2005 Araujo Estate Altagracia

Community Tasting Notes (52) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  3/13/2024 - JC597 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Fantastic wine. This has aged gracefully. Drink up.

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  10/29/2023 - Ryan3719 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Blind tasting with friends and this was the #1 / WOTN. Criteria for wines was 2010 or older, at least 90% Cabernet and $75-200.
  
  Competition included: 2006 Cain Five (didn’t qualify as a <90% blend, but we let it slide), 1999 Dunn (from Mag), 2008 Huneycutt 935, 2002 Seavey, 2003 Jarvis and 2009 Llamas Stagecoach. We had a $16 “ringer” in the lineup also (2018 Mondavi Bourbon Barrel Aged Cab).
  
  Drinking beautifully, so would not wait if you have this in the cellar. Only knock on the wine was a bit of a fading finish. Beautiful, balanced wine. Medium bodied, great acid and red fruit with hints of plum, dark cherry and red currant. Some cigar box / tobacco on the back palate. Great wine!

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  10/7/2023 - MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Picked up three bottles from BMG which arrived in stellar condition. Perfect cork on the first bottle.
  
  As for the wine, damn this is my jam. Mature with full on secondary and tertiary flavors. Sweet fruit tannins balance out what would otherwise be petrol, tobacco, tar and earth. Hard to mistake this for anything other than Napa on what has proven to be one of my favorite vintages to purchase.
  
  Plenty of life left so no rush pull but the temptation is real knowing what’s in the bottle today.
  
  95

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  9/23/2023 - craigcmartin Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Mature, but still very full and rich fruits; very mellowed, but has 5 to 10 more years left.

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  7/8/2023 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep color. Lots of dark fruits in the flavor and nose, black currants, black raspberries, and plums with hints of chocolate, licorice and minerality. Medium to full bodied, well balanced and a medium to long finish.

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