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1961 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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Jeff Leve wrote: 92 points
February 2, 2020 - My first tasting of any older California Cabernet Sauvignon from 1961 proved worth the wait. Medium-bodied, earthy, leafy, cigar and bright red fruit notes on the nose and soft-textured palate. Fully mature, this was a treat.
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rnellans wrote: 90 points
March 5, 2015 - Served alongside a 61 Lafon Roche..I preferred this wine. On the decline, however, interesting. Earthy, wood, secondary/tertiary notes. Still some ( little) fruit.
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MAA65 Likes this wine: 95 points
December 31, 2014 - Medium garnet, tawny color. Clean, medium nose that took a few hours to open up. Dried fruit on nose with juniper, pepper, herbal scents, some leather. Balanced secondary flavors with dried fruit, elegant tannins, leather, savoury, some earth. An old, graceful, classic.
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robmatic wrote:
December 14, 2006 - Interesting, but fading. Drink up.
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By Richard Jennings
9/2/2017 (link) 89 points(Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection) Bricking medium red violet color; narrow, nutty, walnut, mushroom gravy nose; mature, dried red currant, dried cherry, cedar, menthol palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish (11.2% alcohol; 12 months in American oak; 84% of the fruit purchased from Ivan Schoch vineyard; good bottom of the neck fill on this bottle)
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By Richard Jennings
4/19/2008 (link) 90 points(Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection) Light medium brick orange red color; lovely, mature, mushroom, beef gravy nose; nice, tangy, beef jus, balsamic, beef gravy palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1961
- Type Red
- Producer Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family)
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Vintage Selection
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 22 (58%)
- Consumed 16 (42%)
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- ProducerCharles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family)
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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