2002 Gemstone G

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  5/8/2017 - iamandyc wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted tired not corked. Never really came together. Decent food wine but boring, little complexity and unbalanced (overly acidic and tannic) on its own. Never got better over two nights. Auction purchase.

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  9/4/2016 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points

  Decanted. 14.9% alcohol. 76% Cabernet, 12% Merlot, 9% Cab Franc, 3% Petite Verdot. This will conclude my Gemstone retrospective as it's our final bottle of any vintage. The power of CT! on display by being able to look at my notes for this wine over many years. Very good Napa cab nose likely enhanced by the excellent Bordeaux blend of grape varietals. Extraction levels are high, yet basically tamed by tasty fruit. Tannins are firm but compliant. They got a little pissy over 4 hours, so if I had one more bottle, I'd probably just drink it straight up without decanting. Nevertheless, I'm happy that I found the wine pleasant. I've profoundly backed off from Napa wines. Some because of cost, but primarily because they are boring to me now, too often one dimensional. We paired this sucker with a big ass flank steak, and enjoyed the first glasses more than the last.

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  4/25/2015 - Wineandsports Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Outstanding. Had another bottle a year or so ago and it was somewhat closed. Opened, decanted. After about 45 minutes poured. A wonderful blend of slate, leather and a damp wood flavor. Plenty of currant or cherry throughout. Drinking very well and seems to have life remaining.

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  3/24/2014 - FourCorks Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Best wine of the night.

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  7/27/2013 - Old Vino wrote: 89 Points

  no notes written at time of consumption but remember wine being very slightly disjointed, but did not affect enjoyment. maybe 90+ in a couple of more years

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