'94 California Cabs in Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California): (Tasted Blind, Wine D) Moderate bricking. The nose is heading a little more rustic and savoury on this with aromas of animal fur, dark savoury cherry, plum and undergrowth. There is a bit of a Merlot thing on the nose and palate with pronounced plush plum notes. The palate has moderate remaining tannin and moderate acid. Quite liked this. Never did hear the exact final blend on this, but as I understand it there is a significant portion of Merlot. My #2, the Group's #4.
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A good gamble at a bargain price. While I feel it is past its peak, it was a very nice aged cab...better than a much more expensive 1996 Dalla Valle from the night before. The blemish here is that there is a certain tinge of carmelized flavor to the basically plum and raspberry fruit. There is leather all over this. Nice nose but the finish is getting shorter than I'd like. All the parts meld together.
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Still needs another 5 or 10 years, has a layer of scruffy tannin on top of the fruit that starts out mild but quickly fattens up. Even so, definitely more austere than the To-Kalon selection bottling.
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9/10/2021 - aquacongas wrote: flawed
oxidized
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4/16/2015 - Wine Canuck wrote: 91 Points
'94 California Cabs in Palo Alto (Palo Alto, California): (Tasted Blind, Wine D) Moderate bricking. The nose is heading a little more rustic and savoury on this with aromas of animal fur, dark savoury cherry, plum and undergrowth. There is a bit of a Merlot thing on the nose and palate with pronounced plush plum notes. The palate has moderate remaining tannin and moderate acid. Quite liked this. Never did hear the exact final blend on this, but as I understand it there is a significant portion of Merlot. My #2, the Group's #4.
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12/25/2013 - Redgeeg wrote:
Waited too long: it was definitely gone!
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12/29/2012 - iamandyc wrote: 91 Points
A good gamble at a bargain price. While I feel it is past its peak, it was a very nice aged cab...better than a much more expensive 1996 Dalla Valle from the night before. The blemish here is that there is a certain tinge of carmelized flavor to the basically plum and raspberry fruit. There is leather all over this. Nice nose but the finish is getting shorter than I'd like. All the parts meld together.
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9/13/2009 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 86 Points
Still needs another 5 or 10 years, has a layer of scruffy tannin on top of the fruit that starts out mild but quickly fattens up. Even so, definitely more austere than the To-Kalon selection bottling.
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