Community Tasting Notes 13

• mflesh wrote: 98 points

  December 9, 2023 - I wasn't really sure what to think about these. I got them at such a heck of a deal that most of me bought them mainly because of nostalgia. I remember my first visit to the Napa Valley involved a tour here between Paradigm and Old Turnbull and really rating the entire experience with our group of six pretty high up! This wine at 21 years is really doing fantastic. The cork did fall apart, but definitely not showing saturation or seepage. The nose was intense black herbal rich fruit, boysenberry, plums. The palate was pretty dark aged black fruit, brambly boysenberries, figs. Finished with a roasted black tannin character, mild black pepper. I bet probably 5 years ago there would have been more black pepper spice. Opened up for someone as their birth year bottle. I have two more of these, which is pretty exciting to think about what I might be getting out of the next two! Yes, no mistake on this rating. 98, and I stand by that.

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• Colorado Native 3G Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 6, 2017 - Decanted, and drank at 1 hour point. Initially the fruit was surprisingly rich boysenberry. It was a good food wine with braised beef with red wine and beef barley stew. It changed through out the evening. Still very solid and enjoyable.

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• BATWine Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 2, 2016 - Still great.

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• europat55 wrote: 89 points

  January 1, 2015 - Interesting...

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• Krpawuk wrote:

  April 28, 2013 - Excellant

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• Type Red
• Producer Sawyer Cellars
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Bradford Meritage
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Rutherford

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• In Cellars 72 (42%)
• Consumed 98 (58%)

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