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Scarecrow

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2017
97
Concentrated, balanced, lush, ripe, and packed with sweet blackberries, black cherries, vanilla, licorice, and cocoa. Yet, with all its layers of ripe, dark fruits, the wine remains harmonious and never swings to over the top. There is a touch of heat on the backend from the 15.1% ABV, but with all those ripe berries, it is easy to overlook that transgression. Drink from 2023-2035.

Concentrated, balanced, lush, ripe, and packed with sweet blackberries, black cherries, vanilla, licorice, and cocoa. Yet, with all its layers of ripe, dark fruits, the wine remains harmonious and never swings to over the top. There is a touch of heat on the backend from the 15.1% ABV, but with all those ripe berries, it is easy to overlook that transgression. Drink from 2023-2035.

3,240 Views   Tasted
2013
93
A little hot, but with loads of ripe, sweet, dark, smoky, espresso and vanilla stained blackberries, black cherry and hints of jam with cocoa. The was is concentrated and long, with soft, polished, dusty tannins in the finish Nice, wine, nice style, but pricey for what it is, in today's world.

A little hot, but with loads of ripe, sweet, dark, smoky, espresso and vanilla stained blackberries, black cherry and hints of jam with cocoa. The was is concentrated and long, with soft, polished, dusty tannins in the finish Nice, wine, nice style, but pricey for what it is, in today's world.

4,764 Views   Tasted
2012
98
Opulent, sexy, polished, concentrated and loaded from top to bottom with ripe fleshy sensuous, black fruits, chocolate, licorice, black cherries, espresso, vanilla bean and exotic spices. Deep, dark in color, this is luscious from the get go. And it's even better with air, as the wine expands. This is never over the top, everything is in balance and harmony.

Opulent, sexy, polished, concentrated and loaded from top to bottom with ripe fleshy sensuous, black fruits, chocolate, licorice, black cherries, espresso, vanilla bean and exotic spices. Deep, dark in color, this is luscious from the get go. And it's even better with air, as the wine expands. This is never over the top, everything is in balance and harmony.

5,452 Views   Tasted
2009
90
This starts off nice, with a ripe, medium bodied layer of fruit. But the finish has notes with a dry, sour/tart cherry sensation in the end note that some people are going to like less than others. This is probably not a wine to age.

This starts off nice, with a ripe, medium bodied layer of fruit. But the finish has notes with a dry, sour/tart cherry sensation in the end note that some people are going to like less than others. This is probably not a wine to age.

4,739 Views   Tasted
2009
93
Deep in color with a nose of tobacco, licorice, black cherry, spice, plum and sweet cherry, the wine ends with supple textures and soft, ripe, black fruits.

Deep in color with a nose of tobacco, licorice, black cherry, spice, plum and sweet cherry, the wine ends with supple textures and soft, ripe, black fruits.

5,315 Views   Tasted
2008
96
Just a super wine! Very ripe, but not over the top black and fruits are all over the place. Full, deep and concentrated, but elegant and in check, this is such a great style of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon combining power, ripeness, and restraint.

Just a super wine! Very ripe, but not over the top black and fruits are all over the place. Full, deep and concentrated, but elegant and in check, this is such a great style of Napa Cabernet Sauvignon combining power, ripeness, and restraint.

4,906 Views   Tasted
2007
97
Power with elegance, the perfect combination for great California Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is ripe, luscious and rich. Made in a style that is about refinement and not over the top levels of ripeness, I could drink this all night long.

Power with elegance, the perfect combination for great California Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is ripe, luscious and rich. Made in a style that is about refinement and not over the top levels of ripeness, I could drink this all night long.

6,886 Views   Tasted
The problem with many California Cabernet Sauvignon wines that earn high scores is, at least for me, they are too much. That is not the case with Scarecrow. It’s the perfect example of what California does best with its ocean of blueberry, chocolate, truffle and black cherry filled personality. Elegance blended with perfectly ripe fruit, power and a forward style that is pure, rich, opulent and sensuous. There is nothing out of place in this seamless expression of ripe Cabernet Sauvignon.

The problem with many California Cabernet Sauvignon wines that earn high scores is, at least for me, they are too much. That is not the case with Scarecrow. It’s the perfect example of what California does best with its ocean of blueberry, chocolate, truffle and black cherry filled personality. Elegance blended with perfectly ripe fruit, power and a forward style that is pure, rich, opulent and sensuous. There is nothing out of place in this seamless expression of ripe Cabernet Sauvignon.

12,469 Views   Tasted
2006
95
Spice, fresh blackberry, oak and coffee make up the perfume. Beautiful layers of rich, ripe concentrated fruit are easy to find in this full bodied wine. The wine ends with a plush, fat, sexy mouth filled with ripe dark fruit.

Spice, fresh blackberry, oak and coffee make up the perfume. Beautiful layers of rich, ripe concentrated fruit are easy to find in this full bodied wine. The wine ends with a plush, fat, sexy mouth filled with ripe dark fruit.

8,287 Views   Tasted
2005
98
This pops from the glass like a Jack in the Box with countless layers of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry aromas. Soft, silky, rich, velvet laced fruit coat all the nooks and cranny's of your palate. This dense, concentrated Napa Cabernet finishes with a long dose of chocolate covered blackberry fruit.

This pops from the glass like a Jack in the Box with countless layers of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry aromas. Soft, silky, rich, velvet laced fruit coat all the nooks and cranny's of your palate. This dense, concentrated Napa Cabernet finishes with a long dose of chocolate covered blackberry fruit.

9,534 Views   Tasted