1997 Sherwin Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  7/18/2012 - pekingunther wrote: 93 Points

  This was a wonderful discovery. A wine that punches well above its weight from a price perspective. For a 1997 Napa - at 13.5% it is reserved from an alcohol perspective. Many of it's peers are 14+%. It is a classic Bordeaux style. Very complex. It reminded me of a Paulliac. A little lead in the pencil, earthy and a real sense of the terrior. I have a vertical from 1996-2002 (no longer the 1997 now) and will be interested to see if these charactaristics are consistant. I hope so. Blind I suspect many would be in the old world with this. Bordeaux or maybe Spain - Sassicia comes to mind... Actually it doesn't require the comparisons. It stands up tall all by itself.

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  2/27/2010 - buckeye76 wrote: 91 Points

  BLACKCURRANTS, LICORICE, BLACKBERRIES AND MINT IN THE NOSE WITH DEEP BERRY FRUIT, BLACK CHERRIES, AND LICORICE IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.

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  9/3/2006 - davidandrose wrote: 85 Points

  This was very over-oaked, and actually seemed a bit green and stemmy. I believe this was Sherwin's first year, and the young age of the vines could easily have contributed to this. Very much unlike later vintages.

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  5/27/2006 - davidandrose wrote:

  Bad bottle. Seemed more cooked than corked.

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  1/7/2006 - bsherwin wrote:

  It's amazing what a little air can do for a wine. Took a glass out of the bottle before decanting and it was quite backward. The nose was funky in a CdP sort of way. Why was there barnyard in my Cab? After a bit it developed some sour cherry notes. I still didn't know if this was going to come together. I had loved the 2002, but hadn't had any of this with age on it. After about an hour in the decanter this baby was really singing. The funk had blown off leaving earth and peppery Spring Mountain black fruit on the nose. Mellow, layered fruit with a silky mouthfeel. Drank over about 3 hours with dinner and the last glass was the best.

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