1991 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 92 points

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  1/26/2024 - AlyssaRock12 wrote: 92 Points

  Nose: cherry, wet dirt, bramble, cigar box, prune, mint/menthol
  
  Palate: black cherry, blackberry, cigar box, pencil shavings, flint, dried herb; medium finish of black pepper, black cherry, flint, dried dirt; medium tannins, kind of chalky; medium + body, smooth; medium acid
  
  Overall: this vintage never disappoints with Napa Cabs! Still singing, though the tannins are a bit drying. Otherwise it’s still got great flavor and structure.

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  1/26/2024 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Method: pop and pour; Grassl 1855; lightly chilled
  
  Look: medium garnet, with just about no bricking
  
  Nose: cedar/cigar box, mint/menthol, pencil shaving, cherry, dry dirt
  
  Palate: bing cherry, dried herbs; long- finish menthol, pencil shavings, black pepper, dried herbs, light dry leather; dry; medium body; high- chewy, somewhat drying tannins; medium+ acidity
  
  Overall thoughts: Great, expressive classical Cab/Left Bank nose, and a good amount of complexity on the nose and palate (especially the finish). Still very structured and the tannins are surprisingly still a bit overbearing for me (or stronger than I prefer). This is really asking for a steak. Good amount of life left. Great wine!

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  9/26/2020 - korkd wrote: 93 Points

  Interesting wine, came out of the bottle the color of rust with little fruit. With a couple of hours of air it seemed to get more and more youthful, the color reverting to ruby and a fair amount of leathery fruit. Pleasant

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  3/22/2018 - Marcel74 wrote: 94 Points

  Cedary on the nose, warm and ripe on the palate, complex - really really good tonight

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  1/30/2018 - WestUAg wrote: 82 Points

  Not drinkable....

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