2003 Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  10/29/2023 - BillsWine Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Still tasting OK; but IMHO is past it’s peak.
  Also, take care when pulling the cork. I struggled as the cork began to disintegrate with the corkscrew. Very dry cork crumbles. Had to filter the wine thru cheesecloth into decanter to sift out remains. Thankfully no cork taint.

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  5/10/2019 - chadrich wrote: 88 Points

  Drinking like a champ for the age!

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  6/28/2013 - Rich S wrote: 87 Points

  Medium purple color. Big nose of cassis, dark fruit, vanilla, chocolate, oak and a touch of heat coming through. Similar flavors on the palate with the oak and tannin coming through a bit too much this time around. The fruit seems to have faded a bit leaving mostly tannin and oak as the dominant notes on the palate. Smooth mouthfeel. I am not sure if additional time will turn this wine around because the acidity seemed on the low side. Either way this is still an enjoyable wine, especially if you enjoy oaky cabs but for me this should have been drank a year or two ago, especially when compared to my previous note.

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  12/18/2012 - DanH wrote: 90 Points

  High quality wine, strong chocolate, little less fruit/acids, solid quality sip.

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  1/1/2012 - rodsjuice wrote: 89 Points

  Ran through vinturi into decanter and let sit for several hours. Color deep and dark purple. No sediment at all for this old a vintage. Nose was subdued upon opening but blossomed with some air. Predominant aromas of black walnuts and plum. Full bodied and hearty. Finish lasting and bold. Still tannic. 5,13,15,6=89

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