Cliff Lede, High Fidelity, Napa Valley

Cliff Lede · California › Napa Valley › United States of America

Red · Red Bordeaux Blend
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LWIN 1583427
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90 /100
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12
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Taster #9837 · Mar 19, 2020
94/100
needed decanting. open up nicely. red fruits and cocoa. cedar tannins. drinking well
2011 vintage
Taster #3585 · Mar 14, 2020
96/100
Fantastic after 1 hour decant.
2011 vintage
Taster #9499 · Jan 6, 2020
Not impressed by this wine at the slightest. Seems factory assembled- boring and predictable. Full body, loads of soft dark fruit, a bit jammy, smooth tannin, round in the mouth without any character. What a let down.
2011 vintage
Taster #0424 · Jun 24, 2019
Garnet edge with a blood red core. Aromas of dark chocolate, blueberry, cassis, cedar and some herbaceous qualities. Full bodied on the palate, with moderate tannin, medium acidity, and an extended finish. This proves that great winemakers can make great wines in challenging vintages. A pleasure to drink now and has at least another 10 years of prime drinking.
2011 vintage
Taster #5481 · Oct 12, 2018
91/100
Very good structure and body. Herbal notes throughout and very Bordeaux-oriented. Really held up well two days later, just a bit softer.
2011 vintage
Taster #9252 · Feb 23, 2018
88/100
Medium garnet color. A floral nose with a bit of moss on the end. Fruit forward with rich layers of boysenberry, plum, cassis, leather and oak. Medium bodied with soft, silky tannins. Drank this side by side with a 2014 Brown Cantenac. The Lede compared very favorably, evidencing more richness and complexity.
2011 vintage
Taster #9252 · Jan 13, 2018
88/100
Medium indigo color. A bit of an herbal nose. This is a nice, right bank style offering from Lede.
2011 vintage
Taster #9693 · Jan 7, 2018
90/100
Very nice
2011 vintage
Taster #1980 · Sep 24, 2017
89/100
Dry wine that softened up after two plus hours decanting. And, dry wine.
2011 vintage
Taster #8810 · Jun 2, 2016
90/100
Nice, dry wine with good tannins ,
2011 vintage
Taster #4566 · Mar 25, 2016
87/100
A little better than the 2011 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet, but just barely. A 2012 Cliff Lede Stags Leap Cabernet was much better than either of the 2011s tasted alongside it. Unfortunately the High Fidelity was thin, muddled, and lacked any sort of flavor depth. Drink now, as whatever fruit this wine has/had, won't be around for long.
2011 vintage
Taster #8416 · Jan 10, 2016
91/100
- Purple color - No decant. No vinturi. Cliff Lede wines seem to be best with a pop and pour.
2011 vintage
Taster #8416 · Jul 5, 2015
87/100
Thin. Green bell pepper.
2011 vintage
Taster #3291 · May 5, 2014
91/100
Young but very promising. Drank over two days. Somewhat plush for a 2011 with typical Lede structure and acidity. Dark fruited merlot with a long finish. Needs lots of air at this time.
2011 vintage
Taster #9317 · Feb 16, 2014
Inky dark. Fresh berries and cream. Fairly dense, but lovely right now. This seems way too easy to drink at this point with very fine tannins.
2011 vintage