I was surprised to see the 75point scores below from 2009 and 2012. I am tasting this 6 years later, and I do not get the vegetal notes. Nice uniform ruby color. Still has fruit, cherry and cassis. It does posses that Rutherford dust characteristic that I find appealing. As well as pencil shavings, and some minerality. I think this shows restraint, not over extracted, not over oaked. The viscosity is a touch light (read:watery) so guessing the alcohol is moderate. BTW, cork showing deep stain on end no infractions and fill was high suggesting storage condition.
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I read quite a few reviews and i fortunately had a really nice bottle. fill into the neck. cork is deeply stained on the end, but without infractions. Color is brownish red, but uniform. I can see the alcohol in the legs, but no excessive heat on the palate. great velvety feel... glycerin texture, really full bodied. The fruit is there... but blended, not quite masked by forest floor scents. flavors are burnt fruit. But the texture really is appealing.
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I had this last night outside around a fire. I chose this because the other drinker likes musty old cabs. But was I surprised. It was lively and very youthful for a 35 year old. There was plenty of dark and some emerging red fruit. Much less cigarbox. forest floor, leather than I would have expected. And it improved in the glass. I am always worried about the disappearing nose in older wines, but this lasted...remarkably well. Well stored wines are worth their weight in gold!
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2002 Martin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Collector's Reserve Rutherford
10/31/2018 - WineBarter Likes this wine: 89 Points
I was surprised to see the 75point scores below from 2009 and 2012. I am tasting this 6 years later, and I do not get the vegetal notes. Nice uniform ruby color. Still has fruit, cherry and cassis. It does posses that Rutherford dust characteristic that I find appealing. As well as pencil shavings, and some minerality. I think this shows restraint, not over extracted, not over oaked. The viscosity is a touch light (read:watery) so guessing the alcohol is moderate. BTW, cork showing deep stain on end no infractions and fill was high suggesting storage condition.
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1995 Château Troplong Mondot
4/21/2016 - WineBarter Likes this wine: 92 Points
I read quite a few reviews and i fortunately had a really nice bottle. fill into the neck. cork is deeply stained on the end, but without infractions. Color is brownish red, but uniform. I can see the alcohol in the legs, but no excessive heat on the palate. great velvety feel... glycerin texture, really full bodied. The fruit is there... but blended, not quite masked by forest floor scents. flavors are burnt fruit. But the texture really is appealing.
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1979 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Georges de Latour Private Reserve
10/25/2014 - WineBarter Likes this wine: 93 Points
I had this last night outside around a fire. I chose this because the other drinker likes musty old cabs. But was I surprised. It was lively and very youthful for a 35 year old. There was plenty of dark and some emerging red fruit. Much less cigarbox. forest floor, leather than I would have expected. And it improved in the glass. I am always worried about the disappearing nose in older wines, but this lasted...remarkably well. Well stored wines are worth their weight in gold!
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