1996 Vincent Arroyo Cabernet Sauvignon Winemaker's Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.6 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WStucker's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/6/2008 - WStucker wrote: 91 Points

  Consistent - Drink in the next 2 years.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WStucker's profile
  • Report Issue

  8/31/2006 - WStucker wrote: 91 Points

  Great bottle of wine, not really "big n bold" cali cab, but lots of great fruit. Nose is slightly more fruity than the palate, the palate is full of crushed stone and black fruit. Picking up a littel lead? Well balanced, if not missing a mid palate a little. Not a short finish, but enough to make me want more. Overall a great (on the good/great/exceptional scale). And NO, I repeat NO sediment. Kinda wierd for a 10 year old cab.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View WStucker's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/22/2006 - WStucker wrote: 91 Points

  Purchased this from the winery's library last week. The bottle was in great condition. At first the bottle seemed a little weak. The fruit was very good, but it lacked a mid palate. I guess I might have been expecting more structure. Given that it was in the barrel for 30 months I guess I also expected more oak, but that really wasn't there. As the bottle opened over time it did pick up some, but never really got to a "big, bold cab". Sorta reminded me of a '94 Spoteswood I had a few months ago. A good wine, but great? Purchased it (and 2 other bottles) as an experiment on how Vincent's "Winemaker Reserves" age. I had read that some people like to drink them young, more fruit. Could be something here, or could have been an off bottle. I have gotten more structure out of his normal cabs, both young and old. But the fruit was probably better here. Will have to try more to see.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.