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2005 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon

  • USA
  • California
  • Napa Valley
  • Oakville

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  • Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine: 93 points

    August 15, 2017 - BIG evolution over the past 18 months. This wine is one of those strange cabs that sit backward for a decade and then peak in a few months suddenly. I love the stage this wine is at now. Nicely balanced between big ripe fruit with some secondary nuances. Terroir is also evident those mostly melded with the forest floor funk that just developing now. Excellent wine.

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  • gteran76 commented:

    5/7/23, 10:55 AM - If you remember, how long you decanted this time? I’ll post my notes (6 years later) in a few…

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