Complex array of dark fruit, cassis, cedar, and meat over notes of conifer and mint. There is a charmingly resolved feel to this, very engaging, with dark raspberry flavors, bottle age maturity, and a spicy element that is just wonderful.
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Still very good, but not as good as the bottles of previous years. Starting to lose just a bit of the oomph. I'd drink up any left within the next year personally.
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Still drinking very well at 14 years old. When I first opened it, there was a bit more of a slate/gravel taste than other Columbia Crest Reserve vintages I've tried. Smooth, structured, fresh... All around very good.
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B+. Nice weeknight wine. This was the last of 4 bottles that I purchased from Westside almost ten years ago. It was really nice to have a mellow, balanced cab on a weeknight.
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9/8/2022 - Baron Slick wrote: 92 Points
Complex array of dark fruit, cassis, cedar, and meat over notes of conifer and mint. There is a charmingly resolved feel to this, very engaging, with dark raspberry flavors, bottle age maturity, and a spicy element that is just wonderful.
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12/30/2019 - VinCrush Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still very good, but not as good as the bottles of previous years. Starting to lose just a bit of the oomph. I'd drink up any left within the next year personally.
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3/25/2017 - VinCrush Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still drinking very well at 14 years old. When I first opened it, there was a bit more of a slate/gravel taste than other Columbia Crest Reserve vintages I've tried. Smooth, structured, fresh... All around very good.
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4/20/2015 - marka wrote: 88 Points
B+. Nice weeknight wine. This was the last of 4 bottles that I purchased from Westside almost ten years ago. It was really nice to have a mellow, balanced cab on a weeknight.
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1/3/2015 - azwino wrote:
Drank very well. Fruit forward, at least compared to the 2002 I had a while ago, which exhibited more earth and leather notes.
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