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2013

Pott Wine Cabernet Sauvignon The Arsenal Greer Vineyard

Tasted 18 July 2017 Napa Valley · Rutherford

Two days ago I had a bottle of this wine and it was flawed. It showed some VA funk and heavy wet mulch notes. I HAD to open another bottle to see if I was in for a string of disappointments. Not so!

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26 February 2019 Dusty cedar, earth, wild purple plum, red cherry, and black currant notes. Beautiful weight distribution on the front end push, with a solid… 25 November 2018 First bottle was a wet dog flawed mess. 25 November 2018 Another flawed bottle of the Arsenal. Wet newspaper and dog-left-out-in-the-rain mustiness. Fruit was blown and flat, with a bitter, astringent… 16 July 2017 Unfortunately this had some VA funk and wet earth notes that made their way in front of the core fruit flavors almost immediately. With more air, the… 13 May 2016 Holy bajeezus! What an amazing ride of a wine. PnP with tight and slightly chalky notes of black and purple berry fruit, slate, granite, asphalt,…
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