Mostly 1994 Cal Cabs

Treva, West Hatrford
Tasted Monday, October 2, 2017 by mdefreitas with 324 views

Flight 1 - WHITES (3 Notes)

Flight 2 - REDS (6 Notes)

  • 1994 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    This one took a while to warm up to for me. At first this showed a bit of volatile acidity... not too off-putting, but noticeable. This eventually blew off and cleaned up quite a bit to reveal a lovely, elegant, light and velvety wine. Probably at peak.

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  • 1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 94 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    One of the most silky, elegant and feminine wines of the night. Drinking great right now, with lovely old-world character married with new world fruit. Cedar, dried red fruits, herbs and earth. Complex, layered and long. A joy to drink.

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  • 1992 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 95 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    A testament to how great the 1992 vintage was and how great Montelena can be. This still has a way to go, with dense, rich blackberry and cassis fruit. Still quite structured, but the tannins are fine-grained and of the "melt-in-your-mouth" variety. Utterly delicious with so much "palate-adhesion". If I had any, I would continue to hold.

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  • 1994 Dalla Valle Maya 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    A phenomenal wine with loads of fruit, structure, complexity, density and length. The nose isn't as giving as the regular Cab tasted next to it, but this has so much future promise and will easily eclipse its brethren.

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  • 1994 Ridge Monte Bello 94 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    A bruiser of a wine. So youthful, vibrant and packed with black fruit, licorice, leather and spice. This was double decanted two hours before dinner and it was still holding a lot in reserve. A superb wine that will amply reward cellaring for another decade or two.

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  • 1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Very nice, aromatic, mature, refined and drinking great. It was interesting to try this next to the 1994 Maya. Lovely cassis, herbs, earth and tobacco. While this was more open and accessible, the Maya was denser more structured and will be a MUCH better wine in 10 years (at least).

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