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96 points
"This Reserve certainly is enormous, offering a classic Russian River flood of cherries, raspberries, cola and oak. If measured by balance, it does seem slightly more in equilibrium in terms of acidity and tannic structure than the other 22s. There’s really nothing wrong here, and everything right, except for the size, which may be offputting. I’m willing to grant it a point more than the Roma’s vineyard, simply for the lush elegance and mouthfeel. Highish alcohol is a marked feature. A wine to enjoy with smoky, charred beef. Delicious and hedonistic as it is, it demands a few years of aging, to soften and take off the edge. " - Steve Heimoff