Community Tasting Notes 6

• Aztec94 Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 24, 2022 - Was doubtful this wine was still going to be good, but was pleasantly surprised. Beautiful color, still no signs of age, other than the sediment. Initial nose of oak, slight soy sauce, earth and stewed fruit. Similar flavors. Put in decanter and drank over a 2 hour period. Paired with some simple Toscano cheese, and Triscuits to knock down some of the tannin, which allowed the red fruit (mostly cherry) to come through. Overall, still an enjoyable wine, even at 25 years old.

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• meniscus wrote: 85 points

  October 24, 2016 - Beautiful deep purple color. No browning at the rim at all. Very youthful looking.
  
  Beautiful, deep and complex nose of cigar box, bell pepper, red fruits, smoke and leather that you get lost in.
  
  Intense and deep flavors on the palate that echo the nose but there's a jarring, sharp acidic quality to the wine that seriously detracts. I suspect that the winemaker added acid to "balance" the wine and, with age, this never results in an integrated or harmonious wine.
  
  A shame!

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 91 points

  September 23, 2015 - A surprise for me as I never encounter young vintages from this producer. Loads of earth, tobacco and cigar box aromas mesh perfectly with the sweet, fresh cherries and soft textured finish. This is probably fully mature, but there is no big hurry to pop a cork, as well as any reason to age this any longer.

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• La Cave d'Argent wrote: 92 points

  October 29, 2010 - Tasted in double-blind fashion at Vintage Wines, Ltd. The bottle was kindly provided by Bob Bartnett as an unknown at the conclusion of our Graves them tasting, only advising us that it was not from Graves. The nose on this wine shows intense and beautiful aromatics, with black plums, loam, coffee and assorted spices. Full-bodied and chewy on the palate, with low-to-medium acidity, big tannins which are slightly astringent and ripe black fruit flavors. The middle palate is solid and the finish is long, albeit a bit dry. This is a very well-made Cabernet which is drinking nicely at this point. Assuming well-cellared (like this bottle), it should drink nicely for several more years. Drink now-12/17.

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• Aztec94 wrote:

  July 21, 2008 - smells of oak and must with hints of raisin. alcohol burns the nostrils. tastes of oak and earth with slight fruit. not much left but the alcohol. rusty color, definitely on the down side, probably because the sub-prime cellaring.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Louis M. Martini
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Monte Rosso Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Valley

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• In Cellars 58 (73%)
• Consumed 22 (28%)

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