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Community Tasting Notes 5
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ginfizz wrote: 93 points
June 16, 2018 - Clearly a case for letting a wine breathe. Out of the bottle, good red color with caramel rim. Dusty rose and sour cherry nose with a touch of earth, on the palate thin but clean. Followed over 45 minutes and the last gulp was the best. The wine kept filling and rounding out, with more cherry flavors and this tangy tartness like cherry pie. Palate ended up medium weight, lovely balance, flowed over the tongue with dried rose, sour cherry, sweet herbs, and cedar box notes with a solid medium finish. Testify! That said, probably best to drink up.
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aagrawal wrote: 84 points
January 19, 2015 - Dinner; 1/18/2015-1/19/2015 (The Palace, Mission, SF): Older nose with cherry fruit, slightly oxidized; palate is a bit thin and losing fruit but decent to drink. Past its prime. 82-86
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mwanasheria wrote: 91 points
August 24, 2014 - A beautiful cabernet as it is supposed to be at this age. So drinkable, so pleasing.
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j45 wrote:
April 24, 2010 - Deep black-plum core to orange-amber rim. Very much alive showing plummy ripeness, firm tannins, sous bois and graphite minerality.
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wconnolly wrote: 96 points
September 12, 2009 - Bright clear, ruby color with a slight tinge of orange at the edges. Limited nose belying the full fruit flavor. Delicious cherry, raspberry and blackberry notes. Well balanced tannins. Far exceeded expectations for a 31 year old cabernet. Probably won't improve but still delicious and emminently drinkable. Purchased same day from the Freemark Abbey winery library.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1978
- Type Red
- Producer Freemark Abbey
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 015917026968
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 52 (69%)
- Consumed 23 (31%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerFreemark Abbey
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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