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• mflesh wrote: 92 points

  June 29, 2019 - Alive and kicking. 25 years old and really not showing it. These 90s Napa Cabernets are really impressing me. This one seemed to have a nose of jasmine and blackberry and a little bit spicy. Entry was mature ripe blackberry, black cherry. The middle started to have a little bit of olive and green pepper showing up with some truffles. The finish was very soft, tannins just about gone. Really neat bottle, surprise pull from Dan! I think this one is beyond peak, headed down the backside of the hill slowly, but probably a solid 5 years left. If you have any of these, pop and enjoy them because this was a treat!

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• vineinabottle Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 19, 2019 - Bought on a whim, as i found it in the back room at The Bottle Barn in Santa Rosa. I figured for $25 it’d be WAY over the hill, and for a giggle why not. I Coravin’d it at first figuring if it was gone well I’d have a nice little souvenir to talk about.
  
  Well!! I’m here to tell ya it’s alive and well. As some others have noted about the provenance of the bottle and how it would show, this one in pristine physical condition, from label to fill - full like it was bottled yesterday.
  
  The color is fantastic, clear, medium ruby. If you look, just.....the slight bit of brown/bricking.
  
  PnP after the Coravin realizing it was in good shape. Drank over the course of a couple of hours and it got better, with really nice fruit, although somewhat muted, but all in all juicy with bits of olive, blood orange and a backbone still of oak - which it did (back in 1994) spend 19 months in before the 23 years plus in bottle.
  
  On the palate, still sporting great acidity, tannins of course well integrated, and still noticeable. A great feel front to mid palate and nice smooth medium+ finish.
  
  This turned out to be one of the hightlights of the week, which included an ‘01 Tourellles, an ‘04 Montegrossi, an ‘06 Pommard and an ‘04 The Puzzle.

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• hiltondg Likes this wine:

  November 24, 2017 - A well stored 1 owner bottle. Surprisingly great wine.

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• acorelli Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 4, 2017 - In beautiful shape. Not a great wine, but good.

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• Popashawshaw Does not like this wine: 81 points

  December 28, 2016 - Left it too long. Sigh. Undrinkable

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1994
• Type Red
• Producer Beringer Vineyards
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Knights Valley
• UPC Code 089819003471

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• Pending Delivery 16 (2%)
• In Cellars 467 (47%)
• Consumed 521 (52%)

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