| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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1995 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
10/18/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 96 pointsMy last magnum. Slow ox'd for 30 min before putting the stopper in the bottle and taking to Capital Grille for Leon's 66th. Cork came out in 3 pieces at home with the last third pretty soft and saturated. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
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1997 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
1/23/2024 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 pointsObtained about a year ago, so not sure as to it's handling all these years.... 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (6) |
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1994 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
9/21/2023 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 98 pointsAt 29 years old, I had limited expectations given a recent run of corked older wines. Boy did I underestimate this bottle. Better than any prior bottle of the ‘94 or others I’ve had. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2005 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma Valley more |
7/1/2018 - rocknroller wrote: 94 pointsVery dark red color. PNP, split bottle over 3 hours. I opened this up for my Dad's birthday and we enjoyed it with some awesome tenderloins. I have to say I was very impressed with how this was drinking. It was open and giving right from the start. A classic Reserve Speciale from Arrowood that shows so much poise and grace in a more restrained style. The nose shows blackcherry, cedarbox, cigar, cassis and spices. The palate has a killer texture with with very polished tannins and a mix of red and black fruits and graphite that is quite beguiling. Lots of lift and nice length too. I found myself constantly thinking, boy this so nice and well balanced. Hard to pace yourself with this honey. These are in a great window, but there's no hurry, these can go for years. 4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
12/20/2016 - CranBurgundy Likes this wine: 97 pointsThis wine just keeps delivering, and might be even better than the last bottle. Earlier this year at my wine club, I said I was pretty sure the '01 would eventually surpass all the 90's Reserve Specialés and I believe that point has come. The tannins are mellowing but not quite gone yet, and the secondary flavors of tobacco and vanilla are blending nicely - the tobacco is a hair more pronounced, while the vanilla (oak?) is subsiding a bit, and an Earthy element is coming into play. The fruit is still very much in the foreground and the spice is just right. I'm not raising the score from the last time, but if this continues to evolve and improve it's going to be in rare territory (i.e. 98+ points) very soon. A brief inventory today showed that there is more than a case left in the cellar. Doing the happy dance tonight! |
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1995 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
9/2/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 95 pointsWinapalooza VI; 9/2/2022-9/4/2022 (Atlanta): This was a signed magnum brought by Mark and the empty now sitting proudly in my cellar. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
1/26/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 96 pointsDecanted 1 hour and slow ox'd another hour. Leather, menthol, old briar and graphite on the nose. Nice, spicy fruit. Mulberry and cinnamon. Black fruit and a hint of caramel, so layered....if you like old Napa/Sonoma cabs this is a beauty.......my personal WOTN based on its complexity and still showing quite well at 22 years of age. Clear meniscus around the light reddish rim but no orange bricking to the wine as of yet. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (5) |
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1993 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
10/31/2022 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 points2nd bottle of this...pnp'd into a decanter to have with my Domino's meat lovers pizza getting ready for the Phillies eventual WS victory ........but alas, it's a rainout, tonight. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (6) |
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2002 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
6/25/2021 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 93 pointsAwesome night with Mary and Barry...this was the kickoff wine. Pnp by moi...cork in great shape, wine still deep, dark purple/magenta, no hint of bricking or aging whatsoever. Nice oak/cedar component, mushrooms, and dark red fruit. Tough to believe this wine is almost 20 years old.....can go what? 10? 20 more years? Amazing........ 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (33) |
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2005 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma Valley more |
12/2/2018 - tautlinehitch Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted and tasted through the evening, with a seared ribeye and oven roasted vegetables. Nose of raspberry, blackberry, cigar box, white pepper. On the palate, you want small sips to avoid being overwhelmed. Everything you smelled is there on the palate, plus cassis coming to the fore, classic cabernet profile. Mouth-filling tannin and acid, moving to a bit of pumpkin pie spice on the finish. Oh boy, do I wish this wasn't my last bottle. Superb. 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2005 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma Valley more |
