| Search: (advanced) |
External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Intl. Wine Cellar
BurgHound
WineZap
Vinquire
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
| Home | All Cellars | Tasting Notes | Reports | Users | Help | Member Sign In |
| SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE NEW CELLARTRACKER! (click for more info...): Coming later in February... | |
2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve |
| Vintage | 2002 |  Label 1 of 7   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Pride Mountain Vineyards (web) | ||
| Variety | Cabernet Sauvignon | ||
| Designation | Reserve | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | California | ||
| SubRegion | Napa Valley | ||
| Appellation | Napa Valley | ||
| UPC Code | 767191700026 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 95.3 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 40 notes) | |
| Tasted by theferb on 1/1/2010 & rated 93 points: (301 views) | |
| Tasted by Eric on 1/1/2010 & rated 95 points: Rather fantastic showing. Oak has started to integrate. Deep, pure, luscious Cabernet. Textbook Pride, hint of brown sugar, fantastic structure, dark, brooding flavors and some bitter chocolate. Gorgeous. (505 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 12/29/2009 & rated 93 points: (372 views) | |
| Tasted by Mrbuzz on 11/28/2009 & rated 95 points: Now it's my second daughter's bday turn....born in 2002...a worthy wine! This is classic Pride Mtn....dark crushed blackberry,black cherry fruit...mocha, vanilla bean spice, dusty cedar, toasted vanilla oak barrel, slight green tobacco nuance. Still pretty tannic...has a little VA fume on the nose...but the flavors are layered, tasty, and in classic Pride Mtn style. Glorious wine....in no need to hurry. (639 views) | |
| Tasted by Share 67 on 11/16/2009 & rated 98 points: (547 views) | |
| Tasted by Share 67 on 10/10/2009 & rated 98 points: What an incredible bottle of wine. This was the hit of the dinner party. You talk about layers upon layers of perfectly balanced fruit and tannins. Red velvet comes to mind. The hint of mint and butterscotch were definitely present along with a whiff of creme de casis. The chocolate on the nose and mouth was more of a milk chocolate but was velvety smooth like a mousse. I put this wine right there with the 2002 Hillside Select. What a fabulous vintage and kudos to Bob Foley on this offering. Cheers (923 views) | |
| Tasted by Veraison on 8/1/2009: Deeply colored. Red currant fruit with a touch of mint and pain grille on the nose. Rich sweet red berry fruit attack then some fine grained tannin and a touch of charcoal. Pretty good, but a little short of awesome. I think I liked this better younger. (1225 views) | |
| Tasted by sgtam on 7/11/2009 & rated 92 points: (1119 views) | |
| Tasted by Veraison on 7/3/2009: Sweet nose of melon red currant. Full bodied bright red currant fruit touches of oak and mint. Interesting. A little bit lighter and less intense than I was expecting, but good. (1219 views) | |
| Tasted by A&C on 4/17/2009 & rated 98 points: Wow. No -- Holy Sh*$. This is truly a great wine. Decanted for 3 hours given its young age. This wine kicked off a large amount of sediment. That aside, WOW. Initially, I thought: "where is the nose." The answer came with time in the glass. This wine is unbelievable. A huge -- repeat HUGE -- palate, and a nice nose. There is everything here -- big Cali Cab fruit, vanilla, and yes, butterscotch. I love that little butterscotch floatin in the air. Deeeeeeppppp. Biiiiiiiggggg. And lingering -- loooong finish. Yes, it hangs around for awhile. It paired PERFECTLY with home-made Moraccan meat balls -- heavy on middle eastern spice. The fat of the lamb and the mix of the spices in the meat balls were a perfect pairing for this Cali Cab BEAST. This wine really SINGS with time. The BEST bottle of wine I've had in the last TWO months, and I drink a lot of goooooood wine -- probably too much. This is still a very, very young wine, with some big tannins, but now it is a wow. In 10 years, it is an unbelievable huge WOW. Enjoy. Reaffirms my belief in Pride as a winery. Thank God for Great Wine. It made my week. (1533 views) | |
| Tasted by WetRock on 2/18/2009: Dinner at Prime Cut Cafe (Prime Cut Cafe): Chocolate. Oh and chocolate with maybe some charred coffee beans. Much like fat buttery Chards this style of Cab is getting more lost on me by the day. I can see where the thick sweet fruit will keep people from being bothered by those annoying cassis, tobacco and cedar notes that mark good Cabernet but I like those notes. (1592 views) | |
| Tasted by Harry Cantrell on 1/30/2009 & rated 95 points: Deep garnet. Nose was smooth, mellow, but all encompassing. It screamed Bob Foley. Taste was amazingly mellow, rich, balanced, black fruits, spices. Reminds me of Abreu. (1669 views) | |
| Tasted by patwjr on 1/15/2009 & rated 96 points: A delicious, ready to drink (or leave for a few more years) Pride Reserve. Smooth with big fruit, loved how this wine is drinking now. Drink this '02 before their '01 Reserve, which still needs lots more time. (1604 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 12/7/2008 & rated 95 points: (1213 views) | |
