and a slight char. Very clean. On the palate, this is certainly ripe but there is a lot going on. Drinking very young despite being at age 9. I wonder if it just woke up from a nap or has always been this vibrant. Good acidity. …

2007 vintage

Popped and poured. Dark and bold. Went well with lamb. Tasting very well right now. WOTY for now.

2007 vintage

Remarkably flat on this bottle. So unlike a Mike Smith Cab that SHOULD be in its prime.

2007 vintage

Drinking well after a one hour decant

2007 vintage

Very good, not as good a pairing with lamb ragu as a Casa Piena. Think it needed more decanting.

2007 vintage

$145/750 ml at Rare Wine Company, Sonoma, CA. Bottle Condition: cork finished; heavy but slight crusty precipitation. Appearance: Rich purple-red, with clear transparency. Meniscus water-white to withn 2 mm of edge. Nose: Full but delicate nose, with great depth and focus into several layer of flavor. Includes wet stone, finely lacy purple fruits, such as blackcurrant, red raspberry, blackberry, ripe damson plum juce. Vanilla and fine Scottish tea reveal the aging regimen this juice saw. Creamy texture. Fruit on entry …

2007 vintage

Decanted for about 30-45 minutes and followed over a couple of hours. Beautiful, velvety texture. In a really good place right now. Pencil, cedar shavings, black currant, smoke. Still some unresolved tannins, so if I had another, I would hold for another 3 years.

2007 vintage

GifT to j Trombley 4/13

2007 vintage

Still a little arly to drink. Friends thought t the best of 5 we drank for the night.

2007 vintage

I've had this before. Big and bold. Dark and rich fruit with soft tannins. 3 hr decant.

2007 vintage

Expected a little more from a RP 97 pointer. Hopefully it will improve with time. Very little if any tannins - of some concern arguing against a long cellar life. Will revisit in 3-5 more years.

2007 vintage

Wow. What a great bottling from this classic Cabernet site in Napa. So much going on. Just a taste from a finished bottle at Chicago Cut but I got the complexity. Big and bold wine. Great black and blue fruit, creamy berries, fresh leather. Cult Cabernet done right. This could be sold for double the price. So much fruit and caramel, rock, earth, fig and flowers but not over the top. Fantastic wine making.

2007 vintage

Excellent. A big, rich black fruited wine. Thick viscosity and very dark in the glass, but this is definitely resolving a bit. Obviously 2007 is a full-throttle vintage, but I think Mike Smith kept it under control with this wine.

2007 vintage

Disappointing. Closed nose with some milk choc and buttered popcorn. Tight in glass with some prunes and more chocolate.

2007 vintage

This was chocolate malted squared. Red fruits masked with some gobbiness and a bit messy overall. Difficult to get a good read on this one tonight. 2007 Cabs have not been kind to me. Not sure what else I can say.

2007 vintage

A virtually perfect wine. Had it at STK with my babe of a wife for Valentines Day. Big, bold with notes of blackberry, plum, toast, spice and a never ending finish. The best wine I have ever had.

2007 vintage

Decanted 90 minutes. Black with a hint of purple at the rim. There is a sweet cherry note on the nose. Dark rich fruits and a touch of dark chocolate and a bit of green pepper flavors. It is still tight and could use a few years to come together. Perhaps it is lacking a little in acidity, but only a touch. I can see this being great in a few years.

2007 vintage

Lush and ready to go. Rich and showy roasted cassis fruit, yet maintains balance and restraint. This is as forward as the 06 Spring Mtn is backward. A fabulous contrast in style. Most notable for it's rich, butter and toasted coconut notes. Loaded with cedary spicebox and cream. Heavy malolactic and barrel influence, but not in any pejorative sense as this is spectacular oak. Very pleasurable to smell and drink. Finishes with long sweet powdery tannin. Delicious.

2007 vintage

Excellent, well made

2007 vintage

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