For an inexpensive bottle that is close to 30 years old it delivered as expected. Hint of ruby and tons of sediment. It smelled like a beautiful aged CA cab - with olive, old glove leather, cigar box, dried berry. The nose was etherial, and I kept sniffing it. In the mouth it left a lot to be desired. It was in balance, but thin and unexpressive with a quick finish. Not bad, but not there either.
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Decanted briefly for sediment. A good wine, but not up to the quality of the 1994. Still on the youthful side of maturity with good concentration, expressive dark fruit up front, and a polished mouthfeel. The drawback is the finish, where the fruit becomes bitter against astringent tannins. It doesn't have the elegance or completeness of 1994. Unlikely to improve but still has several years of life. Drink now-2020.
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3/31/2021 - Thirsty1 wrote:
For an inexpensive bottle that is close to 30 years old it delivered as expected. Hint of ruby and tons of sediment. It smelled like a beautiful aged CA cab - with olive, old glove leather, cigar box, dried berry. The nose was etherial, and I kept sniffing it. In the mouth it left a lot to be desired. It was in balance, but thin and unexpressive with a quick finish. Not bad, but not there either.
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9/23/2014 - Giggs wrote: 90 Points
Decanted briefly for sediment. A good wine, but not up to the quality of the 1994. Still on the youthful side of maturity with good concentration, expressive dark fruit up front, and a polished mouthfeel. The drawback is the finish, where the fruit becomes bitter against astringent tannins. It doesn't have the elegance or completeness of 1994. Unlikely to improve but still has several years of life. Drink now-2020.
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9/5/2012 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 94 Points
This wine really surprised me. Still fairly dense and concentrated. Decanted for about two hours.
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5/10/2009 - PathDoc wrote:
very good
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8/10/2008 - pudljmpr wrote:
Still drinking quite nicely
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