1977 Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87 points

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  4/12/2015 - sawira wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted one hour and served alongside a 91 Mondavi Reserve Cab, with Braised Short Ribs with Salsa Verde and Feta. Fully saturated cork, that shows as if it had leaked or seen some heat in the past, but still a perfect fill level. Interestingly, at the end of the evening, after it had dried, the cork was very hard and heavy, and showed shiny almost mica like crystalline flakes all over it, as if someone had sprinkled it with glitter. Huge, still almost primary nose and palate of blackberries, blackberries and more blackberries, with subtle mocha notes showing towards the end. Simple in some ways, huge, but phenomenally pristine - is this still very young???? This was still shining after 4 hours in glass, and it stole the show from the more closed 91 Mondavi Reserve, but eventually succumbed to that brilliant wine, not because this faded, but because the Mondavi roared ahead after a couple hours. Stupendous wine, and an amazing pairing, showcasing the more Bordeaux styled Mondavi and the more Cali oriented Raymond. I'd drink up, but there's no rush - probable another 5-10 years for well stored bottles. 94pts.

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  11/21/2007 - Eric wrote:

  A decadent 30th birthday for Justin Wells (Sammamish, WA): A birth-year wine for Justin. We had little expectation for this, and upon initial decanting this was all horse and brett without much other nuance. However, this unfolded beautifully for 3-4 hours and held its own against a shockingly good lineup of Bordeaux. Great notes of graphite emerged from the horse and continued onto the palate with beautiful minerality. There is a really sweet, Napa core to the fruit, but at ~13% this was so at home with the Bordeaux, nothing like today's typical California Cabernet. Relative to the Bordeaux consumed next to it, this didn't offer the persistence and depth of palate. Still this was just outstanding, pure, mature Cabernet. With time there are nice notes of mint and other green/vegetal flavors that I found quite pleasing. Justin mentioned "celery seed".

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  2/2/1991 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 80 Points

  Aged Cabernet Sauvignon (Walnut Creek, Ca.): 7 Cabernets and Rack of Lamb. Was nice wine that featured faded fruit, probably past its prime 4 years ago, too much tannin on the finish. Their wines normally go about 7 years and this one proved it to me. My #5.

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