Have been holding this in the cellar mostly because was my oldest QC vintage. Didn’t really have high expectations given the age. Beautiful nose, cherry pipe tobacco, musty earth. On palette surprisingly big. Lots of cherry notes, cassis, green pepper. Good finish. Pretty amazing for a 36 year old Washington Cab. Guessing not many of these left in cellars but if so drink up!!
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Wow. Has really mellowed out in the last 2.5 years since my last bottle. Huge nose of earth and black cherry. Still a lot of menthol, tobbaco on the palette. But alla bit more balanced now. Surprisingly good acidity. Went really well with duck cassoulet. Big finish. Lots of earth and dark cherry on the finish. Should last for a while, but don’t hesitate to drink now.
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Maybe an off bottle, but I suspect just past it’s prime. A bit thin, faded, not much finish. Showing chocolate notes, some stewed fruit, tobacco. Definitely drink up this is going downhill.
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1988 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
2/24/2024 - phandley66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Have been holding this in the cellar mostly because was my oldest QC vintage. Didn’t really have high expectations given the age. Beautiful nose, cherry pipe tobacco, musty earth. On palette surprisingly big. Lots of cherry notes, cassis, green pepper. Good finish. Pretty amazing for a 36 year old Washington Cab. Guessing not many of these left in cellars but if so drink up!!
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2003 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termanthia
11/5/2023 - phandley66 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow. Has really mellowed out in the last 2.5 years since my last bottle. Huge nose of earth and black cherry. Still a lot of menthol, tobbaco on the palette. But alla bit more balanced now. Surprisingly good acidity. Went really well with duck cassoulet. Big finish. Lots of earth and dark cherry on the finish. Should last for a while, but don’t hesitate to drink now.
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2004 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
10/31/2023 - phandley66 wrote: 87 Points
Maybe an off bottle, but I suspect just past it’s prime. A bit thin, faded, not much finish. Showing chocolate notes, some stewed fruit, tobacco. Definitely drink up this is going downhill.
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