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2012

Mark Herold Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Brown Label

Tasted 30 October 2015 Napa Valley · Coombsville

Drank alongside the 2010 and 2011 Brown Labels, 2010, 2011, and 2012 White Labels, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2012 Maze Cabernets.

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4 June 2016 I'll defer to all of my previous tasting notes on this. A good wine, showing continued integration each time I revisit it (compared to my previous CT… 25 April 2016 Same as before... possibly edging its way in the 94 mark. A short decant helped for sure, allowing some richer flavors to emerge. Still 93+ for now.… 15 April 2016 Same as my previous notes from 2/12/2016. Tasted side-by-side with the 2013 Herold Brown Label. The 2012's younger sibling was far more interesting… 12 February 2016 Among five Cabernets tasted at Mark Herold: 2013 Uproar, 2012 Brown Label, 2013 Brown Label, 2013 Stagecoach, and 2013 Coombsville. All were Coravin… 2 December 2015 Elevated from a 92 to a 93 this tasting, as air continues to be a friend to this wine. Akin to my previous CT notes on the 2012 Brown Label, a slow… 16 October 2015 Notes of red and black berry fruit, with some chocolate and black licorice. Had a little time in the glass for some air, which allowed it to open up…
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Mark Herold Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard

California · Napa Valley

Attempted to finish the rest of this Coravin'd bottle. Decanted, aerated, swirled, coaxed, massaged, heavy-petted, counseled, read a goodnight sorry to, given a Millennial honorable mention trophy,…

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