Enjoyed over 2 nights, nose of black berry, black cherry, and sage, same on the palate, big body, showing well both nights, tasty, mouth filing fruit, not a great vintage but great winemaking scored well here, and a long, lovely chocolate finish, time to drink up even if you have great storage, photo uploaded.
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I am drinking a couple of verticals bought at the winery almost 20 years ago. Of course they should have been drunk earlier. We drank the 1998 Napa 3 months ago and it was very similar to this. There is a slightly funky scent, some bricking, decent acidity and civilized tannins. Not what what this wine was famous for but still very drinkable. I remember writing a similar note for the ‘’97.
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Part of 4 vintage tasting. Familiar oak nose. Wine had aged more than the 97. Much lighter and less structure than 94 - 97. Still fine wine but wouldn’t wait any longer, drink up
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3/25/2023 - dfcrutcher Likes this wine: 91 Points
Surprisingly good. Held up fairly well. Good acid/fruit balance.
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12/9/2021 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 91 Points
Enjoyed over 2 nights, nose of black berry, black cherry, and sage, same on the palate, big body, showing well both nights, tasty, mouth filing fruit, not a great vintage but great winemaking scored well here, and a long, lovely chocolate finish, time to drink up even if you have great storage, photo uploaded.
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2/15/2021 - Taronti wrote: 90 Points
I am drinking a couple of verticals bought at the winery almost 20 years ago. Of course they should have been drunk earlier. We drank the 1998 Napa 3 months ago and it was very similar to this.
There is a slightly funky scent, some bricking, decent acidity and civilized tannins. Not what what this wine was famous for but still very drinkable. I remember writing a similar note for the ‘’97.
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5/17/2020 - chuckos77 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Part of 4 vintage tasting. Familiar oak nose. Wine had aged more than the 97. Much lighter and less structure than 94 - 97. Still fine wine but wouldn’t wait any longer, drink up
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5/27/2019 - esw423 wrote: 88 Points
Drank on BI’s deck. Group consensus was that it was pretty bland with no real fruit. It was stored well but a few years over the hill IMO.
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