Awful looking bottle I bought from Cellarsearchers for $10 - leaked, crusty, cork had been seeped past. Not a pretty sight but $10, lets give it a try. Fair amount of solids in the bottle. Originally a reddish color with little bricking. Deepened over the hour. A touch acidic early but that went away and this became a wonderful, mature cab. In complete balance. Fruit was on the plum side with a touch ofblood orange. Some leatherwith a silky smooth finish. Wow!
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Still youthful in appearance. No brown and deep dark color. A little bit of earth on the nose. Fruit good but probabling fading. Pretty good effort for a 25 year old CA Cab.
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Deep dark colour with no brick. Was a little watery when it was uncorked. Decanted for an hour or so. Had a real nice nose. Lots of fruit and had a long smooth finish. Drank with a 1990 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection, 1990 Opus One, 1980 Joseph Phelps Insignia, 1987 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, 1987 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Cask, and it was the wine of the night. A great wine, wish I had another one.
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5/20/2021 - oldpdxwino wrote: 95 Points
Clear bright red, lots of fruit like cabs used to be
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3/10/2012 - iamandyc wrote: 93 Points
Awful looking bottle I bought from Cellarsearchers for $10 - leaked, crusty, cork had been seeped past. Not a pretty sight but $10, lets give it a try. Fair amount of solids in the bottle. Originally a reddish color with little bricking. Deepened over the hour. A touch acidic early but that went away and this became a wonderful, mature cab. In complete balance. Fruit was on the plum side with a touch ofblood orange. Some leatherwith a silky smooth finish. Wow!
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5/15/2011 - AlexHop wrote:
Barnyard and spice and oak. Complex interplay of flavors, classic aged Napa cab. Cherry, forest floor. Long finish. Tasted at Insignia Day 2011.
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2/7/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Mature and Near Mature Trimbach, Burgundy, and Bordeaux (Palena, Washington, D.C.): Good color for its age. Compared to the old Bordeaux on the table, very ripe and simple except for a distinctly minty note. It has certainly held up, but it left very little impression beyond that.
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9/17/2006 - shaferguy91 wrote: 89 Points
Still youthful in appearance. No brown and deep dark color. A little bit of earth on the nose. Fruit good but probabling fading. Pretty good effort for a 25 year old CA Cab.
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9/2/2006 - SteveC wrote: 94 Points
Deep dark colour with no brick. Was a little watery when it was uncorked. Decanted for an hour or so. Had a real nice nose. Lots of fruit and had a long smooth finish. Drank with a 1990 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection, 1990 Opus One, 1980 Joseph Phelps Insignia, 1987 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, 1987 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Cask, and it was the wine of the night. A great wine, wish I had another one.
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