2001 Viña Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon Casa Real Alto Santa Rita Old Vines Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  2/10/2024 - bon vivant wrote: 92 Points

  This time served at dinner with a slow roasted beef rib roast and sides and the leisurely pace gave an opportunity for a much more objective evaluation. No green notes or vegetative components (and I am fairly sensitive to those to the point I dislike most Carmeniere or many 2004 red Burgundies). There is no question this does not fit the mold of other classic Cab regions such as Bordeaux or Napa, it is a well made wine with blue black and red fruit components at a mature point of it's evolution. I would have liked to see more focus and structure to the flavor components but not sure what would have caused this -perhaps better phenolic maturity. That said I expect it to have enough stuffing to drink well for several more years. A small amount remaining enjoyed the following afternoon watching the superbowl and help up well.

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  12/27/2023 - bon vivant wrote: 93 Points

  A quick double decant for sediment before a Chilean tasting this showed plush and soft with no signs of over maturity or fading. Still some notes of the wood treatment but not to a point of distraction. Overall much nicer showing then anticipated based on reading CT notes of recent bottles consumed. This from a 6 pack perfectly stored since release. Re tasted several hours later with similar results. Well received overall #3 of some 20 wines tasted.

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  6/10/2015 - Papies wrote: 88 Points

  Decanter's Great Cabernets of the world with Steven Spurrier, Brian Croser and Cecilia Torres (Bluefin Building, London): Tasted blind (from a disclosed list of 10 possible wines though).
  The age gave it away so it was easy to pin down. Not really impressed albeit better than the 2010 (Papies 87) but not much better. Evolved but still with that black currant heavy side, earthy yet too sweet, caramel and definitely not a wine for us. 88?

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  8/10/2013 - scottmlew wrote: 83 Points

  Very disappointed. Probably past its prime, but I was still expecting a lot more from this bottle. Lots of vegetable flavors with very little fruit. Leather became more apparent as the bottle breathed. Very muted tannins. Nicely acidic.

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  5/11/2012 - Bak wrote: 93 Points

  Super flot vin, med saft og kraft, men stadig en perfekt balance.

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