Grainier tannins than anticipated but tolerable. Overall well balanced. The wine looks Purple colored. The legs are Medium. The body is Full. The wine finishes Medium.
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Drank with a 1998 Ch Palmer, and this wine stole the show. While not having as good of nose, the wine was more interesting/complex and had a much better finish. Decanted 3 hrs before starting. Had for dinner the next night and it was still excellent. I will wait another year before opening the next bottle.
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Pleasantly surprized as this was very smooth, dark and balanced wine. Lacked some complexity but was a hit with everyone. Nice nose of plums and black cherry.
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Liked it even more than before. Impressive wine, particularly for a much-maligned vintage. Rich, full-bodied, and it has now added some age and depth. Thoroughly enjoyable with solid earthiness. This wine is drinking about as well right now as it ever will. Drink up over the next year or two.
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9/25/2007 rated 97 points: During the vertical tasitng, this wine stood out among the others and dominated with first and second place votes. More flavor and style of the cabernet than the other vintages (920-99). This was the number one wine, and for me the number 2 wine. each had a different vinter, Heidi Barrett (97) and Maike Phillip (98). The early vintages were big disappointments with lack of flavor, color and depth. (35 views)
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During the vertical tasitng, this wine stood out among the others and dominated with first and second place votes. More flavor and style of the cabernet than the other vintages (920-99). This was the number one wine, and for me the number 2 wine. each had a different vinter, Heidi Barrett (97) and Maike Phillip (98). The early vintages were big disappointments with lack of flavor, color and depth.
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this wine is a cliche, and that is both good and bad. take every common descriptor for napa cab, toss it in a fish bowl, then pull any three out. they all could be used in this note. so what we have here is a classic cab, even in a maligned year. that's pretty good. however, it's fabulously middle of the road boring. and that, i suppose, is bad. toss in it's cost, and that's really bad. cut the cost by 2/3, and i'd be extolling the virtues of an off year wine that is better than drinkable, that has aged relatively well, and can go several more years. but, it will always be slightly overextracted, guilty of trying to pull something extra out of something lacking.
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9/3/2018 - JackCMac Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decent wine with a beautiful nose and a nice soft finish
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6/14/2013 - WineHawkeye Likes this wine: 91 Points
Well aged. Ready to drink. From mag.
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12/24/2012 - How Likes this wine: 91 Points
Grainier tannins than anticipated but tolerable. Overall well balanced.
The wine looks Purple colored. The legs are Medium. The body is Full. The wine finishes Medium.
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8/19/2011 - ronlite wrote: 88 Points
Good
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4/18/2010 - jrf wrote: 90 Points
Excellent. Very elegant wine. Not a fruit bomb - but not that the fruit had faded, but that the wine had matured into a very elegant wine.
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2/12/2010 - tbrady wrote: 92 Points
Drank with a 1998 Ch Palmer, and this wine stole the show. While not having as good of nose, the wine was more interesting/complex and had a much better finish. Decanted 3 hrs before starting. Had for dinner the next night and it was still excellent. I will wait another year before opening the next bottle.
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11/1/2009 - jrf wrote: 92 Points
We think this is drinking really well right now. Huge fruit; the nose is bigger than the palate. Very smooth and soft. Drink up
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12/6/2008 - iamandyc wrote: 91 Points
Pleasantly surprized as this was very smooth, dark and balanced wine. Lacked some complexity but was a hit with everyone. Nice nose of plums and black cherry.
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11/27/2008 - MLwine wrote: 94 Points
Liked it even more than before. Impressive wine, particularly for a much-maligned vintage. Rich, full-bodied, and it has now added some age and depth. Thoroughly enjoyable with solid earthiness. This wine is drinking about as well right now as it ever will. Drink up over the next year or two.
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9/27/2007 - jlgnml wrote: 97 Points
9/25/2007 rated 97 points: During the vertical tasitng, this wine stood out among the others and dominated with first and second place votes. More flavor and style of the cabernet than the other vintages (920-99). This was the number one wine, and for me the number 2 wine. each had a different vinter, Heidi Barrett (97) and Maike Phillip (98). The early vintages were big disappointments with lack of flavor, color and depth. (35 views)
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9/25/2007 - jlgnml wrote: 97 Points
During the vertical tasitng, this wine stood out among the others and dominated with first and second place votes. More flavor and style of the cabernet than the other vintages (920-99). This was the number one wine, and for me the number 2 wine. each had a different vinter, Heidi Barrett (97) and Maike Phillip (98). The early vintages were big disappointments with lack of flavor, color and depth.
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1/30/2007 - jeff nowak wrote: 87 Points
14.2% alcohol. napa. 100% cabernet.
this wine is a cliche, and that is both good and bad. take every common descriptor for napa cab, toss it in a fish bowl, then pull any three out. they all could be used in this note. so what we have here is a classic cab, even in a maligned year. that's pretty good. however, it's fabulously middle of the road boring. and that, i suppose, is bad. toss in it's cost, and that's really bad. cut the cost by 2/3, and i'd be extolling the virtues of an off year wine that is better than drinkable, that has aged relatively well, and can go several more years. but, it will always be slightly overextracted, guilty of trying to pull something extra out of something lacking.
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7/14/2006 - MLwine wrote: 93 Points
Nicely structured wine with a solid finish. This wine should last a while longer. I'll be curious to open another bottle in a few more years.
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