| Tasted by BordeauxNut on 8/23/2008 & rated 95 points: Saturday Club -- August 23, 2008 (Mike Brown's Claymont Corner Deli): Ah... now that's better. Still very grapey, primary nose -- some blue/blackberry cobbler. Huge wine -- but holding everything in balance. Silky, smooth, and long. This wine has a great mouthfeel. If the aromatics don't evolve toward pruniness, this will be an even better wine in a few years. Great juice in the bigger-is-better mold. (1963 views) | |
| Tasted by MarkC on 7/5/2008 & rated 94 points: Definitely a tasty wine. I could have guzzled it from a pure enjoyment perspective, but when I put on my critical thinking cap (after the bottle is gone, of course) I have to confess that it falls a little short of extraordinary. Rich, lush fruit, and plenty of backbone (necessary given the fruit) but it comes across a bit simple relative to the best Cabs from California. Don't get me wrong--I loved drinking this as did my wife, and we went through it quickly, something that happens on only the occasional bottle--but it's missing some of the structure and nuance necessary to push it higher. (1997 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 3/16/2008 & rated 95 points: Incredible. Score could go higher if oak integrates a little more. (2421 views) | |
| Tasted by WVWine on 2/16/2008 & rated 95 points: Dark, Dark almost black in color. Starts off with smells of licorce. Smotth taste in the mouth that lastes 30 to 40 seconds. Over time, smeills change to carmel and vanilla. (2643 views) | |
| Tasted by winefool on 10/25/2007 & rated 95 points: WS NYWE Grand Tastings; 10/25/2007-10/26/2007 (Marriott Marquis): Have had this multiple times since 2005 and this one was spactacular as usual. Huge big sweet black fruit with chocolate notes. (3116 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 8/31/2007 & rated 94 points: Drank at Veritas - a delicious elixir of plum, dark fruit, tobacco, coffee with a buttery finish. Big fruits and a lot of power. (3161 views) | |
| Tasted by jonphillips on 8/5/2007 & rated 95 points: Really enjoyed this ... it restored my faith in Pride a bit. Not too sweet. (3194 views) | |
| Tasted by hcampana on 6/17/2007 & rated 100 points: Had at Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico Tapalpa is a rather unknown, but nevertheless beautiful, little town in the sierra called Los Altos de Jalisco. A mini version of Cuzco, Peru, this was the perfect setting for me and my girlfriend to have a great weekend and enjoy a great picnic. Outside of Tapalpa is a very beautiful albeit odd tourist attraction called Las Piedrotas ("the huge rocks"). This is the setting I chose to propose to my girlfriend after a relaxing, romantic picnic amidst one of the hardest rain/hail storms I have ever witnessed. Luckily, we were under one of the huge cavern like rocks that shielded us from the rain. I will never forget this 2002 Pride Reserve Cab. Inky colored, full of black fruits, concentrated flavors, intense flavors and a great, long finish, this wine, together with the breathtaking scenery and abundantly diverse wildlife, was one additional proof of God's existence. 96 points for the wine characteriustics + 4 points for her saying: YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! (4216 views) | |
| Tasted by hcampana on 6/8/2007 & rated 95 points: '02 Pride Reserve Cab, '01 Dead Arm, '02 Viader & '99 Delesvaux SGN (Austin, Texas): Had at Wink in Austin. Very dark ruby color. The nose was georgeous, offering caramel, red and black fruits and vanilla. The palate offered a greatly textured, full bodied wine that is intensely flavored, long and ripe. An exotic bomb shell and a tribute to the Bob Foley style. My and 3 others' WOTN. (3469 views) | |
| Tasted by phenricsson on 3/2/2007 & rated 99 points: 90;81. Not quite the best bottle of this we’ve had. A bit less flamboyant than previous but still very sweet and luscious. Nose of sweet black currants, roasted citrus, powdery brown sugar and Asian spices. Mouth feel was big, lively, spicy and with a great acid to cut the huge sweetness. Good balance, a few comments suggested it would be better if more muscular to counter the fruit. On the palate it was very sweet and delicious. Huge aftertaste with violets, black currants, anise and vanilla. Delicious! 99p (2673 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 12/15/2006 & rated 95 points: Incredible. Graphite, lead, awesome balance. Well-integrated oak. (3853 views) | |
| Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| CellarTracker Wiki Articles (login to edit | view all articles) |
| Producer website
About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) [Requires a subscription payment for information.] The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's Page WineAmerica (National Association of American Wineries) | Free the Grapes! California Wines (Wine Institute of California) California is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world, with almost 100 grape varieties grown in almost 10 viticultural areas, including dozens of different microclimates and soil types, as well as a very individualistic set of winemakers, many with international experience, which adds to and deepens that diversity. Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners) | Article in CellarTracker Napa Valley AVA |
© 2003-10 CellarTracker! LLC. All rights reserved. "CellarTracker!" is a trademark of CellarTracker! LLC. No part of this website may be used, reproduced or distributed without the prior written permission of CellarTracker! LLC. (CellarTracker! Terms and Conditions. Version 3.11.0) - Follow us on Twitter
