2004 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  9/16/2015 - Cuellar's Cellar Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I bit confused on this wine. This note is based on a 30 min decant. The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raisin, forest floor, oak and stoniness. It tastes like strawberry, raspberry, black pepper and lead pencil. The body is medium. The wine has coarse texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has high acidity.

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  3/8/2014 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot and 9% Petit Verdot. Melka is the winemaker. Decanted and drank over 3.5 hrs.
  Fruit forward aromas of red and black fruit, spice, and oak.
  Rich while showing the plushness of the merlot and aromatics of the petit verdot. Smooth and well integrated, with just enough body for grip at this point. Long finish, with a little complexity but I wish there was more. Lacking power to push it to a higher score.
  This fruit forward style of cab paired incredibly well with a dry rubbed T-bone steak - rich enough to mesh with the dish.
  Drinking very well now, but I'm not sure this has the body to improve further, although it should hold for at least another 5 yrs.

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  2/13/2012 - John McCabe wrote: 89 Points

  A bit pungent, seems slightly off, consistent with the last one I had.

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  1/30/2011 - drock25 wrote: 91 Points

  Very good napa cab. A little overdone.

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  5/21/2010 - Hazeo wrote: 92 Points

  Elegant napa cab, though slightly jammy it had a rich and smooth texture that complemented the dark fruit. Concentrated but glides effortlessly across the tongue. Lots of mocha/coffee/toasted oak, but also with a hint of bordeaux-like nuances like leather/cedar. Loved it.

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