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2014

Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Tasted 9 December 2017 California · Napa Valley

A messy diaper performance; wonky, fruity, and pretty mushy. Not much focus, with a one-note pile of ripe, flabby fruit. Sorta like taking a spoonful of raw Bisquick drop biscuit dough and plopping it in the middle of…

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2014

Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

California · Napa Valley

Fruity and flat on the attack, with a hollow mid-palate that stumbled its way to a hot, booze-ridden finish. No real grip or frame aside from the distracting alcohol sensation on the back end.

Reviewed 16 November 2018
2014

Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Bergfeld

Napa Valley · St. Helena

Previous notes apply. Showed more complexity than its 2014 Hall Howell peer that was served the day before, but didn't do a ton to really show that it belongs in the upper echelons of Napa Cabernets.…

Reviewed 6 November 2018
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