1999 Lail Vineyards J. Daniel Cuvée

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  3/19/2022 - Christian De Lafoye Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium red bright and only slight brick color on rim. Medium tannins and acidity. Medium weight. Surprisingly fresh blackfruits, blackberry and some prune/raisin/fig. The nose is fresh black cherry. Over three hours some fruit faded and tannins became more pronounced. Not sure why I waited so long to drink this wine, now 22 years old, but this California bordeaux blend exceeded my expectation and I'm glad I have five more bottles.

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  2/26/2022 - 559Cheers wrote: 92 Points

  Notes of cherry, fennel and forest floor. Seems like it can go a lot longer. Somewhat fruit forward. Very nice bottle.

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  2/13/2022 - MattB72 wrote: 94 Points

  Fantastic.

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  3/15/2020 - Nanda wrote: 88 Points

  The Last Supper (Before the Covid-19 Shutdown) (El Ideas): Herb and tobacco in the red cherry nose. The palate is showing its age with mature, subdued Cab fruit. Time to drink up.

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  3/15/2020 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points

  Last Wine Dinner Before the Coronavirus Shutdown (EL Ideas - Chicago IL): Powerful and still reasonably fresh for its age. Lots going on here, but I found it slightly herbaceous and so thought there was some Cabernet Franc here (no, I was told 70% Cab Sauv and 30% Merlot), with some rugged and nearly bitter tannins.

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