Opened this bottle at 5:15. At 1st taste it was Definitely still drinkable. 30 minutes later it really opened it up and Really mellowed out. Very enjoyable wine.
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Still w life. Good structure and tannins remain and merry w enough fruit and secondary flavors to make this wine have personality and length. Exceeded expectations
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The cautionary tale of letting these Cabs sit around too long. Cork broke in half on opening but was looking pretty good. Still very dark all the way to the rim, but no longer bright. Opened up over the first half hour, with nice earthy tones and a medium/long finish. Liked it at that point and was surprised how well it had held up. Then things started to go south...started getting bitterness on the finish that became more pronounced and off flavors started showing up to the party uninvited. Dink this one fast if you still have it around - it's past midnight.
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1/15/2021 - ador72 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Opened this bottle at 5:15. At 1st taste it was Definitely still drinkable. 30 minutes later it really opened it up and Really mellowed out. Very enjoyable wine.
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7/11/2019 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 89 Points
Tasting 3 Cabernet Sauvignons from 1997 (Yan's China Bistro, Walnut Creek, Ca.): Nose of briar, and black cherry, hints of green stems and dry granite soil, lovely nose, same on the palate, big body, good acid, touch tart tasting, and a long, long finish.
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10/8/2017 - JBVino wrote:
Still w life. Good structure and tannins remain and merry w enough fruit and secondary flavors to make this wine have personality and length.
Exceeded expectations
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2/12/2017 - bradjohn9 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Had this bottle in 2017. Needed time to open but was great once it did!
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2/5/2017 - DB Lawton wrote:
The cautionary tale of letting these Cabs sit around too long. Cork broke in half on opening but was looking pretty good. Still very dark all the way to the rim, but no longer bright. Opened up over the first half hour, with nice earthy tones and a medium/long finish. Liked it at that point and was surprised how well it had held up. Then things started to go south...started getting bitterness on the finish that became more pronounced and off flavors started showing up to the party uninvited.
Dink this one fast if you still have it around - it's past midnight.
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