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Wine Advocate, May 2022

Wine Advocate, May 2022

Miner’s 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc that spent 21 months in 60% new French oak without being overly impacted by the wood. Scents of crushed stone, pencil shavings, cherries …

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Wine Advocate, May 2022

Wine Advocate, May 2022

Perhaps a victim of expectations—inevitably elevated by seeing the Oakville AVA on the label and knowing the superb siting of the winery along Silverado Trail—Miner’s 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is a pretty, aromatic effort, marked by attractive scents of cherries, …

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Wine Advocate, May 2022

Wine Advocate, May 2022

A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot and 2% each Malbec and Petit Verdot, Miner Family’s 2018 The Oracle features charming scents of cedar, cherries, cassis and red-skinned plums, plus attractive herbal nuances of sage and …

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Wine Advocate, December 2018

Wine Advocate, December 2018

The 2016 The Oracle has a deep garnet-black color and perfumed nose of roses and lilacs with kirsch, tea, earth, cassis and black cherries scents. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant, fresh and juicy with a firm frame of grainy tannins, …

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