I'm assuming that the negative notes had a bad bottle (and, judging by my experience with the '91 Geysers, bottle variation is not uncommon in this vintage). Cedar, black fruit, some mint, and some tertiary Bordeaux characteristics. Not going to improve, but certainly holding well here.
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From a bottle with a good fill, spinning capsule, and excellent cork. Past prime, volatile, extracted with a fair amount of tannin remaining but the fruit has mostly faded, leathery, anonymous and boring. Very disappointing.
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Lots of life in this. Red fruit, with excellent acidity and grippy tannins. Full-bodied, this drank well the night we opened and for two days after. If anything, seemed to improve over the three days it was open. Not yet showing all that much in the way of mature Bdx flavors, and maybe it won't ever, as there is such good fruit and acidity at work.
12.9% ABV which may be part of the reason that has aged some gracefully. I've now had a half dozen bottles of this vintage, and it has always showed very well. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Merlot; 3% Cab Franc.
At Houston's with NWA and alongside some excellent other wines (83 Dominus, 97 Montelena, 00 Calon Segur, 03 Phelps Backus, 08 Maybach Materium).
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8/6/2017 - finewinebuff57 wrote: 91 Points
This was a very good bottle indeed. Classy restrained, elegant. Ready, but time in hand. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Merlot; 3% Cab Franc.
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10/4/2013 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
I'm assuming that the negative notes had a bad bottle (and, judging by my experience with the '91 Geysers, bottle variation is not uncommon in this vintage). Cedar, black fruit, some mint, and some tertiary Bordeaux characteristics. Not going to improve, but certainly holding well here.
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1/30/2013 - coremill wrote: 85 Points
From a bottle with a good fill, spinning capsule, and excellent cork. Past prime, volatile, extracted with a fair amount of tannin remaining but the fruit has mostly faded, leathery, anonymous and boring. Very disappointing.
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12/21/2011 - Colima74 wrote: 94 Points
Lots of life in this. Red fruit, with excellent acidity and grippy tannins. Full-bodied, this drank well the night we opened and for two days after. If anything, seemed to improve over the three days it was open. Not yet showing all that much in the way of mature Bdx flavors, and maybe it won't ever, as there is such good fruit and acidity at work.
12.9% ABV which may be part of the reason that has aged some gracefully. I've now had a half dozen bottles of this vintage, and it has always showed very well. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Merlot; 3% Cab Franc.
At Houston's with NWA and alongside some excellent other wines (83 Dominus, 97 Montelena, 00 Calon Segur, 03 Phelps Backus, 08 Maybach Materium).
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12/18/2011 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
Sweet, spicy, easy going; mixed berries, lower acidity, tangy finish and just a touch green.
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