1968 Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  9/16/2023 - GrapeScott wrote: 92 Points

  Birthyear wine for our friend Mike. Opened about 3h. slow oxed, before drinking with a lovely dinner of braised lamb shanks. The cork was in excellent shape, clean at the top and saturated ~1/2 way. Rather port-like on the nose, with mocha and asian spice notes. Surprisingly rich and fruity for a wine this age, with a minty/eucalyptus note that became more pronounced with air. The oldest CA cab I've tried to date, and my first from the '60s. The previous evening we had a '74 Mondavi pinot noir, which was also excellent. Collectively, these two wines did a lot to reaffirm my belief that the '60s and '70s were the golden age for CA wine.

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  2/11/2018 - coremill wrote:

  This is fifty years old? It's still full of rich, intense, powerful chocolately black fruit. There's some minty/cedar/gravelly/ complexity, but even at 50 the intensity of the fruit is impressive. This must have been a monster in its youth. A wonderful bottle.

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  6/10/2017 - europat55 wrote: 92 Points

  This was delicious!

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  12/15/2014 - Jeff Leve wrote: 94 Points

  Served double blind to my friends, they all guessed 2001/2002. I would have picked 1997. This was surprisingly young, fresh, vibrant and packed with sweet, ripe, black and blue fruits with licorice accents. full bodied and rich, this is a great example of aged California Cabernet.

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  7/8/2012 - Karl wrote: 93 Points

  Excellent wine. Slightly thin, stewed fruits in the mid palate. Long finish. Probably getting near the end of its run but still drinking well.

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