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US 1994 at its best...
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Tasted Friday, February 6, 2009 by Wine_lvr with 539 views
Flight 1 (4 Notes)
Flight 2 (5 Notes)
1994 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose shows nice berry notes, buttery notes and berries. Very smooth tannins, elegant and long. Not a 'big' wine but overall a solid Cab.
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1994 Laurel Glen Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Sonoma Mountain 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain
06.02.2009 Tasted blind: Cabernet heaven, black tea, cassis and berries with slight hints of dark chocolate. Nice notes of berries and highly elegant. Now perfectly mature, tannins are perfectly integrated, great acidity and freshness. A true surprise and a wine that performed well beyond its expectations...Bravo
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1994 Viader 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose shows flavors of Madeira and ripe berry notes. Nice drinking wine but past its prime. Quite one dimensional and simple...
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1994 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Tasted blind: Nice notes of exotic wood, leather and cassis. A bit of a barn flavor, but I guess this is not uncommon for Dunn. Nice Sweetness, good balance. Tannins are still a bit hard but shows great potential. Nice old fashioned Cab. Drink now - 2025
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1994 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: As the Howell Mountain shows notes of Cassis and leather. Nice balance and good structure. A bit more accessible as the Howell Mountain. Smooth tannins, elegant and great length. I like this wine and for me at par with the Howell Mountain...
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Flight 3 (4 Notes)
1994 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon First Pick Volcanic Hill 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Tasted blind: Nose shows typical Cab notes, berries, Cassis and chocolate. Quite mineralic in style, smooth tannins and deep. A wine that is still youthful and shows great potential to develop. Classical beauty. Drink now - 2025+
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1994 Ridge Monte Bello 95 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Tasted blind: Wonderful nose, chocolate, flint stone, leather and ripe berries. Wonderful balance and smooth tannins. Very nice sweetness. Feels still young and shows plenty of reserve...Great wine
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1994 Joseph Phelps Insignia 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose of raspberries, coffee and sweet bread. All on the light and 'discrete' side. The wine is very long, complex and highly elegant. Tannins are perfectly integrated. Modern in the making classical in style...WoW
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1994 Merryvale Profile 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose of rubber and port...quite strange. Went away after 15min in the glass. Nice sweetness and balance in the finish. Good length but the wine is already quite mature showing hints of oxidation. Maybe a poor bottle or the wine is past its prime...
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Flight 4 (5 Notes)
1994 Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Very nice nose of Cassis, Chocolate. Only negative is that the alcohol is showing a bit too much. Still hard tannins, good length but I am missing the complexity and depth. A bit disappointing
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1994 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Tasted blind: Nose of chocolate, buttery raspberries and currant. Very powerful, complex and yet highly elegant wine. A true beauty which can be drunk now - 2020+
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1994 Opus One 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose of chocolate, leather, black licorice and currant pastilles. Flavors of chocolate emerge. All highly elegant, well balanced and complex yet at the same time powerful. A wonderful Opus One...Tasted at other occasions but this is by far the best showing yet...
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1994 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose of leather, herbs, dark chocolate and berries. Wonderful sweetness, elegance and length. Still very youthful...superb wine
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1994 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Flawed
USA, California, Napa Valley
Fully oxidized bottle.
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Flight 5 (2 Notes)
1994 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 100 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Tasted blind: This came as a surprise together with the Harlan 1994. The nose showed multifaceted flavors of red berries, exotic fruit, dark chocolate. All is extremely balanced, complete harmony and enormous length. Amazing wine. Unbelievable... Big thanks to Beat for bringing this beauty!!!! Drink - 2022
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1994 Harlan Estate 99 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: second surprise wine. Nose of Cassis, light notes of sap, chocolate, raspberries. The balance is just perfect. Despite the power and richness the wine is still extremely elegant. A true masterpiece....Drink now - 2028
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1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Deep in color. Bordeaux style nose of leather and barn. The wine has plenty of red berries, nice sweetness and good balance. Only negative are the somewhat dry tannins... Overall a solid wine that can be easily drunk over the next decade
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1994 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose shows nice ripe notes with hints of Madeira. Quite mature but not past its prime. Wonderful sweetness, creme de cassis, long finish. All well balanced. Now fully mature
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1994 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nose shows red berries and currant. Nice sweetness and structure. All still in a youthful phase and a wine that will benefit with age. Great wine to drink - 2025
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1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted blind: Nice nose, showing leather, berries and chocolate. The taste disappoints, quite hard tannins and acidity. All a bit out of sync and nervous. Drink now...
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