2005 Levendi Cabernet Sauvignon Sweetwater Ranch
Community Tasting Note
Bowmanifesto wrote:
86 Points
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - This bottling of Levendi has seen its best days in past years. Vegetal upon opening. Strong pepper on the finish. Yet still smooth, oaky, Napa elegance. Lesson learned: Drink a wine in its prime, not near the end of its life.
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Comment posted by StainedGlass:
8/28/2014 2:48:00 PM - How was the wine stored? E.g., cellared at 55 degrees since release versus room temperature?
Comment posted by Bowmanifesto:
8/28/2014 5:11:00 PM - Wine has been stored in a fieldstone cellar approximately 8 feet below land level since purchase. Though not a steady 55, it's always cool and dark year round. My own projection back in 2010 was this wine would last until 2015. I was only off by a few months. From personal rating of 91 in Feb 2010 to a personal low of 86 late August 2014, this wine still merits Very Good for my tastes. That's fair in the hundreds I've reviewed, it's also not far off from James Laube of Wine Spectator who initially rated Levendi an 88. I stand by my comments. Thanks for reading!
Comment posted by StainedGlass:
8/28/2014 5:18:00 PM - I didn't mean to suggest that your tasting note was anything but accurate (or that you did not accurately forecast the end of this wine's drinking window). Just making sure I understand the storage conditions associated with your note, which do vary from user to user. Cheers. :)
Comment posted by Bowmanifesto:
8/28/2014 5:20:00 PM - Thanks again for both reading and clarifying. Cheers to you, too, StainedGlass!