Community Tasting Notes 4

• psmith wrote:

  October 15, 2010 - 1997 Stag's Leap Retrospective (Northbrook, IL): Sweet dark fruit. Somewhat syrupy - in a nice way initially but really fell apart with time. Firm, fine tannins. Prune. My 8, group 11.

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• candyman wrote:

  March 15, 2009 - Black cherry node after 1 hour like velvet ,slitly acidic.
  Very nice with beef steak.

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• yeastbeast wrote: 94 points

  October 4, 2008 - I love dining with Dave and Karen, my generous employers. They love good wine and do not balk at bottles that I wouldn't dare allow myself. Moreover, they often leave the picking to me. At Chatham Bar Inn restaurant we with a glass of a overextracted and plonky Carr pinot noir, we opted for something with more heft. This cab/merlot/cab franc blend more than fit the bill. An hour after decanting, the acrid nose was gone, revealing rich and mysterious dark fruit and cassis with a robust body of indeterminate but appealing flavor, with a bracing, manly grip. It's incredible how well this legendary vintage is holding up... I often drink '05 Stags Leap cabs that pale in comparison. I'll be looking for this bottle for deep storage once my vow of wine buying abstinence lapses at the end of the year.

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• scw wrote: 97 points

  September 6, 2008 - what a wonderful bottle of wine. fully developed tannins, good fruit, just a wonderful napa wine..

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Robert Sinskey Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation SLD Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Stags Leap District

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• In Cellars 30 (45%)
• Consumed 36 (55%)

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