Still medium-dark garnet and opaque. Cassis aromas with some herbs. Medium-full bodied, typical cabernet flavors, still moderate tannin, a bit dry on the late palate. Alcohol on the hot side. Round, smooth, very drinkable, but I wouldn't hold it further. Ric
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Beautifully aged cab from a great year. Evolved over several hours, starting with a surprising amount of primary fruit and finishing with mint, chocolate and oak.
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Possibly this bottle was slightly cooked. The cork had a long streak on it suggesting exposure to heat. On opening, astringent and compressed with a bit of bitter charcoal. I considered giving up on it but it seemed to improve slightly in the glass so I decanted. Kept improving very slowly. After three hours returned half the wine to the bottle and vacuumed. The next day much less astringent but still the bitter streak. Quite drinkable though. (UPDATE) definitely a flawed bottle. Second bottle didn't have the bitter streak and had much more fruit.
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Decanted 2 hours. Mature and reserved. Old style Cab, this is how Napa Cabernet was back in the day, medium-bodied, Bordeaux-styled, leathery, mature red cherry and cassis, dried herbs, and plenty of creamy integrated oak. Drink now.
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Drinking well now, but still has a few rough edges that suggest it might not yet be at its peak. Starting to develop some secondary flavors and seems to have good fruit depth. A touch of astringency that I think would blow off with a few more years. If I had one more bottle, I'd try in 2015.
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3/2/2024 - Shak Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wow, this was so good! Bold and smooth with some nice earthiness. Everything I like in a cab. 30 years old and still drinking beautifully!
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3/5/2017 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still medium-dark garnet and opaque. Cassis aromas with some herbs. Medium-full bodied, typical cabernet flavors, still moderate tannin, a bit dry on the late palate. Alcohol on the hot side. Round, smooth, very drinkable, but I wouldn't hold it further.
Ric
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6/23/2016 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautifully aged cab from a great year. Evolved over several hours, starting with a surprising amount of primary fruit and finishing with mint, chocolate and oak.
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6/7/2016 - Quiet Lion wrote: flawed
Possibly this bottle was slightly cooked. The cork had a long streak on it suggesting exposure to heat. On opening, astringent and compressed with a bit of bitter charcoal. I considered giving up on it but it seemed to improve slightly in the glass so I decanted. Kept improving very slowly. After three hours returned half the wine to the bottle and vacuumed. The next day much less astringent but still the bitter streak. Quite drinkable though. (UPDATE) definitely a flawed bottle. Second bottle didn't have the bitter streak and had much more fruit.
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1/1/2014 - Giggs wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hours. Mature and reserved. Old style Cab, this is how Napa Cabernet was back in the day, medium-bodied, Bordeaux-styled, leathery, mature red cherry and cassis, dried herbs, and plenty of creamy integrated oak. Drink now.
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8/24/2010 - vanpe003 wrote: 91 Points
Drinking well now, but still has a few rough edges that suggest it might not yet be at its peak. Starting to develop some secondary flavors and seems to have good fruit depth. A touch of astringency that I think would blow off with a few more years. If I had one more bottle, I'd try in 2015.
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5/30/2009 - ipp wrote: 94 Points
still drinking great ... well aged ... sweet, soft tannins ... nice finish
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11/6/2005 - ipp wrote: 96 Points
fantastic ... dark, saturated red color ... plum-like nose, with beautiful complex bottle bouquet ... ultra sweet tannins ... long, powerful finish
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