Wine Doctrine
2016

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

8 notes Most recent 3 February 2025
Producer
MacDonald
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3 February 2025 Full and flowing, the 2016 MacDonald cascades with flavor and intensity. Black and redder-black fruits dominate, with less black olive ruling the… 2 June 2023 Speaking of proper service, having this wine a couple of weeks ago and having it again now just shows how important knowing (or attempting to target)… 1 June 2023 On first pass, and during the blind portion of this tasting, this presents as somewhat reduced, with muted fruit; it shows as both rounder and drier… 9 June 2022 Day One: Balled up, spun up, angry, and.angry. A double-decant for a few hours prior and a constant house arrest monitoring/revisiting over another… 9 November 2021 Another perfect showing, and one of the top (of many) reds of the night (especially along with the 2018 Lafleur and 2018 Bryant), the 2016 MACDONALD… 27 July 2021 Flawed. Wet cardboard and a moldy funk on the nose. Bitter and seedy on the palate. Not like any MACDONALD I've ever had. Clearly flawed and not even… 7 December 2019 Rich, chewy, perfumed, and about as exciting as they come, the 2016 Macdonald is a shake your money maker kind of experience, grabbing a hold the… 29 November 2018 Opened around 11AM, double-decanted, and remained re-corked in the bottle until 7PM. Re-opened, decanted, and followed over the course of a few…
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