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Thursday, November 3, 2016 - Classic! For those of you who missed out on drinking the Chateau Souverain wines in the early days because they were cheapo wines...shame on you! Some of the best Calif Cabs I've ever had are from these guys.....the 92 Winemaker's Reserve the best of all time...this 91 is close! The regular 91 rocks hard as well....the Winemaker's is beautifully dark and youthful...fully aged and integrated....plumberry, cherry, currants, boysenberry jam.....soft leathery tannins, yet still has a nice cedar/tobacco dry spice kick to it. The fruit is totally still sweet, not drying at all....and youthful with a good dose of acidity....very complex flavors...menthol, aged nuttiness, dried tobacco leaves, cigar box, licorice, plum liqueur, damp cellar. Just pure CLASSIC old school balance here......fine Bordeaux kissed with Calif. sunshine! Drink these all day long! Only knock on these older Ca. wines are the corks....so dry and brittle...even the Durand couldn't pull this one out all the way.

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