1981 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 95 points

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  7/19/2019 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points

  From half bottle at 701West at NY Times Square Edition. A winery and wine I‘ve never heard of, more a supermarket wine at roughly 20 bucks. Then there‘s the fact that 1981 wasn‘t a good vintage in Napa Valley. So what sane person would think that this could be a remotly decent wine? But it was, and more so, it was excellent! Of course, probably not the most complex or long wine, but just a wonderfully mature Bordeaux blend with the full teritary aromatics, still enough fruit and importantly tension. A nice surprise! Kudos to the sommelier at 701West. That‘s not the only gem she put on the list. You have a wonderful selection of aged wines with an excellent QPR like an extensive selection of old Riojas (and of course all the necessary big names too).
  
  TN: Full throttle tobacco, wet forest floor, mushroom broth, lots of hay, black truffles and still a nice core of dark cassis. Medium+ intensity, medium- length, medium+ precision. Very nice structure with still elevated tension and freshness and completely melted tannins. Almost a Pinot-esque softness.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted, no decant needed.

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  6/27/2019 - blaiseiii wrote:

  Purchased at the vineyard (a case) in 1987? on a deal ($3/bottle?). It was great then....and kept one to try someday...Wonderful. The wine opened up quick and drank well. Very nice Cab. Full bodied. Went fast!

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  9/30/2013 - jnelson101 wrote:

  Bottle was bad.

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  10/11/2009 - Colima74 wrote: flawed

  Seemed funky when first opened, but showed stinking corkiness after being open a bit. Too bad. Color was nice, fill level was great.

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