5 Great Cabernet Sauvignons
Walnut Creek, Ca.
Tasted Saturday, December 29, 1990 by bestdamncab with 30 views
Introduction
Wine Group Tasting Famous Cabernet Sauvignons
Flight 1 - Terrific Tasting (5 Notes)
Cabernet from 1984 to 1987
Flight 2 - Dessert wine (1 Note)
Change of pace to wrap up the evening.
Closing
Fun, Great Tasting Wines, and Great Memories.
1987 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 98 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Wine Group Christmas Tasting of 5 Cabernet Sauvignon . Was tasted twice this month at $50 retail. this wine was seen by several tasters as light on fruit. However, I found it to have a rich, fruity nose that's slightly closed, lush, rich, blackberry fruit and currants in the mouth, very structured and forward tasting compared to the 1985 and 1986, long, concentrated cabernet and enough acid to suggest this wine needs 7 years of cellaring. My #1.
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1987 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Wine Group Christmas Tasting of 5 Cabernet Sauvignons. At $35 was a fantastic wine. rich, cabernet forward fruit on the nose, followed by rich, tasty almost forward fruit in the mouth, lots of cabernet fruit and acid during the long finish, promises great things for the person who waits 4 years. My #2.
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1987 Ridge Monte Bello 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Wine Group Christmas Tasting of 5 Cabernet Sauvignons. Was also tasted twice this month at $45. This wine shows a big Monte Bello stink that blows off slowly and a herbal nose, slight hint of stink in the mouth that is overshadowed by big, brooding soft fruit combined with hints of bell pepper, spice, long finish with lots of fruit and acid for ageing-about 5 years. My #3.
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1986 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Wine Group Christmas Tasting of 5 Cabernet Sauvignons. For $75 featured a stemy, moist earth nose, rich, ripe, concentrated, brooding fruit almost forward in the mouth, shows lots of future potential, great potential for complexity on the finish. Still it was definitely not a typical cabernet for many people including me. My #4.
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1984 Joseph Phelps Insignia 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Wine Group Christmas Tasting of 5 Cabernet Sauvignons. Was a pleasant surprise compared to two years ago. the wine has a pleasant, minty, fruity nose that leads to more of the same in the mouth with hints of eucalyptus, mint, and chocolate, long, pleasant finish and aftertaste. paled in comparison with its peers. I would enjoy it more with steak and baked potato in two years. My #5.
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