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Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 23 September 2017 Napa Valley · Rutherford

Same as all of my previous notes. Served next to a 2014 D.R. Stephens Napa Cabernet. I slightly favored the Scarlett, but both came off with decent pushes of fruit (2014 vintage showing a lot of baby fat with some…

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25 January 2019 Black cherry, red and black currant, dusty leather, earth, and some ginger snap cookie spices. Notable verve and energy here. The dust note is… 16 June 2018 Previous notes from two months ago apply. Good, solid core fruit, great body and drive, and notable complexity that continues to amaze given its QPR. 27 April 2018 Everyone loves Ms. Scarlett. This intense femme fatale delivers with wonderfully sassy concentration and sex appeal. PnP with around 15 minutes in… 7 March 2018 PnP was an initial palate pimp-slap of black cherry liqueur, electric purple plum, strong spice, and a decent amount of rocket fuel. Not to worry… 21 August 2017 Same as all of my previous notes. Though this is drinking really well right now with a bit of a decant (two hours was optimal), I will try to listen… 6 July 2017 Same as my previous notes. Especially notable mid-palate this time around. Softer and rounder on the finish, but then the tannins crept up nicely and… 12 June 2017 Similar to my notes 6 months ago. This continued to improve over the course of three hours in the decanter. I'm surprised we were able to stretch… 30 January 2017 PnP was an exercise in all things glutinous and homey: fat, fruity, sweet, and succulent. Started out as too much of a good thing, like an awkward,…
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Pretty notable performance considering it was out of a plastic cup right before the 2020 countdown. :)

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