Community Tasting Notes 4

• aveeck wrote: 90 points

  February 14, 2007 - COLOR - no browning is apparent; this wine still has alot of lively red color, even after 10 years. NOSE - there was a wonderful bouquet of fruit on first inspection, but it disappeared fairly quickly; this wine holds up much better served IN THE BOTTLE, relative to decanting, which I did for the last bottle; after exposure to the air, the fruit leaves more vegetal and plastic aromas, very light. TASTE - this wine holds up much better un-oxidized; the tannins hold their balance much better, and allow the red fruits to come to the fore; I am not blown away by the profile, but it is much better than the last bottle; I will give this vintage another ~2 years. RATING - 90.

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• DesMarteau wrote: 90 points

  December 5, 2006 - Holy s**t. I expected to open and pour down the drain. This actually aged pretty nicely. Good cherry fruit..still alive. A bit vegetal...but controlled and integrated....so this adds a bit of complexity. Long finish...nice.

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• otisabdul wrote: 86 points

  July 4, 2005 - Spicy cinammon framed light raspberry fruit. Lacking depth, but drinking smoothly. Will probably not improve.

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• 62Latour wrote:

  February 15, 2002 - Not very good

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Smith & Hook
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Central Coast

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• In Cellars 8 (36%)
• Consumed 14 (64%)

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