1991 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  12/3/2023 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 96 Points

  First bottle from an OWC recent purchase...all my previous bottles(mine from release) have been amazing, and all I could ask for from this wine. So far...these have been well cared for! Tons of caked on sediment in the bottle...decanted, rinsed bottle, and poured back in. The nose is a little more mudded with earth mulch, but still fascinating with the dusty old wine cellar, kirsch liqueur, dried tobacco leaf, shaved cedar, wintergreen forest...gorgeous silky smooth fruit...plum, black cherry, cassis...seems darker chocolate brownie than previous...totally resolved tannins...polished and plush...previous bottles had more structure and spice kick...now we nit pickin. The balance is amazing...SO complex and old school Cali good...leather, bay leaf, pencil...although just a notch below my previous bottle form last year...this is still a FRIGGIN bangin 32yr old wine!

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  7/26/2022 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Cellared since release, open in bottle for 2hrs, 78%CS, 10%CF, 6%Melbec, 5%Merlot, 1%PV...it's been 13yrs since my last encounter with this beauty, and it is STILL a stunner! OMG the nose! Dusty old wine cellar, kirsch liqueur, dried tobacco leaf, shaved cedar, wintergreen forest...you absolutely know you are in for a treat! On the palate, still so youthful...dark and silky red berry fruits...like they were just crushed yesterday...mouth coating smoothness, with a nice sour kick of cherry skin acidity...very polished and plush, med+ bodied, dusty cedar spiced tannic structure to it that firms...hahaha...I just have to laugh how AMAZINGLY good this wine is...SO much complexity and old school texture and feel...maaaybe for some, a little too much oak used...there is a lot of barrel spice and tannins left...but plenty of fruit and acid lift to make it a non issue for me...in fact, I adore the balance in this, tilted more towards the youthful side...finishes very long...exotic...killer graphite and red licorice dryness...slight leather...PLENTY more years left in the tank on this one! Damn those 91's are the bomb!

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  1/23/2022 - Winokdub wrote: 95 Points

  From a magnum and tasting great. Beautifully mature cab nose. Silky smooth. Still some slightly sweet fruit with cedar and tobacco. Held strong for hours, until it was all gone.

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  10/12/2019 - Wine Canuck wrote: 90 Points

  Very rich and opulent classic California Cab. The nose blasts blackberry, cassis, eucalyptus, caramel, vanilla bean, asnd a kiss of elevated alcohol. The palate is equally polished. Rich and ripe with low tannin and acid. A bit modern for my tastes, but it is nicely done.

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  6/25/2017 - scovogel wrote: 96 Points

  Really really good. Very smooth and well balanced.

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