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Star Lane Vineyard Astral Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Wine Review

Star Lane Vineyard Astral Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Star Lane Vineyard Astral Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Santa Ynez Valley, California, United States

Community Score:93/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $49.95

Drink: 2011-2017

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.1%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Star Lane Vineyard

Agent: Kylix Wines

Natalie's Score: 93/100

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

This Star Lane Vineyard Astral Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 was reviewed on August 20, 2011 by Natalie MacLean

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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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