1985 Kistler Cabernet Sauvignon Kistler Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  3/16/2012 - lockestep Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Brick rim, good legs. First whiff made me call out "Simba.....he's alive!" I feared the wine would have been long over the hill. Instead I smell fruit. Cassis the dominant flavor, finish long and ends with some obvious tannin. Improved over two hours. Tried a small bit the next morning, fruit and tannin both gone. Still not unpleasant, however. Probably would have been best to drink earlier, but a first-rate bottle of old Sonoma cabernet.

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  12/29/2005 - xwine wrote:

  Lightly spicy nose develops well over the course of about an hour and a half; not complex, but very nice. Color excellent -- clean, clear ruby with some bricking. Palate initially reticent, with evident tannins which drift away quickly to reveal a somewhat austere though fairly pleasant wine. Fruit has certainly faded, but this has held together very well -- no oxidation despite the crumbly cork. For a fleeting moment I noticed some soy elements on the nose, and a slight green quality on the palate -- yet still enjoyable. Elegant and reserved, likely better five years ago. Nice, if not exceptional.

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  1/23/2001 - buckeye76 wrote: 90 Points

  RED BROWN ON THE EDGE. CHOCOLATE, BLACKBERRIES, GREEN PEPPER, AND HERBALNESS IN THE NOSE. LICORICE, PLUMS AND BLACK CHERRIES IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.

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  3/1/1988 - MicklethePickle wrote:

  Amis du Vin tasting of 1985 Cabernets. Sponsored by the Wine House. Good, but not one of the top wines.

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