Community Tasting Notes 13

• d'Artagnan wrote: 89 points

  February 15, 2016 - Un nez intriguant de piment fort, muscade, chêne et cuir. Bel équilibre, un vin typé, pas très long mais bien fait, encore en pleine forme. 89 pts

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• d'Artagnan wrote: 90 points

  September 15, 2015 - Un bouchon qui se désagrège complètement, ça augure mal!
  Mais non, le vin se révèle en pleine forme.
  Un nez qui ne renie pas ses origines, avec cette touche de menthol, suivie de notes plus bordelaises de cèdre, de prunes, avec aussi des arômes de chêne, que j’apprécie peu dans un vin de cet âge.
  La bouche montre une belle fraicheur, c’est prêt, les tanins sont fondus, mais le vin possède encore une belle vigueur. Je le trouve bien équilibré, pas d’alcool perceptible, avec une certaine finesse. C’est bon. 90 pts

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• mygrogro wrote: 94 points

  May 19, 2015 - what a surprise ! though we were past our prime!
  Great pepper almost Syrah start
  smooth oak and raisin finish
  
  much better then last bottle
  very nice

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• tuccipa Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 2, 2014 - Bought this recently on a 30% sale. Drinking nice thought past its prime. Still a lot of oak and berry fruit. For the price I paid,@$40. Great drinker.

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• M. Anthony Lee Likes this wine: 88 points

  December 1, 2013 - The first bottle I had back in August was much better. This bottle was similar, however the nose was mustier. It was debatable whether or not the cork was compromised.
  It was still nice and smooth, the tannins still sufficiently strong enough to give this wine a few more years of life. Same dark fruit with cigar box, coffee, a hint of dark chocolate, and a bit of the mustiness. Good finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1996
• Type Red
• Producer Raymond
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Generations
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 087447218724

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• In Cellars 145 (43%)
• Consumed 193 (57%)

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