Star Lane Astral Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Santa Ynez Valley, California, United States
Natalie's Score: 93/100
Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 3
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Product #: 239509
Wine Type: Red Wine


  		Price: $49.95
Alcohol: 15%
Drink: 2011-2017
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Bottle size: 750 ml

Winery: Star Lane
Agent: Kylix Wines

Tasting note:

Lovely liquid darkness envelops your senses. Bring on the black fruit wrapped in smoke and luxuriate in the full-bodied layers of hedonistic pleasure.

Reviewed August 20, 2011 by

 

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Opinions about wine differ greatly as the experience is subjective. You may find it helpful to compare this critical evaluation of the wine with mine as well as your own:
A few issues back, Star Lane’s basic Cabernet earned glowing praise, and this, its fancier sibling, does the same. Big, optimally ripened and positively plush on the palate, it delivers a wealth of luscious, curranty fruit with the sweet, vanilla-bean trappings of first-rate oak making it all the more enticing. It is so fruity that its late-arriving tannins come as a surprise reminder that it is still very young, and a better wine will yet await the collector who can exercise five years of patience. Score: 93 Source: Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wines

 
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