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2002 Miner Family The Oracle
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 41
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Colima74 Likes this wine: 92 points
January 29, 2020 - Outstanding. Nice tannins balancing light red fruit. Perfect at this moment.
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snipes Likes this wine:
January 27, 2019 - Enjoyed this bottle last night with a dry aged Prime ribeye. Popped and poured. Still very fresh, plenty of dark Stagecoach fruit still with a bit of cedar. Very enjoyable and brought back lots of memories of discovering Miner a dozen years ago. This bottle showed very well and is in a great spot.
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Millennial Drinkers wrote: 91 points
October 20, 2016 - Deep garnet red with medium intensity. Nose has layers of soft baking spices and red fruits. A little dustiness and slight savory finish. Nice furriness on the palate with moderate tannins (5/10). Medium plus bodied and well integrated. Smooth with layers of cherries, berries, and forest floor. Great acidity and structure. Surprised how well it's still showing. Drink till 2017.
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cab blends wrote: 90 points
October 20, 2016 - This is a lot softer and integrated to what I remember 6 months ago.
Some grainy tannins on the initial attack and the finish is moderately long.
Significant fruit on the mid palate.
I may be being a little too positive on the rating. Lovely wine but seems to have become simple.
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Bob23 Likes this wine: 91 points
September 24, 2016 - Good purple fruit. Nicely integrated tannins. No loss of fruit or sense of raisin.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120 (link)(Miner Family Vineyards The Oracle Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer Miner Family
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Oracle
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 2850893000148
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 310 (48%)
- Consumed 331 (52%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerMiner Family
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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