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1997 Ravenswood Pickberry
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Mountain
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Community Tasting Notes 22
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Doc90 Likes this wine: 91 points
January 20, 2018 - Tasted blind. Big, happy, sloppy nose of caramel oak, raspberries, and a bit of nice menthol. Full bodied, with ripe fruit. There is a cherry cola overtone that builds and gives this another layer. Balanced and likeable.
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GalvezGuy Likes this wine: 93 points
May 26, 2014 - This particular bottle was in a very good spot. Great nose of currants, cedar, tobacco, plum, and bell pepper. On the palate, nuanced with bright cherry, currant, plum, tobacco, and cedar. Finished long with resolved tannins that still have decent grip. Drink or continue to hold.
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kenv Likes this wine: 93 points
April 4, 2013 - WCC 1997 California Cabernet Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Elegant, but with significant structure and tannin. Still needs time. I would never have guessed that this is 60% Merlot from tasting it. 92-94
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Old Doug wrote: 93 points
November 25, 2011 - The third bottle of six I bought two months ago, and the best one yet. A big, smooth, velvety pleasurable success! Dark red fruit with mature complexity, nice dry finish, balance all the way through.
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ckinv368 wrote:
November 18, 2011 - CT Texas Offline III; 11/18/2011-11/19/2011 (Galveston): Lots of vegetation in this wine. Green pepper is predominant throughout, with a tad bit of onion. Threw off a good amount of sediment.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 1999, IWC Issue #84 (link)(Ravenswood Winery Pickberry Red Wine Sonoma Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Ravenswood
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Pickberry
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 124 (46%)
- Consumed 146 (54%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 4 votes
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- ProducerRavenswood
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
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