2003 Hartwell Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 91.0 points

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  9/23/2020 - smahk Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Color: deep ruby
  Nose: currant, Smokey, herbs
  Taste: vanilla, cocoa, blackberry and cherry with a hint of cigar box
  
  I forgot about this in my cellar and it would seem time helped. The flavors are well integrated with a creamy vanilla overtone. I would guess this was an oak bomb early on. The tannins are well integrated with a nice lingering finish.

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  6/1/2018 - hankj wrote: 92 Points

  Gonna give credit - this bottle came off much better than the previous two, which I fairly aggressively panned. Typical high end Napa Cab, cherry, currant, mint, chocolate, saddle and refined tannin. Took its age nicely - in a great window. If I was holding more I'd feel good about drinking them soon.

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  4/26/2016 - hankj wrote: 86 Points

  Drank at a 1989 BDX tasting event with a large wine group. This wine was tasted next to a Corliss Cab prior to the tasting. Both seemed over-done - over-extracted, over-oaked, too much alcohol. This wine will not drop the fat or integrate the alcohol and oak before it totally falls apart. I'll drink my other one soon as a weekday whatever wine, or better probably donate to an auction and take the tax break. Seems harsh but you can't drink the label, only the wine inside.

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  11/22/2015 - Jerry 3 wrote: 88 Points

  strong hints of smoke including nose; seemed stronger alcohol content.
  maybe we should have decanted longer than 45 minutes.
  
  wasn't terrible but just ok

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  8/9/2015 - ejca wrote:

  ok, expected more

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