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• Mitch683 wrote: 100 points

  February 7, 2024 - Great

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• Sean Tay Likes this wine: 95 points

  February 18, 2023 - Pronounced nose with notes of fig, prune, cassis, toast. Medium acidity and medium tannin. Tannin is velvety and smooth. Finish is short.

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• Tim336 wrote: 94 points

  March 29, 2022 - My last bottle of the 1997 reserve and really went out on a high note. Previous bottle was really falling off, but this one was superb. Perfect cork, fresh flavors with some secondary notes emerging. Held on throughout the night and was still quite lovely on day two. As other tasters say, drink now -- but very happy this bottle had developed so well.

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• Tim336 wrote: 89 points

  July 22, 2021 - Sadly, the 1997 Whitehall reserve is falling off, although still shows some of its former greatness. Perfumed nose with lots of high-toned red fruit, followed by a muted, slightly secondary palate with emerging notes of truffle and dark earth, souring into old shoe leather on the finish. Recently drank a 2001 Reserve and a 2001 NV, and both are in considerably better shape and look to hold on for a few more years. This one, I'd drink up.

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• g-man wrote: 90 points

  December 10, 2020 - My last bottle after a long and fun run. Slightly ruby at the edge. Nose is smokey, mushroom, and forest floor. On the palate hints of strawberry, lavender(?) with tannins totally resolved. Very delicate palate. Still intriguing but would drink up.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Whitehall Lane
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 011628111979, 011628111993

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• Pending Delivery 4 (0%)
• In Cellars 573 (51%)
• Consumed 557 (49%)

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