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Bid on this bottle of 2012 Nickel & Nickel "Martin Stelling Vineyard" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon (95RP, 95WE, 93VN). Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Martin Stelling Vineyard is an Oakville site, which has often been one of the cornerstone components of Far Niente’s Cabernet Sauvignon. Inky purple in color to the rim, this has almost primordial richness, dense black fruits, gravelly notes in the background, and terrific intensity in a full-bodied mouthfeel with plenty of cassis and blackberry. Quite full-bodied with big tannins, this is an impressive and potentially very long-lived wine to drink between five and 25 years from now.(RP)" (10/2014)
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2012 Nickel & Nickel "Martin Stelling Vineyard" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon (qty: 1)
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2012 Nickel & Nickel "Martin Stelling Vineyard" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon (750 ml)Quantity: 1Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in the temperature controlled wine cellar of a San Francisco based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions.Label condition: Lightly Scuffed LabelTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
95
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Martin Stelling Vineyard is an Oakville site, which has often been one of the cornerstone components of Far Niente’s Cabernet Sauvignon. Inky purple in color to the rim, this has almost primordial richness, dense black fruits, gravelly notes in the background, and terrific intensity in a full-bodied mouthfeel with plenty of cassis and blackberry. Quite full-bodied with big tannins, this is an impressive and potentially very long-lived wine to drink between five and 25 years from now.
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Wine Enthusiast
95
One of the producer's most limited offerings, this 100% Cabernet hails from a 100-acre site on the western edge of Oakville, also the source of Far Niente's Cabernet. Creamy and mouth-filling from the get-go, with a tannic backbone and structure, it sings in dusty leather and dark cherry, maintaining a fine line between lushness and elegance. On the finish, expect chocolate infused in blackberry spice. *Editors' Choice* (VB)
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Vinous
93
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Martin Stelling Vineyard is one of the most reticent wines in this range. Today, the tannins are incisive, while the fruit is not especially expressive. Hints of smoke, graphite and tar gradually open in the glass, but the Martin Stelling is clearly a wine that needs time to deliver the full breadth of its pedigree. (AG) 93+
Ratings: RP: 95 WE: 95 VN: 93
