I have had a few Whitehall Lane wines over the years. One of my favorites was the 1999 reserve Cabernet. Classy and delicious stuff. Their merlot is a wonderful wine as well. The 2005 Cabernet that this note is on is a young wine, and I have found Whitehall Lane is helped my some aging. They seem built in a classic style and probably should be held. Of course I did not do that here - but then we wouldn't have a note on here. I'm taking one for the team!
Tasting Review
Rich fruit aroma of cherries, blueberry, and some caramel. Full bodied, but a little tannic (because of the youth I would say) on the mouthfeel and swallow. The taste shows cherry cola, cranberry, sour fruit and some chocolate. The taste on this 2005 Whitehall improved over the 2 hours we had this. The finish was good in length but there was an obvious lack of complexity.
Tough to score and rate as the jury is out on this. If I was forced to give a number, I would go 87-89 points.
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2 comments:
Hi Nick,
I wanted to reach out to you and thank you for your post. I'm glad to hear our '05 Napa Cabernet Sauvingon was part of building your 'wine'umental memories.
Also, I wanted to invite you to visit the winery. The next time you're up in wine country please reach out to me. I would love to meet you and thank you personally. Also, I would love to show you around, sip and chat wine, share the WLW story, and give you some VIP attention.
Cheers!
Katie Flashberger
Sales & Marketing
flash@whitehalllane.com
Hi Katie. Wow! That is very nice of you. I really appreciate a post from the winery here and that is a wonderful offer and one I will certainly look to do when I can get out there.
I'm in NY...not the best state wine wise, but the reciprical shipping, Internet and wine auctions allow me to get almost anything I want that I feel is worth it. It's a good time to be a fine wine fan I think.
All the best to you. I will continue to enjoy Whitehall Lane wines and will definitely keep you guys in mind when I can get out there next time and post it all here of course!
Nick
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