Perfect balance, just the right amount of tanin and acid, great fruit, very deep lingering taste, a little chewy but very impressive. I opened and tasted it with no breathing time and was very pleased and a bit surprised at how nice it was. This is a great, outstanding wine.
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needed an hour to open up; may have benefited from more but we could not wait; good color, great nose and an outstanding full mouth finish thst lingered. much better than I expected from the first taste after opening. Very drinkable now....may benefit from another year of cellaring but no more.
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Nice color. Flavor was smooth, good tannins (not too much) and a medium long finish. Drinking OK now not sure it needs much more age. I would plan to drink most from now thru 2009. ..
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2001 Hartwell Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
12/16/2008 - mjreardon wrote: 92 Points
Perfect balance, just the right amount of tanin and acid, great fruit, very deep lingering taste, a little chewy but very impressive. I opened and tasted it with no breathing time and was very pleased and a bit surprised at how nice it was. This is a great, outstanding wine.
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1997 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
3/14/2008 - mjreardon wrote: 92 Points
needed an hour to open up; may have benefited from more but we could not wait; good color, great nose and an outstanding full mouth finish thst lingered. much better than I expected from the first taste after opening. Very drinkable now....may benefit from another year of cellaring but no more.
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2003 Justin Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
3/11/2008 - mjreardon wrote: 89 Points
Nice color. Flavor was smooth, good tannins (not too much) and a medium long finish. Drinking OK now not sure it needs much more age. I would plan to drink most from now thru 2009. ..
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