Decanted 2 hours before taking it to dinner with some friends. I should have opened it earlier but wasn't thinking ahead. Dark purple color and nose of chocolate and coffee. Velvety smooth tannins and dark fruit/blackberry flavors. Nicely balanced and still has a long way to go. This vineyard is showing the best out of the single vintages I have tried, 01/02 Howell Mtn Est, 02 Chafen and 02 Wykoff.
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Drank this after a 98 Dalle Valle (which was disappointing). Nice floral nose, very light in color. Nice midpalate but lacking the depth/complexity and short finish. Nice effort considering the vintage. 89 pts.
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Subdued nose mostly alcoholic, never really opened up. Nice deep purple color but surprisingly much of the fruit is lacking. Plenty of tannins left with a rather hot alcoholic finish. I had higher expectations from DV from this spotty vintage.
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2001 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Second Chance Vineyard
7/3/2005 - RandyD wrote:
Decanted 2 hours before taking it to dinner with some friends. I should have opened it earlier but wasn't thinking ahead. Dark purple color and nose of chocolate and coffee. Velvety smooth tannins and dark fruit/blackberry flavors. Nicely balanced and still has a long way to go. This vineyard is showing the best out of the single vintages I have tried, 01/02 Howell Mtn Est, 02 Chafen and 02 Wykoff.
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2000 Viader
12/30/2004 - RandyD wrote:
Drank this after a 98 Dalle Valle (which was disappointing). Nice floral nose, very light in color. Nice midpalate but lacking the depth/complexity and short finish. Nice effort considering the vintage. 89 pts.
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1998 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon
12/3/2004 - RandyD wrote: 87 Points
Subdued nose mostly alcoholic, never really opened up. Nice deep purple color but surprisingly much of the fruit is lacking. Plenty of tannins left with a rather hot alcoholic finish. I had higher expectations from DV from this spotty vintage.
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