2004 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  10/13/2023 - AGELVIS Likes this wine: 92 Points

  One hour slow ox. Deep dark brick red core, with less rim fade than you’d expect. Fig danish and cocoa dominate. Dry palate, with good acidity. Firm, medium intensity tannins on the medium long+ finish.
  
  This is past its peak for my palate, but has held up surprisingly well. This was a gift and it was a nice wine education for me.

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  4/24/2021 - merryberry Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark purple with ruby highlights (once the sediment settled). Cassis, spice, and forest nose. Medium to full bodied, blueberries, blackberries, few remaining tannins, black cherries, sage, and a medium to long finish that tries to be dry, but doesn't get there. A little fat, but still a fine sipper.

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  5/31/2015 - TottenCellars wrote:

  Genuinely disappointed by this bottle. Held it to get it past the 10 year mark and found it to still be heavy fruit, no ancillary flavors and really no tannin left either. Maybe it already peaked or maybe it needs another 3-5 to peak. I'm not sure since I didn't try it in its youth.

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  2/28/2014 - mfortunek wrote: 85 Points

  If I'd tasted this blind and been asked the varietal, I would have guessed a 2011 zinfandel-heavy blend, not a 10 yr old Napa Valley Spring Mountain cab. The bouquet was ripe fruit (raspberries, blackberries and a hint of floral blossoming) but the nose was sweet without substance, fruity without firmness, and overall just lacked backbone. It left a lot to be desired, but if you like sweeter, almost jammy, less tannic reds, give this one a shot. Otherwise, spend that $40 on something else (the Prisoner if you want a zin blend or a Joseph Phelps if you want a cab).

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  11/27/2012 - Chops Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Had a glass right after an 07 Rombauer and the Atlas Peak held its own. I think this 04 has a little room to mellow.

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