1991 California Cabernets Blindtasted & 60th Birthday celebrated

Tom's House, Palo Alto, California
Tasted Thursday, August 25, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 632 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Pre-tasting wine (1 Note)

  • 2003 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Light golden yellow color; mature, sweet butter, ripe lemon, honeyed, bee pollen nose; mature, tangy, lightly oily textured, tangy lemon jello, honeyed palate with good acidity; medium plus finish

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Flight 2 - Group's scoring and my TNs (8 Notes)

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  • 1991 Newton Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered 88 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Group's #1 (my #3) – 57 pts; 3 firsts, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 0 last places – bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, tart currant nose; intense, focused, ripe currant, tobacco palate with medium acidity and tight grip; medium-plus finish (did improve a lot over time in the glass)

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  • 1991 Markham Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Group's #2 (my #1) – 63 pts.; 5, 2, 2, 0 - bricked medium dark red violet color; red plum, ripe currant, cedar nose with a touch of herbs; ripe currant, tart plum, tart black fruit, mineral palate with focus; medium-plus finish

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  • 1991 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 88 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Group's #3 (my #4) – 66 pts.; 2, 2, 1, 1 - bricking dark red violet color; mature, weedy, tart black fruit, ripe plum nose; mature, earthy, tart black fruit, charcoal, tar palate; medium-plus finish (a disappointing showing from this producer)

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  • 1991 Dehlinger Cabernet Sauvignon 83 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Group's #4 (my #6) – 71 pts.; 1, 1, 2, 1 - dark red violet color; herbal, tart cassis, green tobacco, chipotle, serious bell pepper nose; mature, dried out, tart currant, bell pepper palate with medium acidity; short-medium finish

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  • 1991 Orlando Cabernet Sauvignon Jacaranda Ridge 87 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

    Group's #5 (my #5) – 74 pts.; 3, 2, 2, 1 - bricking medium dark red violet color; tart plum, tart berry, cedar nose; tight, tart and tangy plum, ripe currant palate with dusty tannins, near medium acidity and grip; medium-plus finish

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  • 1991 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine Reserve 78 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Group's #6 (my #7) – 78 pts.; 2, 0, 2, 0 - bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, iodine, baked plum, band-aid nose; tangy, iodine very mature palate; medium finish

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  • 1991 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley

    Group's #7 (my #2) – 79 pts.; 0, 4, 2, 1 - bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, prune, baked black fruit, tar, coffee nose; mature, tart black fruit, tar, chocolate, dried black fruit palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1991 Girard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Flawed

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Group's #8 (my #8) – 97 pts.; 0, 2, 2, 1 - dark red violet color; corked nose; oxidized, tart currant, tart plum palate; medium finish

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Flight 3 - Post-tasting 60th Birthday celebration (1 Note)

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Flight 4 - Bordeaux (2 Notes)

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  • 1981 Château Latour Grand Vin 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Bricked medium dark red violet color; nice tobacco, mature, tart plum, tart currant nose; tasty, mature, structured, tart plum, tart currant, cedar, tart black fruit palate; will go 10-12 more years, great showing for the vintage; medium-plus finish

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  • 1997 Château Langoa Barton 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Bricking, medium dark red violet color; tart currant, mature, tart black fruit, roasted fruit nose; advanced, tart currant, tart black fruit, roasted fruit, coffee palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points

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Flight 5 - Sweet Finish (1 Note)

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  • 1952 Niepoort Porto Vintage 95 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Medium dark red orange color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; heavenly, framboise, creamy, light coffee, cream sherry, orange cream, VA nose; fabulous, silky, mature but with decades to go yet, coffee, orange cream, tart berry, apricot nectar palate; long finish 95+ points

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