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2005 Swanson Alexis
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 95 points
February 7, 2023 - Ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Beautiful nose of black currants, blackberries, blueberries, dried figs, raisins, light oak, licorice, light tobacco, light earth, chocolates, eucalyptus, light vegetables, herbs, wildflowers, cola and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and very fruity on the palate with blackberries, black plums, figs, dried fruits, coffee, light cedar, tobacco, chocolates, cola, vanilla, licorice, spices, light earth and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This gorgeous 18 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley is drinking beautifully now.
This is a great surprise, as the cork totally crumbled, and I expected the worst, but it really delivered.
Shows nice balance, and great complexity with a velvety mouthfeel.
Easy drinking and good right out of the bottle. As it opens up, tannins come in (45 minutes), and make it more structured and interesting.
A great sipping wine to have all by itself and talk about. The nose is just gorgeous.
14.8% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
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jmh st louis Likes this wine: 94 points
November 29, 2019 - Balanced medium red and blue fruit, polished finish
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europat55 wrote: 92 points
August 10, 2019 - This was outstanding and a crowd pleaser tonight!
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sdorris wrote: 92 points
September 1, 2014 - Always fun to come and try a bottle with some age on it. This has matured nicely.
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Jettoy1992 wrote: 91 points
August 24, 2014 - Nice. 1.5 liter decanted for 4 hours
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2010, Issue #29, In Search of California’s New and Old Schools of Terroir(Swanson Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon “Cuvée Alexis”) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
10/14/2009 (link) 90 points(Swanson Alexis) Deep berry, blackberry nose; tart berry, menthol palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Swanson
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Alexis
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oakville
- UPC Codes 022588418824, 022588418831
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 144 (55%)
- Consumed 116 (45%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerSwanson
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationOakville
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