Community Tasting Note

• Spencer wrote: 93 points

  May 7, 2004 - First Tuesday Wine Group Annual Dinner. Wow! I never would have expected this wine to have so much life in it. No sign of lightening at the edges. Tons of spicy fruit, cassis, eucalyptus, cedar and mint. It just screamed "Napa" to me, although I know it's a Sonoma wine. Who says California cabs don't age well? There's no way this wine was this good upon release. It hasn't really developed secondary flavors; rather, the primary ones have just integrated and become more complex with time. Great body, and a long finish. This wine is certainly mature, but it's in great shape. I would imagine well stored bottles could keep for a couple more years - there's certainly enough fruit and structure left.

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• Wyneaux commented:

  9/2/20, 4:51 PM - Maybe not but I had close to a case, only 3 left, it was hard to resist from the start. My last note May 1999 - 94! Always and still a winner! I'm not much of a wine writer so don't post much.

• Wyneaux commented:

  9/2/20, 4:51 PM - Maybe not but I had close to a case, only 3 left, it was hard to resist from the start. My last note May 1999 - 94! Always and still a winner! I'm not much of a wine writer so don't post much.

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