Community Tasting Notes 7

• Brolawa wrote:

  November 29, 2022 - M&PD at JVNK. EVH. Cedar. Black Fruit.

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• oakville72 Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 18, 2022 - Had trouble getting the cork out of the bottle, so had to pour the wine thru a filter. Great color and vibrant nose still. Tastes relatively young for its age. Restrained Cabernet Sauvignon brambly flavors and good acidity indicative of earlier harvesting or a cooler vintage. Almost St. Estephe like, tho definitely Napa. Just 13.2% alcohol. Very well balanced. At its peak, not yet on the downward slide.

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• Tkenny wrote: 90 points

  December 7, 2010 - This wine was probably past its ideal lifetime, but it was very nice, balanced, and enjoyable. 2+ hours in a duck decanter made a significant difference, and the last glass out of the decanter a couple of hours later was very nice

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• JulienGraves wrote: 91 points

  July 11, 2009 - Tanniss fully resolved, good color, not browning, subtle nose

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• timewithwine wrote:

  June 21, 2003 - Saturday, June 21, 2003 A deep, rich burgundy color with some, but not much, bricking on the rim. The color seemed to darken as time passed into a nearly opaque burgundy. Old wine, I love the bouquet: plum, cassis and tea, maybe some leather as well. Plum, licorice, cassis and saddle leather flavors; Medium leaning light in body. A quick midpalate, but the flavors continue along with a hint of chocolate to a decent length of finish. Frankly, I didn’t know what to expect with this wine as it moved with me and hasn’t had ideal storage. But surprisingly, a good wine. It’s a testament to how durable wine can be. I have no idea when I bought it or how much I paid for it, but I know it wasn’t much. 13.2% alc. With NY strips on the grill and sides of mashed red potatoes and mixed greens.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1985
• Type Red
• Producer Joseph Phelps
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 010465208507

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 133 (74%)
• Consumed 45 (25%)

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