The 2017 wildfire vintage overall doesn’t get the respect that 2016 and 2018 do, but in the case of the regular Freemark Napa cab I’m liking it better (for now). The oak still has a way to go but there is some real red fruit and a tarlike nose lurking below, whereas of the two 2016s I’ve sampled one had overpowering oak and one was an outright dud.
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Medium bodied, only a trace of red sediment, fine tannins, no brown edge at all (remarkable for a 45 year old red), in terms of balance very slight excess acidity if you searched for it but this made for a lingering berry finish so not really much of a defect - leather nose was somewhat diminished but complex lingering cherry palate - no numeric score for this beautiful old wine from a forgotten humble vintage
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2019 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford
6/3/2023 - BeginTheBourgogne Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautiful, balanced and a joy to sip. A bit of blackberry behind fine tannins. 14.5% alcohol but little sensation of any heat.
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2017 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon
2/25/2023 - BeginTheBourgogne Likes this wine: 89 Points
The 2017 wildfire vintage overall doesn’t get the respect that 2016 and 2018 do, but in the case of the regular Freemark Napa cab I’m liking it better (for now). The oak still has a way to go but there is some real red fruit and a tarlike nose lurking below, whereas of the two 2016s I’ve sampled one had overpowering oak and one was an outright dud.
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1977 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks
1/8/2023 - BeginTheBourgogne Likes this wine:
Medium bodied, only a trace of red sediment, fine tannins, no brown edge at all (remarkable for a 45 year old red), in terms of balance very slight excess acidity if you searched for it but this made for a lingering berry finish so not really much of a defect - leather nose was somewhat diminished but complex lingering cherry palate - no numeric score for this beautiful old wine from a forgotten humble vintage
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