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2015

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Tasted 7 April 2018 Napa Valley · Rutherford

Similar to my previous notes. As a PnP this was fairly tight and linear. Some air in the glass coaxed out its familiar flavor profile of red and black core fruit. Not as "spicy" as I remember from last time, but some…

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12 June 2018 Last minute pull. Previous notes apply, though this was more flavorful and giving after a slow O2 for an hour and some swirling in the glass. I'll… 7 February 2018 Previous notes from December still apply. A beautiful display of dark fruit flavors, if not lacking just a bit on the concentration side of things.… 15 December 2017 Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. A not-too-surprising representation of the GIII site. Plush,…
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