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1990 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Bosché Vineyard
12/26/2023 - CJChampion Likes this wine: 90 Points
I enjoyed this very much and was surprised at how good it was. It still has fruit, though it will not be getting any better. No noticeable bricking at the edges. Tannins are fully resolved and it retains the flavor profile of it's younger days and some freshness. I get cigar box which I love, dark fruits and light spice. I has a medium body, less of course than when young. I was happy it didn't feel tired as I had expected and is sometimes the case with wine this old, and it held on for the 2 hours it took us to finish the bottle. My wife, who likes mature wine less than I do, quite liked the wine. As fully aged wine the score would be a 93 or so. This bottle has had good storage and might hang on a while longer but I expect there is nothing to gain from waiting any longer.
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2014 Simi Chardonnay Reserve Russian River Valley
4/3/2021 - CJChampion wrote: 89 Points
seeing a little bottle variation now. opened 2 bottles in 3 days first was a 90 , full bodied with a good nose. the second, same flavor but more mature, more mature than I prefer, any freshness mostly gone, an 85 or so.. Drink up, unless you like them on the mature side these are not getting better.
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1995 Château d'Issan
3/18/2019 - CJChampion Likes this wine: 89 Points
Considering the age I was very happy with this bottle. Still has fruit, soft and rich, spicy notes and tannin fully resolved. Medium body and only minor bricking at the edge. I tasted virtually no oxidation and only the lightest of brett. Will it hold longer, it might but why wait? I suspect this was a little better a few years ago, and will be on a slow decline.
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