Community Tasting Notes 9

• Neecies Likes this wine:

  February 18, 2024 - Bill's. Dark, rich color, nose and palate with sweet California fruit, a little cedar and mint. Showed beautifully and was perhaps my favorite among several old California cabs.

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• Elpaninaro Likes this wine:

  April 3, 2021 - fine deep color with bricking at the rim, on the nose a calming and hearty aged cassis with bell pepper notes, on the palate a fully mature classic California Cabernet profile- red fruits, flowing and substantial with a sunny sense, amiable and familiar- a wine to sip over a hearty meal or in front of a fire on a cold evening, a good dose of spicy oak still evident- but in its proper pace and never raw or excessive, this is at and perhaps passing peak- but still faring better than many of its more famous relatives from this great vintage that is largely fading in many cases.
  
  ****, drink soon. Now to 2025.

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• GraffCellar Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 3, 2021 - Surprisingly vibrant
  Tasted alongside Phelps Insignia
  Won the night
  Ample fruit
  Lingering acidity
  Drink now but can still enjoy

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• ecola Likes this wine: 89 points

  September 20, 2012 - A little browning around the edges, but shows dark red throughout. Red berry aromas with espresso and shaved cocoa. Medium body with bright red fruit and surprising acidity, very lively. Dry finish with mild tannins. Drinking way better than I expected. Pretty cool.

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• andtheodor wrote: 83 points

  November 13, 2011 - Seepers, Leakers, and Geezers: Dark fruit, soapy, linear. Still quite alive, but seems to have shed everything of interest.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1985
• Type Red
• Producer Raymond
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Private Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 087447218724

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• In Cellars 60 (68%)
• Consumed 28 (32%)

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