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colgin, cariad, napa valley 2005
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
100

2005 colgin, cariad, napa valley

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Colgin Cariad takes its name from the Welsh word for love. It's a Bordeaux-style red blend with four grape varieties, culminating in a bouquet of black fruit, cinnamon, and herbs. If you have $500 or so to spare, you can invest in a wine that Lisa Perrotti-Brown and Antonio Galloni gave a perfect score in 2016.

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ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE
100

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Performing even better than when I originally tasted it (scored 96+ at that time), the 2005 is composed of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 Merlot, 11 Cabernet Franc and 9 Petit Verdot. The first vintage where Allison Tauziet had complete control after Mark Aubert left to pursue his own wine venture, the 2005 continues to grow in stature and complexity. It exhibits an opaque purple color, a youthful style (it tastes like a 2-3 year old wine) and abundant notes of black fruits, acacia flowers, espresso, white chocolate, crushed rock and licorice. Full-bodied and velvety textured with fabulous concentration, high but sweet tannin and a 60+ second finish, it needs 4-5 more years of cellaring and should age effortlessly over the following 25-30 years.