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1978 California Cabernet Horizontal
Tasted Saturday, January 28, 2023 by G_H with 149 views
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Flight 2 (6 Notes)
1978 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Incredibly dense and opulent, ripe, multi-layered, well together but still dense. The Montelena Estate just needs time. I hope in 10 years my 1987s will be like this (and maybe in 20 the '01s)
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1978 Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Strinkingly young, starting out quite muted, but developing well with air and higher temperature. Still quite structured in a way that I would have guessed a slightly lesser and more tannic year.
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1978 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Green tea, soy sauce, malt, started out quite tired but with air this became more and more elegant and delicious. This is one example that shows that in great years in the '70s and '80s the "regular" Napa Cabs perform on a very similar level to all the "reserves" "limited casks" and higher end blends.
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1978 Joseph Phelps Insignia Flawed
USA, California, Napa Valley
Bummer, was looking forward, but clearly an issue with the bottle. Behind that you could feel the strenght. Looking forward to drink my last remaining bottle
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1978 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Stunningly beautiful and elegant. Fresh, minty, red beries, some dark berries, wonderful!
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1978 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Minty, eucalyptus and a touch of cassis. Just absolutely phenomenal. Outstanding and a pure joy to drink
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Flight 3 (6 Notes)
1978 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Very ripe, medicinal, herbacious, slightly younger in the palate, quite artisanal and old school. For me this was better than the Monte Bello next to it, but I would drink up
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1978 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Sweet, irish moss, cola, some leather and a hint of brett. More evolved than the last bottle of this. I'm not sure that this was a perfect bottle.
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1978 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Very close to the reserve bottling. fresh, minty, berries, cassis, a bit less weight than the reserve but still intense and long. Beautiful.
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1978 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Alexander Valley 97 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
One of the absolute standouts from 1978 and still so incredibly fresh and young. Mint, cassis, blackberries, young and dense. LOVE IT!!
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1978 Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Artisanal, herbacious and mature. A good pick but amongst the 1978 a league below Simi.
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1978 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Distinctive nose, sweetness, smoke, bacon, liquid butter. Very dense and finishing super long. Still in its prime.
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Flight 4 (7 Notes)
1978 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Red berries, dried aromatic herbs quite long and dense but at the end of the maturity plateau. I would drink this up.
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1978 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Flawed
USA, California, Napa Valley
Unfortunately corked.
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1978 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Incredibly dense and powerful with a good tannin structure left. I think this would have needed more air than we allowed it, but it showed a great promise. Hope to enjoy it again with more time (and less people per bottle)
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1978 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Cranberries, redcurrant, medium bodied but very elegant and still drinking very well
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1978 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 2 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very similar to the regular Cab, the Lot 2 exhibits the same red fruit but with just a smidge more weight on the palate. Still quite youthful and from pristine bottles well within its prime.
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1978 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
From a regular bottle served next to a double magnum, this started out surprisingly fresher than the double mag, but after 10 Minutes it started to evolve into a more mature wine. Still incredible but not as fresh as the double mag.
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1978 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 98 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
From Doublemagnum. Absolutely hedonistic, young, fresh and dense. Fresh mint, eucalyptus, blueberries, incredibly long. Just an absolute dream
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Flight 5 (1 Note)
1978 Clos du Bois Cabernet Sauvignon Proprietor's Reserve 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
From double magnum, this was mature, warm and providing just plain mature Cali Cab feelgood vibes
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1978 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Reserve 93 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
Beautiful surprise, quite young, dense, some tannin left. Very long
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1978 Buena Vista Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Still a tiny bit of fruit left, some mint, red berries, enjoyable
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1978 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Slightly porty with some dark berries, fresher in the palate with a nice supporting acidity. Still enjoyable to drink.
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1978 Inglenook Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Cask 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Mushrooms, leather, nice sweetness, mushrooms also in the palate with a nice density.
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1978 Villa Mt. Eden Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, California, Napa Valley
Not rated, the first wine in this tasting that I thought was really over the hill. Medicinal, wet wool and just too old
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1978 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Honey, fully ripe, surprisingly slender in the palate but still enjoyable.
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1978 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very mature, camomile, gut tannin structure left, soft and still opulent. Good but showing more maturity than most other 1978 Napa Cabs. But I do feel that to be quite often the case with the Beaulieu GdL (as in 74 and 68)
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