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2012

Bevan Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Tin Box Vineyard

Tasted 1 September 2017 Napa Valley · Oakville

Similar to last year, this version of Tin Box displayed its signature red, black, and some purple fruit flavors, plum, black and red currant, black cherry, and the slightest hints of spice. This was served at a cooler…

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Bevan Cellars EE Cuvée

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Ok, so this bottle screams two words to me very distinctly and without equivocation: "Drink Now." It's a Charleston chewy prune purple drank and all, but it's pushing past its window (at least, this…

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