1995 Oakford Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/7/2021 - GrapeScott wrote: 91 Points

  Coravin'd a glass on night one, where it showed quite youthful and oaky. Opened on day 2, and the nose has evolved pleasant earthy, savory, cigar leaf, cab franc-like aromas. The texture is quite chewy, with moderate tannins, and flavors of cassis and tobacco. Purchased 10 years ago from Chambers St, this was in perfect condition and is aging fairly gracefully, though I would drink within 5 years or so. This picked up complexity with air, lost some of its oakiness and gained some cedar and red currant notes.

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  12/3/2011 - Barnaby33 wrote:

  Still good, though by no means great anymore. Oak has mellowed and the fruit is really starting to attenuate. Lots of flavor still, if you like old cabs. Drink em if you got em.

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  7/11/2011 - Barnaby33 wrote:

  Opened by itself this evening. First not is that the oak and fruit were nicely balanced. Unlike the 97 opened earlier this week the 95 didn't lose its fruit character over the hour or so it was opened. This might have benefited from a short decant but was quite good without. Not stellar anymore, but certainly a good bottle of cab to enjoy.

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  12/19/2010 - Barnaby33 wrote: 92 Points

  Fully mature. Drink over the next year or two. The fruit and tannin are fully integrated. This is if not my favorite year of Oakford, one of the top 3. The 91 and 99 are also fantastic. Several of the bottles I've had in the past were a bit unbalanced in terms of overt oak, but not this latest. The fruit was soft, the aftertaste was lingering, just a beautiful bottle of well aged Cabernet.

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  11/1/2007 - rsepulve wrote: 94 Points

  Light ruby color. Medium bodied. Beautiful, classically styled Cab. Bright red primary fruit aromas and flavors backed by plenty of secondary characteristics: smoke, leather, tobacco, earth. Minty aromas started to emerge after a few hours. Oak and tannins are well integrated. I would guess this wine is just reaching maturity. Really great stuff!

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