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• Markeye wrote: 93 points

  December 3, 2017 - Wow. Bought six mags on sale when Diageo was exiting. Opened the third tonight to celebrate the 2017 deer season, paired with Camembert, fresh venison backstrap with mushrooms, wilted kale and yam salad. The cork was as solid as yesterday’s bottling. A full tablespoon of precipitated tannin on decanting. Mixed berries and tarred hemp on the nose, silky on the edge of the tongue, long anise finish. Why can't they do this one again? They are the Penfolds folks, after all. Shame on mediocrity!

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• sylviap Likes this wine:

  September 25, 2016 - Amazingly, we can still taste the blackberry cassis and the rich ripe dark sweet fruits, and the dark earthiness. It's a strong wine, so may have limited appeal. We liked it, although it's not our favorite style.

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• peternelson wrote: 89 points

  June 20, 2015 - In good shape for '98; rich medium+ body, still some oak, blackberry-cassis, slight hint of ripe sweet dark fruits, dark earthiness; classic old school Napa cab. did not show too much signs of aging, holds itself well. Not my style, lacks a bit of elegance and character but exactly what should be.

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• snowman94114 wrote:

  November 23, 2014 - remarkably good. figured it was way past its prime...not so at all. decanted and sipped over a 2 hour period. best after 1 hour. 92 pts.

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• rp4711 wrote:

  October 11, 2010 - a little past it's prime

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Sterling Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 088692840166

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• In Cellars 152 (58%)
• Consumed 108 (42%)

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