9/12/2018 - GJVines Likes this wine: 95 pointsAn excellent experience. Drank with no food after a decant. Excellent nose of fruit, rocks and pencil lead. Full bodied, complex flavors with very long finish that was just the slightest bit harsh. By second glass with more air time, all complexity remained but finish had completely rounded off and easily lasted over a minute. Paid $75 for this recently, probably best enjoyment per dollar wine I’ve had all year 3 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
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2014 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valleymore |
11/3/2019 - Lord Marc Likes this wine: 90 pointsI was very impressed with this Cab, great value and nice blend of tannins, full bodied. I would add to any cellar. |
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1986 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
4/1/2010 - biggie Likes this wine: 94 pointsClear garnet core out to a moderate edge and moderate browning rim - developed. Clean and expressive nose of cedar box, dark earth, tobacco, dried fruit - complex and layered nose. Dry with med+ tannins, acids and alcohol (alcohol not stated on bottle but suspect 14%) and medium body. Fully resolved and integrated tannins but still firm. Dried cherries and some cranberry on the palate with an amazing silkiness. The finish is long with the cranberry note persisting. A very deft touch with the oak and well handled fruit has resulted in an outstanding wine that's at its peak right now. It could still go another 3+ years but is going to be sliding down the back slope from here on in. |
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1992 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
2/12/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 90 pointsThese Arrowoods age so nicely and this one was no exception. Not as good as my last bottle but a bit more overpowering oak. But otherwise delightful, plenty of fruit. Still needs 30 min to burn of the aromas of dirt and transform into florals and fruity and sweet oak. Glad I have more although clearly there is bottke variation even in a case with the same provenance. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (4) |
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1992 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
6/22/2023 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: NROpened after we drank the 1997 way too quickly and this was just as good. Same score as last year (93) and amazes me every time that this is an entry level Sonoma cab that is still going strong 30 years later. Glad I am only halfway through the case. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (11) |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
5/14/2021 - rocknroller wrote: 92 pointsOne of Those Big Birthdays (Margaux's Table, White Bear Lake, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. This wasn't quite as evolved as I expected it to be. Full bodied, dark cherry, graphite, plum, dark chocolate, blackberry, black currants, silky, dried earth, wood and some prominent tannins. I like this a lot, but this bottle could have used even more time or air. 92+ to 93pts. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
11/23/2022 - cigar52 Likes this wine: 95 pointsAged to perfection...copious full smooth fruit 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (5) |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
4/11/2023 - Geaux Tigers wrote: 92 pointsOn PnP this was heavy on blueberries, oak, and dark soil, hint of incense, some under-ripened red cherry. At 21+ years this was still vibrant and primary to say the least, with more tannic structure in place than I ever could have imagined. Very unlike the mid-90s versions at this stage, which had plenty of secondary and tertiary notes. That being said it needed air and air it got. Hardly any bricking to speak of. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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1994 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
4/30/2017 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill looks 10 years old at the most. Cigar tobacco, minerals , grilled meat and herbs on the nose. Surprisingly still notably tannic, lots of cherry and blackberry flavors, moderately acidic in a good way, long and lovely finish. Drinking well even at this late stage. Wonderful! Down to my last bottle remaining which likely won't further improve but would hold its own against similarly age Bordeaux IMO. I've been drinking these slowly over time and is has been a good journey. Drank with grilled rib eye. Improved after open for about two hours. |
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1994 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
5/3/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 93 pointsSpottswoode Vertical 93,94,95,96 & a Bevy of '94 Napa Gems Among Others (Capitalle Grille, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over an hour plus. Another great wine from Dick Arrowood and "just" the regular Sonoma version. I love the intense cassis notes on the nose and palate, perfumed, boysenberry, spices, tangy, really earthy, intense with good ripeness to the fruit. Seems to get darker over the hour and then the oak starts to dominate the fruit a bit and the tannins seem more apparent. Very, very good - but may not want to sit on these. |
