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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by drinknick31 on 1/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Bought a few of these on line and some were badly corked. Poor storage I assume. The bottles that were good were very good. Great nose after 20 years. Still packing a punch with a nice not to over the top astringent finish. Drink up now. They are on a downward slope. (626 views) | | | Tasted by ACR16719 on 8/16/2020: gone by (1602 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 1/2/2019 & rated 91 points: V into decant, which was not needed, a simple decant would have been better..
That said for a 20 yr old Napa cab, in a good window, no bricking, no sign of age except
the usual oak integration at this point.
Drink now-22 (2244 views) | | | Tasted by wino121 on 1/1/2017 & rated 89 points: Clearly on the down slope, but still drinking ok, med bodied, just lacking the fruit, but that's normal for this stage.
Drink it up. (3729 views) | | | Tasted by ACR16719 on 2/28/2015 & rated 86 points: way past prime
lots of sediment
lost all fruit (5011 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_lvr on 4/10/2014 & rated 93 points: Tasted blind: still very deep in color. Nose of ripe red fruit and hints of vanilla bean and coffee. Initially the wine has lots of sweetness and is very smooth. A bit on the downside is the lack of complexity and it almost feels a bit one dimensional/simple. After around 30min in the glass it started evolving and showed flavors of chocolate and red berries. This specific bottle was still youthful and felt like a 2002/2003 Cab. Maybe a 1 hour decant could help the wine to open up. No hurry to drink. (5598 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 8/31/2013: 4th Saturday group "uptown" tasting (Joe's): Inky garnet color. Dusty red currant, chocolate, blackberry and herbs- rosemary and thyme. Nicely balanced with chocolate and black fruit flavors. (6190 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 3/30/2013 & rated 92 points: Dinner with friends (Courtright's Restaurant, Willow Springs, IL): Another of Sue's bottles, decanted off its sediment and served immediately. Crimson color, just a little light at the meniscus. Initially rather tight but opened nicely in the glass. Cedar, lavender and red fruit aromas; perfumed and elegant. Medium-bodied, with nice red fruit, cedar, rose water and plum flavors. Lengthy finish. 92-93 pts. (5857 views) | | | Tasted by fredmartens on 1/23/2011 & rated 91 points: Still drinking perfectly. No bricking, a hint of tanins left. Last of 3 bottles originally purchased at vineyard in 2000; held up a long longer than I thought it would. (5934 views) | | | Tasted by Ugotguinness on 1/19/2011 & rated 94 points: Every bit as delicious as I had hoped it would be. (4454 views) | | | Tasted by mccarthyizm on 6/19/2009: Subtle fruit, definitive graphite, metallic notes. Very long finish. Excellent, well- balanced cab. (4342 views) | | | Tasted by fredmartens on 3/3/2009 & rated 92 points: Consistent with previous notes, dark cherry cab flavors. Very, very tasty. More tanins present this time around. Enjoyed this a lot. (3888 views) | | | Tasted by fredmartens on 3/29/2008 & rated 91 points: Drank before and during beef stir fry dinner. Nose of pure Rutherford cab right out of the gate; according to the bottle, these are 60 year old cab vines from the Gustave Niebaum estate planted by grandson John Daniel on the former Inglenook Cask vineyard. Medium bodied, bright cab flavors; tannins have integrated nicely to the point where the decanted wine left a smooth medium length finish. Pleasing and balanced on the palate. Although not a big fruit bomb knockout, considerably more polished than the regular 1997 Niebaum-Coppola Estate Cab. No bricking noticed, but probably the perfect year to finish these off. (3498 views) | | | Tasted by wineguysf on 11/9/2007 & rated 94 points: OK, this wine blew me away and far exceeded my expectations. It was perfect so full and juicy with a long finish. (3400 views) | | | Tasted by cvvhrn on 5/16/2007 & rated 85 points: I may have let this one sit a bit too long. Hints of dusty fruit and cassis. Muted fruit and graphite on the palate. But the wine was dulled a bit and the finish was short. There was surprisingly very little sediment in the bottle. (3614 views) | | | Tasted by beaunehead on 2/14/2007 & rated 90 points: Still tight - has a few years yet, but shows classic rutherford character of dusty, metallic dark fruit. Held up very well with beef stew. (3607 views) | | | Tasted by tmay on 1/12/2006 & rated 91 points: Nice spicy nose. Cassis, pepper with a medium long finish. A nice body. (3892 views) | | | Tasted by festiva on 6/24/2005 & rated 90 points: Decanted for an hour before drinking. Nice, average cab. Nothing to knock your socks off, though... Full aromas of spice, leather, and black fruit, tinged with some alcohol. Taste was roughly the same, with notes of black pepper and blackberry. Tannins were still firm, but were complementary. Finished somewhat hot. 90 pts. (4157 views) |
| Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Rutherford Rutherford,
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