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2000 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
6/14/2010 - JA wrote: 85 Points
Opened up just a bit after ~ 1 hr. Very one dementional, not all that much going on. If I didn't know the price I would guess it as a $10 - $20 cali cab. Last Silver Oak in the cellar, finally.
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2005 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard
8/4/2009 - JA wrote: 94 Points
Infanticide Sunday, impending purchase of 2006 Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and Palengat Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, so why not pop one. When removing cork, black/blue fruits jumped out of the bottle. Upon first taste within 1 min of opening, pure liquid velvet, and black fruit, significant tannins. Within 5 minutes of being opened, it was 100% closed.
7+ Hour after rest in the decanter, it hadn’t budged a bit. No liquid velvet, just oak and un-relenting tannins Tasted one last time, and put back in the bottle for another 24 hour rest.
Day two… tannins have softened a bit. Black fruits, toast oak, vanillin, minerals, very tasty stuff. New apprecation of Washington Cabernet, better than a few $200+ Oakville Cabernets. Needs time, don’t even think about this one without a VERY healthy decant. (95+ in 5 years or so)
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