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1987 Kathryn Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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jsteve Likes this wine:
November 19, 2018 - Opened and drank 1987 Kathryn Kennedy Cab with friends. I thought it held up rather nicely. Cork was in good shape and not a lot of sentiment. After being opened for a while it got even better. Didn't decant it but probably should have. It was good.
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are fast. There is light sediment in the bottle. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has low acidity. -
coremill wrote: 90 points
December 30, 2016 - This has held up very nicely. Still plenty of powerful black fruit with a hint of smokey green peppercorn. Medium weight but with good fruit intensity relative to the extract, this Still also plenty of tannic structure, and the tannins are a little bit rough and drying, even with food, which makes the impression slightly rustic -- not for those who like their wine silky smooth. But despite the tannic impression this is not drying out, there's plenty of fruit through the finish, and this puts on weight and grows in power with an hour of air. Not quite as rich and powerful as the 1985 I drank a year ago, but still satisfying.
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Grand Lake wrote: 90 points
October 11, 2009 - It was a little minerally right after opening it. It developed nicely over the next hour then faded. Some hints of cherry opened up and the mineral tastes faded to be a nice back drop for the fruit that remained. This bottle was past it's prime, but still very good.
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grossie wrote:
February 15, 2009 - A very refined bottle of wine that drank very well, despite a strange latex paint smell on the nose.
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By John Gilman
Bonus Articles, California Cabernet Sauvignon: A Tale of Two Epochs (June 2003)(Kathryn Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2002, IWC Issue #104 (link)(Kathryn Kennedy Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1987
- Type Red
- Producer Kathryn Kennedy
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 25 (61%)
- Consumed 16 (39%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerKathryn Kennedy
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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