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2019

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon La Voleuse Du Chagrin Geeslin Vineyard

Tasted 1 June 2023 Napa Valley · Calistoga

At the onset, this bottle of Voleuse was like a little Sweetheats candy. "Be Mine. Cutie Pie. Hug Me. XOXO." I was always partial to, "For Shizzle My Nizzle." (Maybe that was a different candy - Snoophearts?). Anyway,…

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3 July 2025 2019 Napa blind of Promontory, Colgin Tychson, and Kinsman La Voleuse. 1 May 2025 Man, this thing is still in rock star leather pants mode with all the fixins. Mick Jagger swagger. Freddy Mercury twerkery. David Bowie showy. and… 25 July 2024 In a blind of 2019 Napa Cabs, this performed exceptional, though it is worth noting that it is undoubtedly young and still sorting itself out. My… 26 May 2022 Oh boy my friends, the Thief of Sorrow will likely steal your little heart and turn it into a pile of brooding and cavernous mush once you take a…
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