2003 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (64) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  11/30/2022 - tsdv wrote: 81 Points

  Dark stewed fruit, muddled. Like most over the top cabs it hasn't aged well. Might have been good 15 years ago.

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  11/29/2020 - Aztec94 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted for an hour. Aromas of purple and black fruit, slightly stewed. Similar flavors, but brighter. Drying tannins on the end as well as a hit of acid.

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  8/13/2019 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I bought a two-pack of this wine from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (the state-run wine store in the state), over a decade ago for the rather paltry sum of $60 for the two (I believe the suggested retail of this wine was north of $70 per bottle). The first bottle, consumed just under two years ago, was stellar--still great aromatics, wonderful fruit, and balance. Lovely. While this is still a wonderful wine, the fruit is slightly stewed, a bit musty, and frankly a wee bit tired. It can't be due to the cork as both bottles had a glass stopper. Still, this is a delightful quaff with great Cabernet features (dark fruit, mocha, tobacco), and plenty of charisma. It is just a step below where the other bottle was a scant 20 months ago or so. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  4/25/2019 - kend707 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Pop and poured this time, not allowed time to decant. Still good but not like the bottle in March which had a full decant.

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  3/3/2019 - kend707 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Allowed to decant long enough, 3+ hours, and you have as fine a Cabernet as one can purchase under $100. The black cherry, plum, blackberry, and tannins come together superbly with sufficient decant.

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