Decanted for 4 hours and this was smashing. perfect provenance and it showed. Tobacco, dark fruits, and a bit of leather. Still a bit tannic, this has years on it left, but not sure it will get much better. Classic Cali Cab and this wine went toe to toe with a 1998 VCC which was a smokeshow as well.
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This was absolutely fantastic. I bought a couple of pristine bottles at auction for a low price. This wine tastes like it is in its prime. Great nose of some fruit, leather and earth. Very subtle. The palate is a mix of red and black fruit that doesn’t taste old at all. Not many tertiary notes. The fruit is still here and very fresh. This was tremendous for a 25 year old Napa. Love it.
Rich dark fruit and spices on the nose. A hint of green pepper, plenty of rich cassis, cinnamon, tobacco. Smooth and full bodied, with a long structured finish.
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3/20/2024 - zimmy07 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for 4 hours and this was smashing. perfect provenance and it showed. Tobacco, dark fruits, and a bit of leather. Still a bit tannic, this has years on it left, but not sure it will get much better. Classic Cali Cab and this wine went toe to toe with a 1998 VCC which was a smokeshow as well.
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3/16/2024 - Skymech Likes this wine: 95 Points
This was absolutely fantastic. I bought a couple of pristine bottles at auction for a low price. This wine tastes like it is in its prime. Great nose of some fruit, leather and earth. Very subtle. The palate is a mix of red and black fruit that doesn’t taste old at all. Not many tertiary notes. The fruit is still here and very fresh. This was tremendous for a 25 year old Napa. Love it.
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2/24/2024 - Spar Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still had a good amount of fruit. Very balanced and smooth. Not a super powerful wine but went very well with our steaks. Wish I had more.
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1/26/2024 - snaff wrote: 94 Points
Rich dark fruit and spices on the nose. A hint of green pepper, plenty of rich cassis, cinnamon, tobacco. Smooth and full bodied, with a long structured finish.
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12/24/2023 - MJobes wrote: flawed
The first five in the wooden crate were wonderful over the years. Sadly the last one (this one) was over the hill.
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