2002 Atalon Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  9/15/2017 - BWebb wrote: 92 Points

  This wine is drinking great with lots of life left - aging like a great bordeaux

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  2/7/2014 - bacchus wrote: 90 Points

  Shared with pat at Selkirk Manor to celebrate the end of the work week. Have to question the sales rep's story about resurrecting a ghost vineyard since back label indicates grapes are sourced from multiple locations. Never the less, the wine is of excellent quality and deserves a romantic story to go with it. I have to agree with Parker that this is a substantial wine that will be enjoyable for many more years. Dark color. Opulent fruit. Medium finish. Well done.

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  1/26/2012 - Zweder wrote: 89 Points

  Monthly Tasting Group LTB; California (by MdW): Enormously concentrated bouquet with mocha, chocolate, tobacco and good oak. In the mouth a lot of black berry fruit juice, a bit of tar, chocolate, cinnamon, good acidity and soft tannin. Pleasant sweetness and a long finish. A little bit drying in the finish.

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  4/22/2011 - pdadams66 wrote: 88 Points

  Typical Atalon Cab - a little more European in style. Good fruit, but a little too hard (tannin mainly) to be truly enjoyed. Might improve with a couple more years, but seems that the fruit might not last.

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  12/19/2009 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 89 Points

  At first smell I thought this wine was a little stinky. At first taste, still thought it was slightly flawed. Some serious swirling brought things to life. I thought the color was dark for a cab. The nose was shy, like something was hiding back there. The taste on the tongue reminded us why we hold these Napa cabs a few years to integrate, and develop those interesting secondary flavors. The fresh red fruit had matured to a more candied, heavier red licorice. The oak and tannins supported a still vibrant acidity that I think was holding together a slightly flawed wine. The finish was extraordinary, which is why I attempted to review, instead of reject this wine. The finish was a red raspberry, candied cranberry, with that slight sweet tart thing that went on for more than a minute. I think this wine was a heartbeat from true excellence.

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