Trying to work through the last of these, know it does not have long left. Right out of the bottle showed some nice dark cherry and plum, with some oak. Definitely some vegetal/green cab flavors as well - made me think of V8 Mixed with fruit juice. Some tannin but as expected very smooth. Slow decanted and tasted every 10 minutes or so. Peaked at about the 90 minute mark before some acidity and a little bitterness began to come to the front, although it was still interesting.
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A lovely old CA Cab that's still excellent if stored in a good cellar. This got to 91 after an hour in decanter, plenty of fruit and flavor, very enjoyable. It began to subside at 90 minutes, the fruit faded, and it fell below 90 for us. It was still great fun to drink and discuss over roasted chestnuts on a cold afternoon :)
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We found this bottle in the cellar tonight and didn't dismiss it for its year. We were surprised how much fruit was still up front. Some late bitterness on the tongue. Enjoyed it with a filet. It's Monday, so some left for tomorrow... Ha!
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2/14/2022 - tigerpaw75 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Trying to work through the last of these, know it does not have long left. Right out of the bottle showed some nice dark cherry and plum, with some oak. Definitely some vegetal/green cab flavors as well - made me think of V8 Mixed with fruit juice. Some tannin but as expected very smooth. Slow decanted and tasted every 10 minutes or so. Peaked at about the 90 minute mark before some acidity and a little bitterness began to come to the front, although it was still interesting.
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2/5/2022 - seijaro Likes this wine: 90 Points
A lovely old CA Cab that's still excellent if stored in a good cellar. This got to 91 after an hour in decanter, plenty of fruit and flavor, very enjoyable. It began to subside at 90 minutes, the fruit faded, and it fell below 90 for us. It was still great fun to drink and discuss over roasted chestnuts on a cold afternoon :)
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1/16/2022 - Goofienewfy wrote:
Well past it’s prime and some cork taint. Waited too long.
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7/3/2018 - seijaro Likes this wine: 89 Points
Good color, clean nose. The fruit is fading so drink it up, but it's still enjoyable.
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6/26/2017 - Katherine Stern Likes this wine: 85 Points
We found this bottle in the cellar tonight and didn't dismiss it for its year. We were surprised how much fruit was still up front. Some late bitterness on the tongue. Enjoyed it with a filet. It's Monday, so some left for tomorrow... Ha!
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