Dinner with Friends and "2001 Cabs"

Tasted Wednesday, July 2, 2014 by Wine_lvr with 392 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2012 Joseph Phelps Sauvignon Blanc 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

    Light yellow in color. Nose of vanilla, limes, and perfumed with a certain oakyness. Quite a rich SB, balanced, elegant with a nice sweetness. Not your typical SB, reminds more of a Voigner. Drink now - 2018

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Joseph Phelps Insignia 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Ripe ruby. Nose of black currants, vanilla, herbs and cooked berries. Wonderful sweetness which is perfectly integrated, highly elegant and balanced. Just an amazing wine to drink over the next 10+ years.

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  • 2001 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Oakville 94 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Tasted blind: Intensive dark red in color. Bouquet of currant, vanilla and dark chocolate. Very classical cab, nice integrated tannins, good sweetness and deep. Still not fully in balance and I think this wine can benefit from a few more years in the bottle.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill 95 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain

    Tasted blind: Intensive color. Nose of leather, barn, herbs and hints of mint. Overall it reminds me a bit of a St. Julien. Very balanced, powerful and showing great potential. Still quite youthful. Flavors of Coffee and dark chocolate emerge after a while. A true old fashioned Cab. Great stuff!

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  • 2001 Viader V 90 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Tasted blind: Deep red showing some signs of aging at the rims. Nose shows strong tar notes. Quite sweet, cooked berries and one dimensional. I was a bit disappointed by this wine. Drink now as further storage will not benefit this wine.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 98 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma

    Tasted blind: Deep in color. Multilayered notes of coffee, smoke, dark berries and chocolate. Perfect harmony between power and balance, rich but still elegant, extreme length. Amazing wine ... close to perfection. Drink now with no hurry.

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  • 2001 Sloan 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford

    Tasted blind: Deep red. Nose of dark roasted coffee, smoke, black licorice and cooked red berries. Powerful, balanced and elegant. Hmm did I just say elegant...would not have expected to use Sloan and elegant in the same sentence. It is a fun wine to drink, still on the youthful side and I expect it to get better in a few years...

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