2005 Veedercrest Cabernet Sauvignon Vintner's Reserve Rutherford

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  6/11/2016 - kalissa Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This is an interesting wine, given it had 3.5 years of oak aging. And it does taste oaky still at age ten. Needs to integrate a bit more, either through decanting for quite a few hours or more bottle aging. Tannins are present but not hard. Concentration is good, medium finish.

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  6/30/2015 - sweaser wrote: 87 Points

  Popped and let breathe for about an hour prior to tasting. Minimal to no bricking. Nose gave off more oak than expected, some dark fruit and a bit of alcohol heat. Alcohol dissipated a bit after breathing and revealed a smooth, yet overly oaked (for my taste) cab. A fair bit of dark fruit, moderate tannins but just too overpowered by the oak. I'm not sure time would integrate it any better. Glad it was on sale.

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  2/18/2015 - theguy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Not a classic Cab presentation. More dark fruit. Tastes a bit cooked.

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  1/3/2015 - jdbooth Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Deep ruby color with minimal bricking. Very fresh and bright on the palate with prominent cedar and vanilla notes. Finish is maybe not as long as hoped/expected and there is still a fair bit of oak. Gorgeous nose. Slightly unbalanced and hot, but well structured.

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  9/2/2014 - Double-A Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Full garnet colour. Advanced, withered dried fruit nose with some smoky minerality. Mature fruit flavours; viscous, glossy and glycerined texture; a bit hot with a hint of ethyl acetate on the palate. Long, earthy, raisined finish. Not perfect but interesting and worth experiencing.
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