1959 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  2/3/2019 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points

  On the lighter side, with some rusticity to the tannins that did not stop me from digging all the cassis, bright red cherries, leaf, herbs and tobacco. Blind, this reminded me of a mature Classified Pauillac.

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  6/20/2018 - sdr Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A perfect bottle, courtesy of CabFan, thank you. Identical to another bottle 3 months ago. Healthy old wine color, maroon with orange rim and no brown. Extraordinary aroma of fallen oak leaves, brown sugar and raw beef. Liquid velvet on the palate and clearly very low alcohol with the complexity of great age, soft tannins, good acidity. Held well in the glass for 1.5 hours. By far the oldest California Cabernet I have been privileged to drink and emphatic proof that it can age for decades, a game changer.

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  1/23/2016 - tinybubbles wrote: 87 Points

  Fully mature. Noticeable but not notable palate elements. Has enough structure left to be sufficient with the right food. There may be better bottles out there

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  12/13/2014 - anonymoose12345 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  OK, mind blown. I had never thought twice about this winery and here I am more impressed by the 59 and 68 Charles Krugs than with the 53 and 64 Lafites.
  
  Oops, is my California showing?

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