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Reviews for the 2007 Clos Mimi McGinley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon:
"This is the only new wine this year from Tim Spear and is the first cabernet sauvignon that CLOS MIMI has released. Spear says that his intention was to make a stylish wine that recalled the fruit-driven but ageworthy style of CHATEAU MARGAUX from the early 1980s, and he has completely obsessed over these four barrels. But then he's pretty obsessive about all his wines, as a visit to his one-man operation will make clear. Tasting through the barrels here is a real magic carpet ride, what with the extended aging regimen that Spear applies to his various wines in any given vintage. This wine, frankly, is one of the most genteel I've yet had from CLOS MIMI." "($75) Vivid ruby. Vibrant aromas of red- and blackcurrant, cherry compote, licorice and tobacco; quite expressive and very fresh. Then dense and structured, with powerful yet suave flavors of black raspberry, smoky herbs, licorice, minerals and floral pastilles spreading out to stain the palate. Juicy and precise, with excellent finishing thrust and lingering spiciness. This wine was raised in 100% new Troncais barriques, but the oak is an afterthought; also, the wine is just a baby. (92+ points)" Josh Raynolds "This is generally a Rhone Ranger-dominated portfolio, but CLOS MIMI has produced a 2007 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the McGinley Vineyard in Santa Barbara that is a beautiful wine, without a bit of herbaceousness. Inky/purple, with a big sweet kiss of creme de cassis, camphor, spice box, and cedar, it is rich, full-bodied, and probably capable of evolving for 20+ years. This is a brilliant Cabernet Sauvignon from an area where no one ever expects to produce Cabernet of this quality. (93 points)" Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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