Tom's house in Palo Alto, California Tasted Thursday, July 11, 2013 by europat55 with 444 views
Amazing nose (St-Julien?), coffe, chocolate cake (A). Palate is a little bit watery. Good depth. (B+)My #1, group's #5 (56 pts). tasted blind.
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Generous nose, some (good) funk (A-/A). Very good palate (B+).My #2, group's #3 (47 pts). Tasted blind.
Attractive nose (B++/A-). Very good palate (B+)My #2, Group's #4 (55 pts). Tasted blind.
Excellent nose, but there is something strange in it (B++). Soft palate. A little bit watery (B++)My #4, Group's #1 (32 pts). Tasted blind.
Gorgeous nose (A-). Good palate. Short finish (B)My #5, Group's #6 (56 pts). Tasted blind.
Nose feels young. Some heat, some sweetness (B++). Very good palate (B+)My #6, Group's #2 (46 pts). Tasted blind.
Strange nose. Some sourness, oxidized? (B+). Good depth (B+)My #7, Group's #7 (74 pts). Tasted blind.
Lighter, more brown color than the other wines in the line-up. Smells like a bad Tawny... way past it's prime! (D). Flawed palate (D).My #8, Group's #8 (101 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Hollick Cabernet Merlot 92 Points
Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
Amazing nose (St-Julien?), coffe, chocolate cake (A). Palate is a little bit watery. Good depth. (B+)
My #1, group's #5 (56 pts). tasted blind.
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1988 Stonestreet Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Generous nose, some (good) funk (A-/A). Very good palate (B+).
My #2, group's #3 (47 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Conn Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Select 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Attractive nose (B++/A-). Very good palate (B+)
My #2, Group's #4 (55 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Ridge Monte Bello 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Excellent nose, but there is something strange in it (B++). Soft palate. A little bit watery (B++)
My #4, Group's #1 (32 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Gorgeous nose (A-). Good palate. Short finish (B)
My #5, Group's #6 (56 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Tudal Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Nose feels young. Some heat, some sweetness (B++). Very good palate (B+)
My #6, Group's #2 (46 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Strange nose. Some sourness, oxidized? (B+). Good depth (B+)
My #7, Group's #7 (74 pts). Tasted blind.
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1988 Lindeman's Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 45 Flawed
Australia, South Eastern
Lighter, more brown color than the other wines in the line-up. Smells like a bad Tawny... way past it's prime! (D). Flawed palate (D).
My #8, Group's #8 (101 pts). Tasted blind.
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