1999 Scherrer Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/3/2017 - RAMwines Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I have an ongoing effort underway to explore some of the older wines in my cellar that have been just forgotten about over the years. This week, I went back to Fred Scherrer's 1999 Alexander Valley Cabernet. I actually have a few of these hanging around.
  Like the previous reviewer, upon initial opening and taste, I thought that after almost 18 years this Cab was definitely over the hill. Although not yet turned, it was tasting like just an over-age Cab that's been hanging around too long.
  I wasn't doing much this evening so I just let it sit for a while. To my surprise as the evening went on this wine opened up very nicely. I would say that it turned into a relatively smooth, yet lush and enjoyable Cabernet after about 1 hour. I'm going to make a concerted effort to drink more of these '99 Scherrer Cabs this summer.

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  10/13/2015 - RAMwines wrote: 90 Points

  What a surprise! I've had a couple of bottles of Fred Scherrer's 1999 Alexander Valley Cab stuck away in my cellar for years. It was literally lost. I opened one this evening. At first it smelled and tasted pretty over the hill. Not much going for it after 16 years.
  But I was in no rush as I was spending the evening catching up on emails. As the night went on, the wine opened and presented a nice structure with some fruit on the palette and a nice long finish.
  Who would have thunk that a 16 year old Alexander Valley Cab would be so enjoyable.

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  1/5/2010 - clintsf wrote: 88 Points

  Very soft on the pallet, finish was a bit too light. The nose got better after a few minutes in the glass. It was a bit cool from the cellar at first. Very balanced, but won't get better.

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  3/4/2009 - beaver wrote: 94 Points

  excellent-casis, think-yummy

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  8/15/2006 - honest bob wrote: 90 Points

  Dense, sweet, pure excellent berry / eucalyptus. 90-(91)P

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