Community Tasting Notes 9

• meniscus wrote: 82 points

  August 21, 2019 - Bottle: Purchased upon release. Stored in a passively cooled cellar. Mid neck fill. Cork saturated only 1/2 inch up.
  Color: Nice purple color with ruby rim. No browning at all.
  Nose: Lovely nose of baked red fruits. Plums, cherries, vanilla, and a touch of earth.
  Palate: Soft and fruity with a slightly bitter edge. Almost flabby structure. Disappointing.

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• jlgnml Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 13, 2015 - IWFSC 801 Dinner (BOKA Chicago, IL): Wow. Older CA style that many of today's producers could learn from. Young, good color, good tannin, big fruit, can keep but a very good window to be drinking.

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• Colima74 wrote: 94 points

  April 6, 2011 - In a large line up of cabs at Gulfstream, this, along with a 1982 Villa Mt. Eden, was a stand-out. Not on the downside of its life at all, this showed vibrant red fruit, good acidity and tons of complexity. It did not deteriorate in the 4 hours it was open, and only got better. Terrific.

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• JeffVolant wrote:

  January 2, 2011 - Very nice -- no obvious flaws even after questionable cellaring all these years

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• yhn wrote: flawed

  February 11, 2010 - Corked. Initial funk blew off revealing a gorgeous mature Cab. After a couple minutes TCA began to make itself more and more apparent.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1986
• Type Red
• Producer Ridge
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard York Creek
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Napa County

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• In Cellars 28 (37%)
• Consumed 47 (63%)

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