1997 Viader

Community Tasting Notes (125) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  3/15/2023 - Floyd77 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Do you want to mama Jacqui a beautiful showing for this Napa Valley blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 38% Cabernet franc. On the nose, showing a hint of maturity with tobacco, cedar, and dried berries… But on the pallet, the fruit really shows with ripe cherry, spice, and smoky flavors… there are tenants that are perfectly resolved, and smooth… Chewy and sumptuous!

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  9/23/2022 - DBenke wrote: 60 Points

  DOA. Perfect cork, second bottle.

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  9/23/2022 - DBenke wrote: 60 Points

  DOA. Perfect cork, first bottle.

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  8/7/2022 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I don't usually write a 2nd tasting note on a wine so soon unless there is a significant change and that is actually what has happened. This bottle is much better then the previous one drunk about a year ago and the difference is in the air - this one was opened in bottle for almost 3 hours prior to consumption and then the 1st glass was poured out for a bit more before consumption and that made all the difference. Otherwise at this point I recommend a 60-90 minute decant. With this treatment drinking very well, fully mature, quite a good QPR wine but still definitely time to drink not hold - probably slightly past prime but fruit still very solid and secondary flavors settling in. Reddish purple, peripheral bricking present, soft mouth feel, oak and tannins essentially gone, fruity somewhat acidic core present, medium bodied and with a pleasant aftertaste. Muted nose of blackberry, soysauce, kirsch and a smokey finish. Flavor profile retains classic high end Napa cab profile of dark fruit, cassis and blackberry up front with black tea, anise and soy sauce in the mid-palate and a very earthy forest floor finish.

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  8/10/2021 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decent, reasonable and utterly drinkable but clearly a bit over the hill with fruit fading fast. Drink up any holdings very soon.

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