Very nice aged Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Shows the strength of the Rutherford terroir and 2001 California vintage. Perfect balance and harmonious finish. Moderate cherry and anise nose and on the palate. Moderate complexity too - tastes like a wine with 13.5% alcohol instead of 14.4% on the label.
Held up very well over 3 days - nearly as good on 3rd day as the first. Easily outclassed a 1995 Leoville Barton to my surprise.
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Decanted 4 hours before tasting blind. On the nose, blackberry, vanilla and mint. On the palate, medium to full-bodied with black raspberries, blackberries, and vanilla cream, with some cedar notes creeping in on the medium length finish. Nice surprise when the wine was unveiled.
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1/10/2023 - ClassicWineLover wrote: 94 Points
Very nice aged Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Shows the strength of the Rutherford terroir and 2001 California vintage. Perfect balance and harmonious finish. Moderate cherry and anise nose and on the palate. Moderate complexity too - tastes like a wine with 13.5% alcohol instead of 14.4% on the label.
Held up very well over 3 days - nearly as good on 3rd day as the first. Easily outclassed a 1995 Leoville Barton to my surprise.
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2/1/2011 - incident wrote:
Drinking very well. Softened tannins. Drink or hold 2-3+ years.
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3/6/2009 - lepetitchateau wrote: 92 Points
Lovely, clean and elegant fruit nicely frame the minerality, a good match for food. None of Parker's "jammy" fruit, which is nice!
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9/21/2006 - SacredCow wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 4 hours before tasting blind. On the nose, blackberry, vanilla and mint. On the palate, medium to full-bodied with black raspberries, blackberries, and vanilla cream, with some cedar notes creeping in on the medium length finish. Nice surprise when the wine was unveiled.
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