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Morlet Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Cour de Vallée

Tasted 24 March 2018 Napa Valley · Oakville

At Mr. Jiu's in SF.

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2 March 2019 As before, this CdV displayed notes of black and red raspberry, plum skin, soil, traces of cassis, green peppercorn, tobacco leaf, and some leather.… 2 June 2018 Compared/served directly next to a 2012 Morlet Coeur de Vallee and a 2012 Morlet Force de la Nature. This was up there as one of my top wines of the… 19 February 2017 PnP gave me the same standing hairs on the back of my neck that screamed, "Oh crap, you opened this too soon yet again, and it's gonna be just… 9 April 2016 It has been almost a year since I last had this wine and it still seems like it needs another year or so to start really fattening up and fanning out… 26 July 2015 Black licorice and earth on the nose. The aromas repeat on the palate, along with that distinctive BTK black fruit, coffee, charcoal, ink, and…
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