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2003 Barnett Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Spring Mountain District
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Community Tasting Notes 28
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Nekodab wrote: 97 points
October 15, 2017 - Let decant for 1hr + WOW
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terry j Does not like this wine: 85 points
February 28, 2017 - Very deeply colored, and appears to be healthy after 13 years. Maybe 13 is not its lucky number. The nose is powerful but not especially pleasant, reminding me just a bit of magic marker rather than pencil shavings. The palate is similarly powerful and expansive, but perhaps a bit iron-like. Acidity is nicely balanced: no problem there. This is a wine I might pair with cooked spinach ... were I ever to eat cooked spinach. It is strong like Popeye ... but I can't always understand what it's saying.
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Yack Man wrote: 91 points
February 15, 2017 - Dark, plump opulent appearance but not much on the nose. On the palate, smooth, passive dark berry and dark cherry fruit, currents, elegant and feminine, some tobacco and black olives. Not a preferred preference is style for me, but not really bad at all. I would probably have a wine of this style with a meal as it would be a better experience. Wine Enthusiast gives this wine a 92 and Tanzer 90 points, I am somewhere in between.
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alamoave Likes this wine: 91 points
August 2, 2015 - Last bottle. Still quite good. Tannins extremely soft at this point but bing cherry and blackberry fruit flavors linger on the long finist. Barnett is worth seeking out.
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soneill104 wrote: 93 points
May 23, 2015 - Love this wine. Holding up really well for an 03 and I won't be in a rush to drink my other 2. Elegant wine with beautiful fruit and smooth balanced tannins.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Barnett Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Barnett Vineyards
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Spring Mountain District
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 241 (41%)
- Consumed 343 (59%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Cheese: Aged Gouda, Cheese: Aged Jack, Cheese: Camembert, Cheese: Cantal, Cheese: Carmody, Meat: Beef, Meat: Duck, Meat: Lamb, Meat: Venison, Spice: JuniperWho Likes This Wine
80% Like It 5 votes
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- ProducerBarnett Vineyards
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSpring Mountain District
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