1994 Mount Eden Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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  3/15/2024 - KVM wrote:

  Crumbly cork. Dark, cloudy red. Nose of blackberries, oak, pipe tobacco, mint. Black fruit palate, crisp, deep fruit and concise, short lived tannin impression. Long finish. Harmonious.

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  1/31/2024 - KVM wrote:

  From Mt Eden website:
  
  1994 Mount Eden Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
  Production 1,522
  Release Date: Spring 1997
  
  As was true for all our estate vineyards, 1994 has turned out to be a monumental vintage. It’s subtle thing, a great year in the winegrower’s world. Vines, farming techniques, vision, and winemaking remain substantially the same but each year the wines change in personality. Many years from now we will look back on 1994 and truly appreciate its stature amongst its cellar-mates. As mentioned previously in describing the Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, a year like this rarely comes along my excitement is hard to rein in.
  
  A deep purple hue suggests solidity. Complex, earthy, cassis aromas are very buoyant and inviting. Ripe, juicy, forward fruit, with an extraordinary depth of flavor, this wine is generous yet still retains an elegance which speaks of this noble variety.
  
  And, if one paid attention to the Wine Speculum, this was its May 1997 tasting note:
  88 points Interesting flavors, hints of currant, anise and chocolate, steal the show after a tart, earthy note at the outset. Finishing with firm tannins, it is drinkable now but can be cellared into 2002.

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  2/27/2022 - budosyu wrote: 95 Points

  Opened while cooking for friends so perhaps didn't spend quite as much time analyzing and enjoying this wine than I would have liked. However, from what I recall, super clean nose of redcurrants, dusty cherries and cedar. No brett or green notes at all. Extremely elegant on the palate with dusty tannins and integrated acidity all coming together for a harmonious finish. No easy sweetness, but a nice line of lean fruit held the palate together from start to finish. The wine seemed to mellow out a little bit with the tannins softening after about an hour. The fruit was perhaps a little more ripe on pop and pour. Spectacular the entire time.
  
  It's not often that you get such a clean wine with weightless concentration. If I was nitpicking, I would wish just a tiniest bit more concentration to the fruit, but this is fabulous wine. Well stored bottles easily have another 5 years at peak. I've enjoyed both the 1997 and this wine. Speaks loudly to the longevity of Mount Eden wines.

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  10/14/2015 - RajivAyyangar wrote: 92 Points

  Pre-1997 Cabs from Santa Cruz Mtns - Berserkers Offline (The Palace Steakhouse, SF): Decanted at 5pm
  Medium plus ruby with some garnet.
  Pure and strong fruit - blackcurrant, hints of blackberry. Some development - sweet tobacco, pronounced cedar (well-integrated oak).
  Lithe and elegant in the mouth with rounded tannins - only moderate tannins. Elevated acid - definitely a freshness to this. Alcohol is well under control - I'd guess 13%.
  
  Long on the finish.
  This is supple, savory, pure and clean - New World style, but with age and oak. Brilliant and shows signs of being able to go the distance.
  Score: Between 9 and 9.5
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  Mt Eden at the tasting:
  Explosive nose of sweet blackcurrant, sweet tobacco, sweet fig - confected almost.
  There's a warm dusty character to this. Perfectly balanced, plush and regal.
  
  Score: Between 9 and 9.5
  I love this. It's singing more and more. More red fruit.
  Floral, dried rose pou pourri.

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  10/14/2015 - aagrawal wrote: 88 Points

  Wineberserkers cabernet offline (The Palace, Mission, SF): Mint, basil, black fruits, slight spice, moderately aromatic; palate is full bodied, smooth well integrated texture, nice black fruit, fresh acidity; medium finish. Very enjoyable. 87-88
  With air, this develops significant Brett.

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