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2001 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso VineyardSonoma Valley more |
11/12/2017 - CranBurgundy Likes this wine: 93 pointsPurple & black fruit plus black pepper are what stand out, with a hint of leather in the finish. It's almost as if Zinfandel was cuvéed into this, which was probably what GASTROMD noticed in their note below when they said "brambly". Monte Rosso fruit has it's own characteristics, and this bottle an excellent example. I like the '03, but love this '01. It's held up amazingly well without losing much flavor as the secondary note of leather has developed. Had a bottle with the Connecticut group a few months back, and decided it's time to drink this up and make a proper TN here on CT. While not the most complex Cab, it's simply delicious and worth savoring every sip of each glass. |
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1993 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Countymore |
3/6/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 94 pointsAlmost 6 months since the last one of these. My score is an average for the overall bottle given the stages it went through. Some bottle variation present with corks. I took no chances and used the Durand on this one to be safe, the other night. The cork was pristine upon inspection. Poured off a nice glass and put a Repour stopper on the bottle and then back into the cellar with it. Immediate nose of sweet cedar, mushrooms, graphite and red fruit. Maybe just a hint of band aid, too? I smelled the cork, it wasn't 'corked'. 4-EP is the main contributor to Brett and 'band aid' smell, and I suppose that is what I found, here. There was no telltale 'barnyard'. The wine itself was dark red fruited, a bit thin, but no real bricking even at 30 years of age and notably beautiful and consistent acidic backbone throughout. Palate followed the nose. I'd rate it an 88-90 then, at best. I took all of 2+ hours to finish the one glass and it changed remarkably in that time. The band aid, blew off about an hour in. More bright red cherry emerged, the acidity remained perfect, the wine became smoother in the mouth and gained some weight with some darker, richer cassis notes and sweeter fruit showing up near the end. At that moment it was a 96. Popped the rest of the bottle last night for the HMCs and we enjoyed it over 2-3 hours before and during dinner. There was a much smaller essence of band aid on the nose and it left more quickly. The wine itself, still took about 2 hours to reach its peak again, maybe one point less, a 95. It was remarkably consistent in that regard. Make no mistake, this is an old wine, with all its tertiary characteristics, (except devoid of bricking), in place. And while each bottle from my auction lot of 6 has been just a tad different, each bottle had been very consistent in its own right. That's remarkable winemaking from Sonoma and Mr. Arrowood some 30 years ago....... |
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2002 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
10/23/2021 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 pointsDeep, dark opaque garnet in the glass, 2 hours of air reveals graphite on the nose with strong dark fruit on the palate. Great depth to the fruit. Great tobacco flavor on the palate. Amazing how this doesn't drink like a 19 yo bottle! Plenty of life left in this one given the remaining acidity and tannic structure. Initially gave this a 94 but with another hour of air the finishing acidity and fruit brings it up another point for me. |
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2002 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma County more |
7/19/2013 - King Cab wrote: 95 pointsDark as night. Edges slightly brownish. Slightly. nose of pure black currant and boysenberries. Palate shows amazing attack of deep dark black fruits with perfect balance. Black currants, the boysenberries I already mentioned, some blackberries and a hint of black cherries. A almost imperceptible dose of creme de cassis along with some cardamom, cinnamon. A wonderful light-coolness runs through this. Tannins are big with soft edges and acidity just right. Finish keeps it all true and in play. A perfect rendition of Sonoma Cab that I only wish I had 5 more of. Agewise, for me, perfect. |
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2005 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve SpécialeSonoma Valley more |
11/4/2017 - rocknroller wrote: 95 pointsNapa/Sonoma Trip With Some Exceptional Gems; 11/1/2017-11/5/2017 (1800ft Up Cavedale Road, Glen Ellen, CA): Tasted at the winery. A blend of four vineyards: Smothers-Remick Ridge, Monte Rosso, Justee, & Murray Ranch. Splendid nose with a perfume a dried roses, dried earth, high toned cigar, cassis, blackberry and hints of blue fruit. The palate is balanced, with depth and focus, complex and full with lift and energy. This is outstanding. I love the weight and complexity and the old school construction. I think it will show even better in another 2-3 years. 94-95pts. |
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